Mediation between family doctors and the Quebec government ends
Posted October 15, 2025 8:08 pm.
The Federation of General Practitioners of Quebec (FMOQ) announced that it is ending mediation with the Quebec government in a statement published Wednesday.
Discussions between the FMOQ and the government aim to renew their framework agreement, which expired two years ago.
The Federation of General Practitioners of Quebec (FMOQ) explains in its statement published Wednesday that it “submitted constructive, balanced proposals geared towards concrete solutions to improve access to primary care” during the discussions.
The FMOQ believes it has made enough efforts and accuses the government of having “shown no flexibility” or “no openness” during the discussions and of seeking to “impose its vision: Bill 106 or nothing.”
The FMOQ and the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ) opposed Bill 106 from the outset of discussions and called for it to be withdrawn. Through this law, the government aims to link the remuneration of general practitioners, as well as that of specialist physicians, to performance indicators.
“It has become impossible to continue mediation, since the dialogue has lost all meaning,” said the President and CEO of the FMOQ, Dr. Marc-André Amyot.
Following the failure of mediation with the government, the FMOQ has begun to escalate its pressure tactics and has announced a boycott of teaching medical students starting Thursday.
The FMOQ also wants the dispute to now be submitted “to independent arbitration,” as in Ontario.
The FMOQ believes that this is the only solution to break the “current impasse and restore a climate of trust.”
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
