加拿大家庭醫生的使命是提供準確、相關和令人興奮的研究、繼續醫學教育和以兩種官方語言進行的家庭醫學辯論的資料來源，目的是鼓勵改進病人護理和該學科的學術發展。作為加拿大家庭醫生學院的官方出版物，加拿大家庭醫生在傳播關于學院活動和目標的信息方面發揮著作用。

The mission of Canadian Family Physician is to provide a source of accurate, relevant, and stimulating research, continuing medical education, and debate in family medicine in both official languages, with the intention of encouraging improved patient care and the academic development of the discipline. As the official publication of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, Canadian Family Physician has a role in disseminating information on the activities and objectives of the College.