North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

44619 - Other health and personal care stores

This industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in retailing health and personal care items, such as vitamins, nutrition supplements, hearing aids, and medical equipment and supplies.

446191 - Food (health) supplement stores^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing food supplement products, such as vitamins, nutrition supplements and body enhancing supplements. These establishments may also retail a limited line of health food products.

All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • retailing organic foods, such as fruits and vegetables, dairy products, and cereals and grains (See 445 Food and beverage stores)
  • retailing prescription and non-prescription drugs (See 446110 Pharmacies and drug stores)

446199 - All other health and personal care stores^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in retailing specialized lines of health and personal care merchandise. These establishments may provide fitting services in addition to retailing.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • health appliance stores
  • hearing aids, retail
  • orthopaedic aids, retail
  • oxygen tent sales and medical gas supplying, retail store

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • retailing prescription or non-prescription drugs and medicines (See 446110 Pharmacies and drug stores)
  • retailing food supplement products (See 446191 Food (health) supplement stores)