The table below summarizes all health care professionals that are authorized and/or licensed by each province and certified according to their governing body. The list is maintained by Canada Revenue Agency and you can visit it directly here.
Please note that not all services provided by qualified medical professionals are eligible.
Profession | AB | BC | MB | NB | NL | NS | NT | NU | ON | PE | QC | SK | YT |
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Acupuncturist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
Audiologist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Chiropodist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
Chiropractor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Combined lab and x-ray technologist | ✓ | ||||||||||||
Counselling therapist | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||
Criminologist | ✓ | ||||||||||||
Dental assistant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Dental hygienist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dental nurse | ✓ | ||||||||||||
Dental technician or technologist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Dental therapist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
Dentist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Denturist, dental mechanic, denturologist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dietician | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Emergency medical technician | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
Hearing aid practitioner | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
Homeopath | ✓ | ||||||||||||
Kinesiologist | ✓ | ||||||||||||
Legally qualified psychotherapist | ✓ | ||||||||||||
Licensed or registered practical nurse | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Marriage and family therapist | ✓ | ||||||||||||
Medical laboratory technologist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Medical radiation technologist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
Midwife | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Naturopath | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
Occupational therapist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Ophthalmic medical assistant | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||
Optician | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Optometrist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Pharmacist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Physician | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Physiotherapist or physical therapist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Podiatrist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Professional technologist in orthoses/prostheses | ✓ | ||||||||||||
Psychological associate | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
Psychologist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Psychoeducator | ✓ | ||||||||||||
Registered massage therapist or massage therapist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
Registered nurse (including nurse practitioner) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Registered nursing assistant | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||
Registered nutritionist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
Registered psychiatric nurse | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
Registered psychotherapist | ✓ | ||||||||||||
Respiratory therapist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Sexologist | ✓ | ||||||||||||
Social worker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Speech language pathologist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Surgeon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Traditional chinese medicine practitioner | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||
Vocational guidance counsellor | ✓ |