National Statistics

The following is a compilation of the registered/licensed pharmacists, registered/licensed pharmacy technicians, and licensed/accredited pharmacies in Canada as of January 1, 2025:

2025

50,617
Total registered/licensed pharmacists

47,723
Total registered/licensed pharmacists in active practice

11,541
Total pharmacy technicians registered/licensed to practise

10,432*
Total licensed/accredited pharmacies**

*Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, and Quebec do not license pharmacies. Effective 2025, the number of pharmacies in Quebec are no longer included in the total number of licensed/accredited pharmacies, hence the lower total number of pharmacies compared to previous years’ statistics.

**Total licensed/accredited pharmacies
Community pharmacies9,986
In-patient hospital pharmacies (if licensed/accredited by regulatory authority)371
Other (if licensed/accredited by regulatory authority)75

Provincial and Territorial Statistics PHARMACISTS
As of January 1, 2025

JurisdictionPharmacists practising in communityPharmacists practising in hospitalPharmacists practising in other settingsTotal registered/licensed pharmacists in active practiceTotal registered/licensed pharmacists
Alberta 4,4841,062N/A6,4466,446
British Columbia4,3361,3631,4467,1457,210
Manitoba1,250385711,7681,958
New Brunswick73421714965989
Newfoundland and Labrador55213936727727
Northwest Territories688137676
Nova Scotia1,210236931,5391,562
Nunavut43204545
Ontario12,9953,0221,55616,37518,648
Prince Edward Island2034212284284
Quebec5,4101,9373,09310,44010,647
Saskatchewan1,2883831691,8401,952
Yukon*N/AN/AN/A7373
CANADAN/AN/AN/A47,72350,617
Canadian Forces**83039122128

*Yukon does not track the settings in which pharmacists are practising.

**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, 2025

JurisdictionPharmacy technicians practising in communityPharmacy technicians practising in hospitalPharmacy technicians practising in other settingsTotal pharmacy technicians registered/licensed to practise
Alberta 923954N/A2,073
British Columbia4701,1512701,891
ManitobaN/AN/AN/A245**
New Brunswick1571220275
Newfoundland and LabradorN/A***N/A***N/A***294
Northwest TerritoriesN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nova Scotia17710515297
NunavutN/AN/AN/AN/A
Ontario2,5273,5153926,206
Prince Edward Island3846286
QuebecN/AN/AN/AN/A
Saskatchewan15024524419
YukonN/AN/AN/AN/A
CANADAN/AN/AN/A11,541
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.

***Newfoundland and Labrador does not currently track the settings in which pharmacy technicians are practising.

Provincial and Territorial Statistics PHARMACIES
As of January 1, 2025

JurisdictionCommunity pharmaciesIn-patient hospital pharmacies, if licensed/accredited by regulatory authorityOther, if licensed/accredited by regulatory authorityTotal licensed/accredited pharmacies
Alberta 1,717N/A261,743
British Columbia1,51773271,617
Manitoba50831N/A539
New Brunswick237140251
Newfoundland and Labrador201150216
Northwest Territories*N/AN/AN/AN/A
Nova Scotia312N/AN/A312
Nunavut*N/AN/AN/AN/A
Ontario5,019238155,272
Prince Edward Island51N/AN/A51
Quebec*3,702*386*453*4,541*
Saskatchewan42407431
Yukon*N/AN/AN/AN/A
CANADA9,9863717510,432
Canadian Forces**270027

*Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, and Quebec do not license pharmacies. Figures provided for the number of pharmacies in Quebec are for information only and are NOT included in the total number of licensed/accredited pharmacies in Canada.

**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.