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Quebec’s federation of family doctors launches legal challenge against pay reform law
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The federation representing family doctors in Quebec has launched a legal challenge against a new law that sets physician pay according to performance metrics.
The federation filed its appeal for judicial review on Friday and wants the law to be suspended until a hearing on it can be heard.
The law known as Bill 2 has been in place since Oct. 25 and ties salaries to the number of patients served and their degree of vulnerability.
The federation says the law has already had catastrophic impacts, prompting some to leave Quebec, take early retirements or turn to the private sector.
In an announcement on Facebook on Friday, it further warned the law could prompt clinic closures, jeopardizing the public’s ability to access essential care.
Federations in Quebec representing medical specialists and residents, along with the association representing pharmacy owners, have also filed their own legal challenges against the law.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 22, 2025.
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