Offices of Physician

OVERVIEW

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.

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

The information on the number, size and location of establishments can be used to assess the existing level of competition within the industry in your province/territory. The table below shows the breakdown between employer and non-employer or indeterminate establishments for each province and territory as well as at the national level. For this industry, 5 of establishments are non-employers or indeterminate and 11 have one or more employees.