Alberta has the most registered doctors in its history, but is it enough? – CTV
January 23, 2025
Alberta has the most registered physicians in the province’s history, but critics say it’s still not enough to keep up with population growth.
In a post shared to social media on Thursday, Health Minister Adriana LaGrange noted that Alberta had a total of 12,212 registered physicians in 2024, according to data from the College of Physicians and surgeons of Alberta (CPSA).
“In 2024 alone, we added 474 physicians, making it one of the highest years for physician growth in over a decade,” LaGrange said.
While the numbers are trending upward, they still don’t meet the province’s overall population growth over the past five years.
In 2019, there were 253 doctors for every 100,000 Albertans.
Fast forward to 2024, and those numbers are down to 247 doctors for every 100,000 Albertans.
