The following is a compilation of the registered/licensed pharmacists, registered/licensed pharmacy technicians and licensed/accredited pharmacies in Canada as of January 1, 2023:

2023

48,134
Total registered/licensed pharmacists

44,779
Total registered/licensed pharmacists in active practice

10,502
Total pharmacy technicians registered/licensed to practise

12,008*
Total licensed/accredited pharmacies**

*Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut and Quebec do not license pharmacies; figures are captured in this data for information purposes only.

**Total licensed/accredited pharmacies
Community pharmacies11,554
In-patient hospital pharmacies (if licensed/accredited by regulatory authority)394
Other (if licensed/accredited by regulatory authority)60

Provincial and Territorial Statistics PHARMACISTS
As of January 1, 2023

JurisdictionPharmacists practising in communityPharmacists practising in hospitalPharmacists practising in other settingsTotal registered/licensed pharmacists in active practiceTotal registered/licensed pharmacists
Alberta 4,137867N/A6,1366,136
British Columbia4,2601,1771,3276,7646,764
Manitoba1,170358301,5581,594
New Brunswick69418835917949
Newfoundland and Labrador57813135744744
Northwest Territories668N/A7474
Nova Scotia1,137214891,4401,474
Nunavut7211053
Ontario12,5582,9061,53215,81717,861
Prince Edward Island1574014230230
Quebec7,3291,9211359,38510,271
Saskatchewan1,2012402081,6491,929
Yukon45735555
CANADAN/AN/AN/A44,77948,134
Canadian Forces*83034117117

*Note: Pharmacists within the Canadian Forces are licensed provincially and therefore their statistics are already included in the jurisdiction where they hold their licence. These figures do not alter the total number of pharmacists practising in Canada. This data is posted for information only.

Provincial and Territorial Statistics PHARMACY TECHNICIANS*
As of January 1, 2023

JurisdictionPharmacy technicians practising in communityPharmacy technicians practising in hospitalPharmacy technicians practising in other settingsTotal pharmacy technicians registered/licensed to practise
Alberta 780769N/A1,827
British Columbia4451,0792311,755
ManitobaN/AN/AN/A228**
New Brunswick1391077253
Newfoundland and Labrador1061532261
Northwest TerritoriesN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nova Scotia160853248
NunavutN/AN/AN/AN/A
Ontario2,2943,3843135,688
Prince Edward Island31351379
QuebecN/AN/AN/AN/A
Saskatchewan13316982391
YukonN/AN/AN/AN/A
CANADAN/AN/AN/A10,502
Canadian ForcesN/AN/AN/AN/A

*Pharmacy technicians are not regulated in all Canadian jurisdictions at this time. This data reflects the number of pharmacy technicians who are regulated by a pharmacy regulatory authority.

**Pharmacy technicians in Manitoba are regulated by the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba and are “listed” as a regulated pharmacy technician but not registered/licensed. For this reason, their number is not reflected in the total number of registered/licensed pharmacy technicians in Canada even though a listed pharmacy technician in Manitoba meets all qualifications as a registered/licensed pharmacy technician in any other jurisdiction. This number is provided for information purposes only.

Provincial and Territorial Statistics PHARMACIES
As of January 1, 2023

JurisdictionCommunity pharmaciesIn-patient hospital pharmacies, if licensed/accredited by regulatory authorityOther, if licensed/accredited by regulatory authorityTotal licensed/accredited pharmacies
Alberta 1,631N/A301,661
British Columbia1,45889111,558
Manitoba457340491
New Brunswick234131248
Newfoundland and Labrador207160223
Northwest Territories*N/AN/AN/AN/A
Nova Scotia31401315
Nunavut*N/AN/AN/AN/A
Ontario4,868238115,117
Prince Edward Island500050
Quebec*1,917401,921
Saskatchewan418N/A6424
Yukon*N/AN/AN/AN/A
CANADA11,5543946012,008
Canadian Forces**26000

*Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut and Quebec do not license pharmacies. While figures provided for Quebec are for information only, they are included in the total number of pharmacies in Canada.

**Note: Pharmacies within the Canadian Forces are licensed federally (not provincially) therefore the statistics are not part of the cumulative total included in the above table. These figures do not alter the total number of pharmacies in Canada. This data is posted for information only.