Authorized medical practitioners by province or territory for the purposes of claiming medical expenses
The following chart summarizes publicly available provincial and territorial information identifying those health care professionals authorized to practice as medical practitioners.
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AB = Alberta |
NL = Newfoundland |
ON = Ontario QC = Quebec |
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Please refer to the relevant website of a province or territory for the most up to date information on whether a particular health care professional is authorized to practice as a medical practitioner.
Please Note: This is not an all inclusive list of every profession that is authorized by each province or territory.
Updated as of 2/2010 Courtesy of: www.cra-arc.gc.ca