Read the current eligibility rules before registering. If you already have a doctor, do not leave them simply to join a list; ask the programme about your situation.
Provider search
Alberta
Alberta Find a Provider
Primary Care Alberta offers a location-based search for clinics, family doctors and nurse practitioners. Listings must be confirmed with the clinic; SubeR does not verify current openings.
Next step: Open the official search and enter your city, town or postal code in its location field. Check the clinic’s intake instructions and contact it before making plans.
Open Alberta Find a Provider ↗ (new tab)Official source reviewed 1 November 2026. Check the linked service for changes.
Matching registry
British Columbia
Health Connect Registry
B.C. residents who need a family doctor or nurse practitioner can join the registry for their community. Registration is not an appointment or a guaranteed match.
Next step: Read “Who should register”, then use Register on the official page. If you already registered, keep your existing details up to date rather than starting again.
Open Health Connect Registry ↗ (new tab)Official source reviewed 1 November 2026. Check the linked service for changes.
Matching programme
Manitoba
Family Doctor Finder
The provincial programme helps people connect with a home clinic, which may include family doctors or nurse practitioners.
Next step: Open Family Doctor Finder, review the programme and choose Register online. Its page also lists telephone assistance. Give your community directly to the official service.
Open Family Doctor Finder ↗ (new tab)Official source reviewed 1 November 2026. Check the linked service for changes.
Matching registry
New Brunswick
NB Health Link
NB Health Link maintains a list for connection to a permanent primary-care provider. Waitlisting and programme registration are different statuses; waitlisting does not provide immediate appointment access.
Next step: Read Eligibility & Registration and follow its self-referral questions. Criteria include New Brunswick residency, a valid NB Medicare card and no primary-care provider. Check current official instructions during the programme transition.
Open NB Health Link ↗ (new tab)Official source reviewed 1 November 2026. Check the linked service for changes.
Matching registry
Newfoundland and Labrador
Patient Connect NL
Patient Connect NL records people without a primary-care provider for possible connection to a family care team or provider.
Next step: Open the official page and follow its registration link if you are without a provider or expect to be within three months. The page includes a telephone option for people without online access.
Open Patient Connect NL ↗ (new tab)Official source reviewed 1 November 2026. Check the linked service for changes.
Local health-centre route
Northwest Territories
Hospitals and health centres
Start with the primary-care service or health centre for your community. This tool has not verified a territory-wide online matching registration.
Next step: Find your municipality in the directory contents and contact its health centre or medical clinic about ongoing primary-care access. For Yellowknife, the regional service page explains primary care and integrated care teams.
Open Hospitals and health centres ↗ (new tab)
Yellowknife regional health services ↗ (new tab)Official source reviewed 1 November 2026. Check the linked service for changes.
Matching registry
Nova Scotia
Need a Family Practice Registry
The registry supports people seeking a family doctor or nurse practitioner. It is not a list of confirmed openings.
Next step: Open the official page and choose Sign up. New residents without a Nova Scotia health card must register by telephone; the official page explains that route.
Open Need a Family Practice Registry ↗ (new tab)Official source reviewed 1 November 2026. Check the linked service for changes.
Local health-centre route
Nunavut
Department of Health contacts
Start with your community health centre. We have not verified an online family-doctor matching registration for Nunavut; this is not a searchable list of available doctors.
Next step: Ask your local health centre about primary-care access. If you need help finding its contact, use the official Department of Health contact page. Its departmental number is not a booking or matching line.
Open Department of Health contacts ↗ (new tab)
How Nunavut health care is delivered ↗ (new tab)Official source reviewed 1 November 2026. Check the linked service for changes.
Matching + clinician lookup
Ontario
Health Care Connect
Health Care Connect helps match people to a family doctor, nurse practitioner or primary care team. The CPSO register separately provides clinician information, not a list of doctors taking patients.
Next step: Review Health Care Connect’s registration requirements and use its official registration link. For a local clinician search, open CPSO Advanced Search, enter your city/town, then narrow Additional Search Options to family doctors. Contact clinics to ask about intake.
Open Health Care Connect ↗ (new tab)
CPSO: how to find a new doctor ↗ (new tab)
CPSO Physician Register ↗ (new tab)Official source reviewed 1 November 2026. Check the linked service for changes.
Matching registry
Prince Edward Island
Provincial Patient Registry
The registry seeks a family doctor or nurse practitioner for eligible residents. It is not an appointment booking service.
Next step: Review the criteria, including permanent residency and a valid non-temporary PEI health card. Follow Patient Registry Online Application Form on the official page, or use its telephone or Access PEI options.
Open Provincial Patient Registry ↗ (new tab)Official source reviewed 1 November 2026. Check the linked service for changes.
Matching waiting list
Québec
Québec Family Doctor Finder (GAMF)
Eligible residents can join a waiting list for a family doctor, primary-care specialized nurse practitioner or group of doctors. Nunavik and Cree Territory of James Bay have a different health-centre route.
Next step: Read the eligibility criteria, including existing-provider rules and regional exceptions. Use the GAMF link or the territory waiting-list contact on the official page; do not leave an existing provider simply to join.
Open Québec Family Doctor Finder (GAMF) ↗ (new tab)Official source reviewed 1 November 2026. Check the linked service for changes.
Health-facility directory
Saskatchewan
SHA Facilities & Locations
The Saskatchewan Health Authority directory lists facilities and locations. It is not a verified list of family doctors accepting new patients. A province-wide matching registration was not verified for this tool.
Next step: Use Location Search with your community and review the facility type and services. Contact a local primary-care clinic or health centre to ask how to find ongoing primary care and whether it has an intake process.
Open SHA Facilities & Locations ↗ (new tab)Official source reviewed 1 November 2026. Check the linked service for changes.
Whitehorse-area registry
Yukon
Find a Primary Care Provider
This registry is for the Whitehorse catchment, not all Yukon communities. Criteria include age 16 or older, valid Yukon health insurance and no primary-care provider.
Next step: Read the official catchment and eligibility criteria before Register now. If unsure whether you already registered, contact the office: duplicate registration may reset your place. Outside the catchment, choose your community health centre from the directory.
Open Find a Primary Care Provider ↗ (new tab)
Yukon hospital and health-centre directory ↗ (new tab)Official source reviewed 1 November 2026. Check the linked service for changes.