National Statistics

As of January 1, 2008 there were 31,011 licensed pharmacists in Canada, and 8,394 accredited pharmacies as follows:

National Pharmacists/Pharmacies Statistics 2008 Total Licensed Pharmacists 31,011 Pharmacies:   Community Pharmacies 8,096 In-patient hospital pharmacies, if licensed by Regulatory Authority. 298 Total Licensed Pharmacies 8,394

Provincial Statistics

The total number of practising pharmacists and pharmacies were as follows:

Pharmacists

Jurisdiction Pharmacists licensed to practice in a patient care setting Pharmacists licensed to practice in other settings Total licensed pharmacists Alberta 3,622 144 3,766 British Columbia 4,206 0 4,206 Manitoba 1,190 15 1,205 New Brunswick 669 0 669 Newfoundland and Labrador 584 0 584 Northwest Territories 22 0 22 Nova Scotia 1,093 0 1,093 Nunavut 22 0 22 Ontario 10,506 543 11,049 Prince Edward Island 166 0 166 Quebec 6,937 0 6,937 Saskatchewan 1,253 0 1,253 Yukon 39 0 39 CANADA 30,309 702 31,011

Jurisdiction Pharmacists practising in community Pharmacists practising in hospital Pharmacists in other settings Alberta N/A N/A N/A British Columbia 2,696 629 881 Manitoba 890 265 50 New Brunswick 549 108 12 Newfoundland and Labrador 459 81 44 Northwest Territories 22 0 0 Nova Scotia 850 187 56 Nunavut 21 1 0 Ontario 7,584 1,570 1,352 Prince Edward Island 135 27 11 Quebec 5,198 1,256 483 Saskatchewan 936 198 119 Yukon 26 3 10 CANADA 19,366 4,325 3,018

Pharmacies

Jurisdiction Community pharmacies In-patient hospital pharmacies, if licensed by Regulatory Authority. Alberta 939 122 have voluntarily registered with ACP British Columbia 979 69 Manitoba 320 43 New Brunswick 202 14 Newfoundland and Labrador 193 16 Northwest Territories 0 No Nova Scotia 273 Yes Nunavut 4 No Ontario 3,132 27 Prince Edward Island 41 7 Quebec 1,660 No Saskatchewan 348 No Yukon 5 No CANADA 8,096 298

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