BC changed its primary care billing model dramatically in 2023 to address the problem. The new model pays doctors based on a combination of their patient load and the complexity of their cases. The typical family doctor pay rises as a result from C$250K to C$385K - in line with what many specialists earn.

As a result, doctors are moving to BC from other provinces and countries and, as an anecdote, my small community now has 3x as many doctors as it had before. Money works.