For healthcare professionals in the United States thinking about a move to Canada, Newfoundland & Labrador offers a chance to grow your career, take on new opportunities and experience a different way of life.

NL Health Services is recruiting qualified healthcare professionals across a range of fields, including physicians, nurse practitioners, clinical psychologists, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and laboratory and diagnostic professionals.

Whether you’re looking to broaden your scope of practice, work in a different setting or take on a new professional challenge, there are opportunities to build your experience in communities across the province. From urban centres to rural and coastal communities, healthcare professionals can work in different practice environments while being part of an innovative, province-wide health system.

For U.S.-trained professionals, there are also pathways to help make the transition to practicing in Newfoundland & Labrador more straightforward, including expedited licensing pathways for eligible U.S. physicians, immigration support and incentives for eligible healthcare professionals.

The opportunity extends beyond the workplace. Newfoundland & Labrador is a safe and welcoming place to call home, where communities are close-knit, families are supported and people are proud to be part of the places they live. With affordable housing and incredible access to the outdoors, there’s a different pace of life here, with plenty to explore. It’s a place to grow your career, build connections and make Canada home.

On October 6th, 2026, NL Health Services will host a free virtual recruitment event for practicing healthcare professionals in the U.S.

Join us to meet the recruitment team, connect directly with immigration professionals, explore career and practice opportunities, learn more about working and living in Newfoundland & Labrador, and get answers to your questions about making the move to Canada.

Registration is free!

Register on or before October 5^th by visiting – https://homeawaits.vfairs.ca/

Ready to learn more?

Explore healthcare opportunities at WorkInHealthNL.ca/us-recruitment, or visit HomeAwaits.ca for information about moving to and living in Newfoundland & Labrador.

We look forward to connecting with you on October 6th!

We are hosting a free Virtual Event on July 23, 2025! 

Newfoundland and Labrador is recruiting doctors and other health care professionals from the Northeastern United States.  The provincial Department of Jobs, Immigration and Growth (JIG) has teamed up with Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS) to host a virtual event for interested candidates.

If you’re looking to explore career opportunities on Canada’s beautiful east coast, come learn about our supportive and diverse healthcare environment.  This virtual event will feature presentations on job vacancies in our universal public health care system.  Join us to hear about financial incentives, relocation support, and pathways to permanent residency.

With a strong focus on inclusive patient-centered care, our province is a place where every person and community matters.  You can join our growing network of public hospitals and clinics – or open your own practice.  Through the ease of an equitable single-payor system, you can improve the health outcomes of our urban and rural residents. 

From our stunning coastlines to our friendly, vibrant communities, we have a lot to offer!

We are hiring:

• Doctors (for information on expedited pathways to licensure visit:  Licensure Pathways for Physicians | Health Care Careers in Newfoundland & Labrador)
• Paramedics
• Midwives
• Social Workers
• Genetic Lab Technologists
• Medical Radiography Technologists
• Nuclear Medicine Technologists
• Occupational Therapists
• Physiotherapists
• Radiation Therapists 

Register today and upload your current resume for review by NLHS: homeawaits.ca/virtualevents/ 

Virtual Event:  Wednesday, July 23, 2025 – 11:30 am – 3:30 pm EST (1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Newfoundland Standard Time)

We are proud to be part of the Atlantic Registry for Physicians.  This regional system across all four Atlantic provinces streamlines licensing, making it easier for U.S. doctors to practice.  Register in one province to become licensed across all four!  Through a single application process, you can enjoy mobility across beautiful eastern Canada. 

To learn more about our province:  homeawaits.ca/our-province/

Questions? Email attraction@gov.nl.ca