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, 2024:

2024

50,069
Total registered/licensed pharmacists

46,860
Total registered/licensed pharmacists in active practice

10,961
Total pharmacy technicians registered/licensed to practise

12,162*
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 pharmacies11,712
In-patient hospital pharmacies (if licensed/accredited by regulatory authority)371
Other (if licensed/accredited by regulatory authority)79

Provincial and Territorial Statistics PHARMACISTS
As of January 1, 2024

JurisdictionPharmacists practising in communityPharmacists practising in hospitalPharmacists practising in other settingsTotal registered/licensed pharmacists in active practiceTotal registered/licensed pharmacists
Alberta 4,3411,031N/A6,2816,281
British Columbia4,2491,2571,3996,9056,981
Manitoba1,168340821,5901,637
New Brunswick699208239301,040
Newfoundland and Labrador59211833743743
Northwest Territories589107777
Nova Scotia1,145223871,4551,488
Nunavut44204646
Ontario12,8563,0071,57116,23918,313
Prince Edward Island1733931243243
Quebec7,5371,99923110,49211,217
Saskatchewan1,2273642101,8011,945
Yukon*N/AN/AN/A5858
CANADAN/AN/AN/A46,86050,069
Canadian Forces**87041128128

*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, 2024

JurisdictionPharmacy technicians practising in communityPharmacy technicians practising in hospitalPharmacy technicians practising in other settingsTotal pharmacy technicians registered/licensed to practise
Alberta 815919N/A1,937
British Columbia4401,1232571,820
ManitobaN/AN/AN/A226**
New Brunswick1561170266
Newfoundland and Labrador1321474283
Northwest TerritoriesN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nova Scotia1681046278
NunavutN/AN/AN/AN/A
Ontario2,3763,4433535,895
Prince Edward Island33361176
QuebecN/AN/AN/AN/A
Saskatchewan14423329406
YukonN/AN/AN/AN/A
CANADAN/AN/AN/A10,961
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, 2024

JurisdictionCommunity pharmaciesIn-patient hospital pharmacies, if licensed/accredited by regulatory authorityOther, if licensed/accredited by regulatory authorityTotal licensed/accredited pharmacies
Alberta 1,675N/A261,701
British Columbia1,49073301,593
Manitoba47233N/A505
New Brunswick236140250
Newfoundland and Labrador206160222
Northwest Territories*N/AN/AN/AN/A
Nova Scotia313N/A1314
Nunavut*N/AN/AN/AN/A
Ontario4,942235165,193
Prince Edward Island52N/AN/A52
Quebec*1,906N/AN/A1,906
Saskatchewan42006426
Yukon*N/AN/AN/AN/A
CANADA11,7123717912,162
Canadian Forces**260026

*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.

**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.