Archived - Standard Industrial Classification - Establishments (SIC-E) 1980
866 - Offices of Other Health Practitioners
Establishments of registered health practitioners in private practice primarily engaged in chiro-practic, osteopathy, nursing, nutrition, physiotherapy, optometry, podiatry and other health care services, whether in individual or group practice. The practitioners of these establishments are authorized to practice by the appropriate provincial authority.
8661 - Offices of Chiropractors and Osteopaths
Establishments of registered health practitioners in private practice primarily engaged in diagnosing and treating, mainly by manipulative methods, disorders of the musculo-skeletal structure and other tissue of the human body and relieving malfunctions due to pressure upon the nervous system.
8662 - Offices of Nurses, Registered
Establishments of registered nurses in private practice primarily engaged in providing nursing care to selected patients in establishments such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, extended care facilities and in the patient's home.
8663 - Offices of Nurses, Practical
Establishments of registered practical nurses or nursing aides in private practice primarily engaged in providing auxiliary nursing services to selected patients in establishments such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, extended care facilities and in the patient's home.
8664 - Offices of Nutritionists/Dietitians
Establishments of registered nutritionists and dietitians in private practice primarily engaged in organizing, planning and conducting food service programs to ensure proper nutrition and control of disease. The practitioners of these establishments must meet the requirements of the Canadian Dietetic Association and provincial legislation where it applies.
8665 - Offices of Physiotherapists/Occupational Therapists
Establishments of registered physiotherapists and occupational therapists in private practice primarily engaged in planning and carrying out specific therapeutic treatment programs, on medical referal, to rehabilitate physically and mentally disabled persons using physical, psychological, mechanical, educational and recreational means. The practitioners of these establishments must meet the requirements of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists or of the Canadian Association of Physiotherapists and provincial legislation where it applies.
8666 - Offices of Optometrists
Establishments of registered optometrists in private practice primarily engaged in examining patients' eyes to determine visual efficiency, prescribing treatment (excluding drugs or surgery), conserving, improving and correcting vision. The practitioners of these establishments refer patients to appropriate medical practitioners if signs of ocular disease are detected.
8667 - Offices of Podiatrists and Chiropodists
Establishments of registered podiatrists and chiropodists in private practice primarily engaged in diagnosing, prescribing for and providing treatment for ailments, diseases, defects or disabilities of the human foot. The practitioner must meet the requirements of the appropriate Podiatry association and provincial legislation where it applies.
8668 - Offices of Denturists
Establishments of registered denturists in private practice primarily engaged in taking impressions for, and fitting dentures.
8669 - Offices of Other Health Practitioners n.e.c.
Establishments of registered practitioners in private practice primarily engaged in providing health care not elsewhere classified.
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