Table 1
Availability of training programs at the postsecondary level for the major health occupations, Canada and provinces

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Occupation N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt.
Audiologists No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No
Chiropractors No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No
Dental hygienists No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Dentists No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Dieticians Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Health information managers No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Medical laboratory technicians Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Medical radiation technologists Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Midwives1 No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No
Nurse practitioners Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Occupational therapists No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No
Optometrists No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No
Pharmacists Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Physicians Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Physiotherapists No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Registered nurses2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Social workers Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Speech-language pathologists No No Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No

1. The University of British Columbia program graduated its first class in 2005.

2. Training programs represent baccalaureate nurse training programs. For more detailed notes, refer to the Student and Faculty Survey of Canadian Schools of Nursing Survey Methodology document available from the CNA and CASN.

Sources: Health Personnel Database (HPDB), Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI); Canadian Nurses Association (CNA); Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN). Table reproduced from Canadian Institute for Health Information 2007. Canada's Health Care Providers, 2007. Ottawa.