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HSA Practitioners

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.

Chart Abbreviations:

AB = Alberta
BC = British Columbia
MB = Manitoba
NB = New Brunswick

NL = Newfoundland
NS = Nova Scotia
NT = Northwest Territories
NU = Nunavut

ON = Ontario
PE = Prince Edward Island

QC = Quebec
SK = Saskatchewan
YT = Yukon Territories

Profession AB BC MB NB NL NS NT NU ON PE QC SK YT
  Acupuncturist                    
  Audiologist              
  Chiropodist                
  Chiropractor    
  Dental Assistant            
  Dental Hygienist
  Dental Nurse                        
  Dental Technician    
  Dental Therapist                
  Dentist
  Denturist
  Dental Mechanic
  Denturologist
  Dietician      
  Emergency Medical Technician                    
  Hearing Aid Practitioner                    
  Lab Technologist                        
  Licensed Practical Nurse    
  Massage Therapist                    
  Medical Laboratory Technologist            
  Medical Radiation Technologist              
  Midwife              
  Naturopath                
  Occupational Therapist      
  Ophthalmic Medical Assistant                      
  Optician      
  Optometrist
  Osteopath                      
  Pharmacist
  Psychotherapist                          
  Physician
  Physical Therapist      
  Physiotherapist      
  Podiatrist            
  Psychological Associate                      
  Psychologist  
  Registered Nurse
  Registered Nursing Assistant        
  Registered Nutritionist                  
  Registered Psychiatric Nurse                  
  Respiratory Therapist                  
  Social Worker              
  Speech Language Pathologist              
  Surgeon
  Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner                        
  X-Ray Technologist                        

 

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