A few facts : The current population of Canada is 38,041,890 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. Canada’s 14 provincial and territorial law societies govern over 125,000 lawyers, Quebec’s 3,800 notaries and Ontario’s 10,500 independent paralegals in the public interest. Canada ranked 24th out of 30 nations, with 2.8 doctors per 1000 residents, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Therefore, a large number of positions for physicians are vacant in the country. According to Jobs Bank, the employment growth rate of general practitioners and family physicians in Canada is expected to be the second highest in the country. In order to qualify for the job, you must have completed a medical degree and the subsequent 5-year residency program. The average salary for a surgeon is 340,000 CAD per year. All other professionally trained Counsel / Consult Providers reflect the same patterns as quoted by Jobs Bank.