Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Health care and social assistance - 62

Definition

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in: providing health care by diagnosis and treatment, providing residential care for medical and social reasons, and providing social assistance, such as counselling, welfare, child protection, community housing and food services, vocational rehabilitation and child care, to those requiring such assistance.

Exclusions

No exclusions are specified in the 2017 NAICS Canada manual.

Information on the number and size of businesses for 2022.

Establishments

298,703

0-99 Employees

97.3%

Financial performance

No information available at this level of data.

Find GDP growth to identify trends and the economic health of the industry for 2021.

8.3%

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Wages

$29.64
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