Workforce projections suggest a fall in the number of full-time equivalent general practitioners/family physicians over the next decade unless more doctors choose general practice as a career. Canada is having similar problems to Australia in this respect. this paper explores the ways in which Canada is trying to overcome this problem in order to offer recommendations for Australia. In particular there is a move towards more team-based interprofessional care delivery in Canada, with new models of funding. It is important to find out whether health professionals are more or less attracted to a career in primary care and community settings because of this reform in health care provision.