TABLE 2.
Canadian RFS values and return requirements according to province and recipient type
| Province | Recipient Type | Funding Value per Year | Service Required (months) | Service Location Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL | UG4, FM, SP, P | $25,000 | 12 | Area of need (entire province) |
| NL | TF | Salary/Tuition | 12 | Area of need (entire province) |
| PEI | FM | $15,000 | 12 | Vacancy of greatest need |
| PEI | SP | $20,000 | 12 | Vacancy of greatest need |
| NS | P | $15,000 | 12 + 6* | Area of need |
| NB | UG3-4 | $6,000 | 12 | Rural Health Authority in need |
| NB | FM | $12,500 | 18 | St. John, Moncton, Fredericton |
| $25,000 | 18 | Outside St. John, Moncton, Fredericton | ||
| NB | SP | $20,000 | 18 | Rural Health Authority in need |
| QC | UG3-4 | $15,000 | 12 | Area of need |
| QC | FM, SP | $20,000 | 12 | Area of need |
| ON | UG4, FM, SP | $10,000 | 12 | Underserved area or undersupplied specialty |
| MBa | UG1-4 | $7,000 | 6 | Rural community |
| MB | UG1-4 | $12,000 | 6 | Location directed by province |
| MB | UG3** | $25,000 | 12 | Rural community |
| MB | UG4** | $15,000 | 12 | Manitoba community |
| MB | UG4 (RNI) | $25,000 | 12 | Northern remote community – location directed by province |
| MB | FM Res | $20,000 | 12 | Within the province |
| MB | FM Res (NRFMS) | $50,000 | 24 | Northern remote community – location directed by province |
| MB | SP | $20,000 | 12 | Manitoba community |
| SK | UG2-4 | $15,000 | 6 | Rural relief (locums) |
| 8 | Rural community | |||
| 12 | Regional centre | |||
| SK | FM, SP | $25,000 | 6 | Rural relief (locums) |
| 8 | Rural community | |||
| 12 | Regional centre | |||
| AB | UG1-4 (U of A) | $11,540 | 12 | FM: non-metro, non-regional community; SP: non-metro community |
| AB | UG1-3 (U of C) | $14,384 | 12 | |
| BC | MD | 33.3% prov. student loans | 12 | Publicly funded facility in underserved area |
| NWT | UG1-4 | $10,000 | 6 | Within the territory |
| NWT5 | UG1-3 | $13,333 | 6 | Within the territory |
| NWT | FM, SP | $15,000 | 6 | Within the territory |
| NWT5 | FM, SP | $15,000 | 6 | Within the territory |
| NU | UG1-4 | $25,000 | See FM or SP | Within the territory |
| NU | FM | $25.000 | 3 years total | Within the territory |
| NU | SP | $25,000 | 5 years total | Within the territory |
RFS = Return for service;
a Refers to an Aboriginal-specific program;
5 Refers to five-year medical school programs.
UG = undergraduate,
FM = family medicine resident,
SP = specialist resident,
P = psychiatry resident,
MD = practising physician,
RNI = Rural/Northern Initiative,
NRFMS = Northern/Remote Family Medicine Residency Stream (NRFMS)
*
Physicians return 12 months of service for the first year of funding and 6 months' additional funding.
**
Will be phased out after 2011–2012 year.