Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

7 - Services-Producing Sector

14 - Health Care and Social Assistance

62 - Health Care and Social Assistance

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing health care by diagnosis and treatment, providing residential care for medical and social reasons, and providing social assistance, such as counselling, welfare, child protection, community housing and food services, vocational rehabilitation and child care, to those requiring such assistance.

621 - Ambulatory Health Care Services

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing health care services, directly or indirectly, to ambulatory patients. Health practitioners in this subsector provide out-patient services, in which the facilities and equipment are not usually the most significant part of the production process.

6214 - Out-Patient Care Centres

This industry group comprises establishments, with medical staff, primarily engaged in general out-patient care, by providing the services of a variety of health practitioners within the same establishment, and specialized out-patient services.

62141 - Family Planning Centres

This industry comprises establishments, with medical staff, primarily engaged in providing a range of family planning services, such as contraceptive services, genetic and prenatal counselling, voluntary sterilization, and therapeutic and medically-indicated termination of pregnancy, on an out-patient basis.

62142 - Out-Patient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centres

This industry comprises establishments, with medical staff, primarily engaged in providing out-patient services related to the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders, and alcohol and other substance abuse. These establishments may provide a counselling staff and information regarding a wide range of mental health and substance abuse issues.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • the in-patient treatment of mental health and substance abuse illnesses with an emphasis on medical treatment and monitoring (See 62221 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals)
  • the in-patient treatment of mental health and substance abuse illness with an emphasis on counselling rather than medical treatment (See 62322 Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities)

62149 - Other Out-Patient Care Centres

This industry comprises establishments, with medical staff, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in general out-patient care, which provides the services of a variety of health practitioners within the same establishment, and specialized out-patient services, such as dialysis. These establishments are often referred to as clinics or centres and must not be confused with the offices of health practitioners classified to other industries that are also referred to as clinics or centres.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • general or specialized medicine or surgery (See 62111 Offices of Physicians)
  • dentistry (See 62121 Offices of Dentists)
  • chiropractic medicine (See 62131 Offices of Chiropractors)
  • optometry (See 62132 Offices of Optometrists)
  • mental health practising, except by physicians (See 62133 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians))
  • physical, occupational, and speech therapy and audiology (See 62134 Offices of Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapists and Audiologists)
  • a range of family planning services, such as contraceptive services, genetic and prenatal counselling, voluntary sterilization, and therapeutic and medically-indicated termination of pregnancy, on an out-patient basis (See 62141 Family Planning Centres)
  • out-patient services related to the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders and alcohol and other substance abuse (See 62142 Out-Patient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centres)