Northern Specialist Locum Programs: Physician Remuneration
A remuneration guide by program type for all assignment dates starting on or after April 1, 2025.
Respite Locum Tenens Program
Travel Time
Locum physicians are eligible for reimbursement of necessary travel time via the most direct route to the locum assignment, up to a maximum of 4 days per assignment.
| Number of Hours | Number of Sessionals | Rate |
| 3-4 hours | 1 | $556.26 |
| 6-8 hours | 2 | $1,112.52 |
| 9-12 hours | 3 | $1,668.78 |
A maximum of 3 sessionals can be claimed per day.
Honorarium
Locum physicians are eligible for a $363.57 honorarium for each necessary travel day.
Fees
Arrangements are made directly with the hospital/local specialist(s).
Respite (with Honorarium) Locum Tenens Program
Travel Time
Locum physicians are eligible for reimbursement of necessary travel time via the most direct route to the locum assignment, up to a maximum of 4 days per assignment.
| Number of Hours | Number of Sessionals | Rate |
| 3-4 hours | 1 | $556.26 |
| 6-8 hours | 2 | $1,112.52 |
| 9-12 hours | 3 | $1,668.78 |
A maximum of 3 sessionals can be claimed per day.
Honorarium
Locum physicians are eligible for a $363.57 honorarium for each approved work assignment day or necessary travel day.
- Only one honorarium may be claimed each day and it cannot be pro‐rated.
Fees
Arrangements are made directly with the hospital/local specialist(s).
Urgent Locum Tenens Program
Travel Time
Locum physicians are eligible for reimbursement of necessary travel time via the most direct route to the locum assignment, up to a maximum of 4 days per assignment.
| Number of Hours | Number of Sessionals | Rate |
| 3-4 hours | 1 | $556.26 |
| 6-8 hours | 2 | $1,112.52 |
| 9-12 hours | 3 | $1,668.78 |
Fees
Clinical Locum Assignment Days:
| Number of Clinical Hours | Number of Sessionals | Rate |
| 3-4 hours | 1 | $671.29 |
| 6-8 hours | 2 | $1,342.58 |
| 9-12 hours | 3 | $2,013.87 |
On-call Locum Assignment Days:
| Number of On-Calll Hours | Number of Sessionals | Rate |
| 24 hours | 3 | $1,668.87 |
Note: Locum physicians must be present in the locum community to be eligible for a sessional payment.
Partial On-call Assignment Days:
| Number of On-Calll Hours | Number of Sessionals | Rate |
| At least 8 | 1 | $556.26 |
| At least 16 | 2 | $1,112.52 |
Note: Partial on‐call work may only be claimed on assignment arrival and departure days.
A maximum of 3 sessionals (travel and work combined) can be claimed per day.
Fee-for-Service
- The locum physician is expected to bill fee‐for‐service to OHIP on days where billings exceed the sessional rate (see above); bill fee‐for‐service in accordance with the OHIP Schedule of Benefits.
- The locum physician may either bill fee‐for‐service to OHIP, or sessional rates to HFO on any approved locum day but claiming both types of payment for the same locum day is prohibited.
- In cases where locum reimbursement is paid directly by the hospital/community, the locum physician should contact the community or NSLP to verify whether the locum physician is eligible to claim sessionals.
Honorarium
Locum physicians are eligible for a $363.57 honorarium for each approved work assignment day or necessary travel day.
- Only one honorarium may be claimed each day and it cannot be pro‐rated.
Last Updated: December 09, 2025