UK GP eligibility — New Brunswick
Answer four quick questions to explore your path to practising in New Brunswick. No sign-up required—and when you’re ready, we’d love to help you take the next step on your journey.
Last updated July 2026
Quick route check
Start with the facts that materially change your route. We show an early signal here—documents, exams, and regulator review stay in your Careviv profile.
Provincial thresholds differ. We ask for a band so you do not need to calculate exact hours now.
New Brunswick follow-up
One or two extra facts that can change the published route for this province. Skip anything you are unsure about.
A more detailed route review is available after you create your Careviv profile.
New Brunswick pathway at a glance
A simple overview of the route most likely to apply to a UK-trained GP. Your result above shows how your profile compares.
Your likely pathway
- Most likely routeEmployer-supported Special licence
- Potential licence outcomePractice limited to the approved role, location and supervision
- Key requirementA request from a Regional Health Authority or eligible public employer
- Your next key stepSecure employer support and an approved supervision plan
- RegulatorCollege of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick
PRA-NB is a separate assessment pathway available to some applicants.
How Careviv can help
Clarify your route
Understand how your experience may fit the provincial pathway.
Explain what to prepare
Receive a clear checklist and identify possible gaps.
Guide your next steps
Understand the correct sequence and important decision points.
Support your move
Explore clinic opportunities and plan your relocation.
Careviv provides pathway guidance and coordination. We do not complete or submit regulatory applications on your behalf. You remain responsible for the accuracy and submission of your information, and the regulator makes the final licensing decision.
FAQs for New Brunswick
Province-specific licensing orientation for New Brunswick. Rules reviewed separately from this FAQ copy.
No. MRCGP and CCT alone are not a published basis for direct Regular licensure in New Brunswick. The usual first route is a sponsored Special licence; Regular licensure generally requires CCFP or CMQ certification, or the limited ABFM route for physicians who completed US postgraduate training.
A Special licence allows an eligible physician to practise through a Regional Health Authority or another eligible public institution. It is tied to the approved employer, role, location and scope, and continuing licensure depends on designated supervision and continued employment or privileges.
CPSNB does not list MCCQE Part I or LMCC as blanket initial requirements for the published Special route. Exams may become relevant if you pursue PRA-NB, a Defined licence or a later pathway, so each route must be assessed separately.
Your family-medicine credentials must be acceptable to CFPC, or supported by relevant CFPC practice-eligibility documentation, and you normally need at least one year of independent practice after certification. The published chart also requires two years of relevant postgraduate training or two years of independent practice in Canada or the United States.
The published currency standard is at least 450 hours of clinical practice during the three years before application. CPSNB will also review your complete practice history, scope and any gaps.
An RHA or eligible public authority must request the Special licence for employment or privileges. This sponsorship is part of the licensing route, while Canadian work authorization and the employment agreement are separate matters that must also be resolved.
No. A Special licence does not convert automatically after a fixed period. One possible pathway is to obtain CCFP through the CFPC jurisdictional process and then make a separate Regular application, but CFPC and CPSNB must confirm the individual sequence.
PRA-NB is a separate, competitive assessment route rather than the automatic pathway for every international graduate. Its pre-screen includes MCCQE Part I, prescribed core rotations, qualifying training and independent practice, currency and language requirements; programme details and Return-of-Service terms must be confirmed for the current intake.
Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English or French. UK medical education or postgraduate training conducted in English may satisfy the published policy, while other applicants may need accepted test evidence meeting CPSNB’s current component scores and validity period.
Not as an initial UK entry route. The Atlantic Registry is a post-licensure option for physicians whose primary physical practice is in Atlantic Canada and who already hold an eligible unrestricted Full, General or Regular licence without conditions, supervision, monitoring or other disqualifying issues.
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