Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Definition

This industry comprises establishments of licensed physicians primarily engaged in the private or group practice of general or specialized medicine or surgery. Offices of physicians, especially walk-in centres that accept patients without appointment and that often have extended office hours, are sometimes called clinics or medical centres.

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  These establishments must not be confused with other out-patient centres that are also referred to as clinics.
  
  Example Activities:
  Anesthesiologists offices
  Doctors' clinics, general practice
  Group practice, physicians
  Medical offices, specialists, physicians and surgeons
  Obstetricians offices
  Ophthalmologists offices
  Osteopaths offices
  Paediatricians offices
  Plastic surgeons offices
  Surgeons offices

  Exclusions

  No exclusions are specified in the 2017 NAICS Canada manual.