Variant of NAICS 2017 Version 3.0 - Industrial production (based on the 2008 International Recommendations for Industrial Statistics)

• 2 - Other than industrial production
• 62 - Health care and social assistance
• 621 - Ambulatory health care services
• 6214 - Out-patient care centres
• 62149 - Other out-patient care centres

621499 - All other out-patient care centres^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, with medical staff, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in providing 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.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • hearing testing service (by medical practitioners)
  • kidney (renal, hemodialysis) dialysis centres
  • osteoporosis centres
  • respiratory therapy clinics

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • general out-patient care, which provides the services of a variety of health practitioners within the same establishment (See 621494 Community health centres)
  • mental health practising (See 621330 Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians))
  • practice of chiropractic medicine (See 621310 Offices of chiropractors)
  • practice of dentistry (See 621210 Offices of dentists)
  • practice of general or specialized medicine or surgery (See 621110 Offices of physicians)
  • practice of optometry (See 621320 Offices of optometrists)
  • practice of physical, occupational, and speech therapy and audiology (See 621340 Offices of physical, occupational, and speech therapists and audiologists)
  • providing family planning services, on an out-patient basis (See 621410 Family planning centres)
  • providing out-patient services related to mental health disorders and alcohol and other substance abuse (See 621420 Out-patient mental health and substance abuse centres)
  • urgent medical care, hospitals (classify accordingly to the type of hospital) (See 622 Hospitals)