Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

  • 10 - Health and related fields
  • 51. - Health professions and related programs
  • 51.00 - General health services/allied health/health sciences
  • 51.0000 - Health services/allied health/health sciences, general
  • 51.0001 - Health and wellness, general
  • 51.01 - Chiropractic (DC)
  • 51.0101 - Chiropractic (DC)
  • 51.02 - Communication disorders sciences and services
  • 51.0201 - Communication sciences and disorders, general
  • 51.0202 - Audiology/audiologist
  • 51.0203 - Speech-language pathology/pathologist
  • 51.0204 - Audiology/audiologist and speech-language pathology/pathologist
  • 51.0299 - Communication disorders sciences and services, other
  • 51.04 - Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
  • 51.0401 - Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
  • 51.05 - Advanced/graduate dentistry and oral sciences (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.0501 - Dental clinical sciences, general (MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.0502 - Advanced general dentistry (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.0503 - Oral biology and oral and maxillofacial pathology (MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.0504 - Dental public health and education (Cert., MS, MSc, MPH, PhD, DPH)
  • 51.0505 - Dental materials (MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.0506 - Endodontics/endodontology (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.0507 - Oral/maxillofacial surgery (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.0508 - Orthodontics/orthodontology (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.0509 - Pediatric dentistry/pedodontics (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.0510 - Periodontics/periodontology (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.0511 - Prosthodontics/prosthodontology (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.0512 - Digital dentistry (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.0513 - Geriatric dentistry (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.0514 - Implantology/implant dentistry (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.0599 - Advanced/graduate dentistry and oral sciences, other (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.06 - Dental support services and allied professions
  • 51.0601 - Dental assisting/assistant
  • 51.0602 - Dental hygiene/hygienist
  • 51.0603 - Dental laboratory technology/technician
  • 51.0699 - Dental support services and allied professions, other
  • 51.07 - Health and medical administrative services
  • 51.0701 - Health/health care administration/management
  • 51.0702 - Hospital and health care facilities administration/management
  • 51.0703 - Health unit coordinator/ward clerk
  • 51.0704 - Health unit manager/ward supervisor
  • 51.0705 - Medical office management/administration
  • 51.0706 - Health information/medical records administration/administrator
  • 51.0707 - Health information/medical records technology/technician
  • 51.0708 - Medical transcription/transcriptionist
  • 51.0709 - Medical office computer specialist/assistant
  • 51.0710 - Medical office assistant/specialist
  • 51.0711 - Medical/health management and clinical assistant/specialist
  • 51.0712 - Medical reception/receptionist
  • 51.0713 - Medical insurance coding specialist/coder
  • 51.0714 - Medical insurance specialist/medical biller
  • 51.0715 - Health/medical claims examiner
  • 51.0716 - Medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary
  • 51.0717 - Medical staff services technology/technician
  • 51.0718 - Long term care administration/management
  • 51.0719 - Clinical research coordinator
  • 51.0720 - Regulatory science/affairs
  • 51.0721 - Disease registry data management
  • 51.0722 - Healthcare innovation
  • 51.0723 - Healthcare information privacy assurance and security
  • 51.0799 - Health and medical administrative services, other
  • 51.08 - Allied health and medical assisting services
  • 51.0801 - Medical/clinical assistant
  • 51.0802 - Clinical/medical laboratory assistant
  • 51.0803 - Occupational therapist assistant
  • 51.0805 - Pharmacy technician/assistant
  • 51.0806 - Physical therapy assistant
  • 51.0809 - Anesthesiologist assistant
  • 51.0810 - Emergency care attendant (EMT ambulance)
  • 51.0811 - Pathology/pathologist assistant
  • 51.0812 - Respiratory therapy technician/assistant
  • 51.0813 - Chiropractic assistant/technician
  • 51.0814 - Radiologist assistant
  • 51.0815 - Lactation consultant
  • 51.0816 - Speech-language pathology assistant
  • 51.0817 - Rehabilitation assistantCAN
  • 51.0899 - Allied health and medical assisting services, other
  • 51.09 - Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions
  • 51.0901 - Cardiovascular technology/technologist
  • 51.0902 - Electrocardiograph technology/technician
  • 51.0903 - Electroneurodiagnostic/electroencephalographic technology/technologist
  • 51.0904 - Emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic)
  • 51.0905 - Nuclear medical technology/technologist
  • 51.0906 - Perfusion technology/perfusionist
  • 51.0907 - Radiation therapist/therapeutic radiographer
  • 51.0908 - Respiratory care therapy/therapist
  • 51.0909 - Surgical technology/technologist
  • 51.0910 - Diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician
  • 51.0911 - Medical radiation technologist/radiographer
  • 51.0912 - Physician assistant/associate
  • 51.0913 - Athletic training/trainer
  • 51.0914 - Gene/genetic therapy
  • 51.0915 - Cardiopulmonary technology/technologist
  • 51.0916 - Radiation protection/health physics technician
  • 51.0917 - Polysomnography
  • 51.0918 - Hearing instrument specialist
  • 51.0919 - Mammography technology/technician
  • 51.0920 - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology/technician
  • 51.0921 - Hyperbaric medicine technology/technician
  • 51.0922 - Intraoperative neuromonitoring technology/technician
  • 51.0923 - Orthopedic technology/technician
  • 51.0924 - Combined laboratory and X-ray technologyCAN
  • 51.0999 - Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions, other
  • 51.10 - Clinical/medical laboratory science/research and allied professions
  • 51.1001 - Blood bank technology specialist
  • 51.1002 - Cytotechnology/cytotechnologist
  • 51.1003 - Hematology technology/technician
  • 51.1004 - Clinical/medical laboratory technician
  • 51.1005 - Clinical laboratory science/medical technology/technologist
  • 51.1006 - Ophthalmic laboratory technology/technician
  • 51.1007 - Histologic technology/histotechnologist
  • 51.1008 - Histologic technician
  • 51.1009 - Phlebotomy technician/phlebotomist
  • 51.1010 - Cytogenetics/genetics/clinical genetics technology/technologist
  • 51.1011 - Renal/dialysis technologist/technician
  • 51.1012 - Sterile processing technology/technician
  • 51.1099 - Clinical/medical laboratory science/research and allied professions, other
  • 51.11 - Health/medical preparatory programs
  • 51.1101 - Pre-dentistry studies
  • 51.1102 - Pre-medicine/pre-medical studies
  • 51.1103 - Pre-pharmacy studies
  • 51.1105 - Pre-nursing studies
  • 51.1106 - Pre-chiropractic studies
  • 51.1107 - Pre-occupational therapy studies
  • 51.1108 - Pre-optometry studies
  • 51.1109 - Pre-physical therapy studies
  • 51.1110 - Pre-art therapy studies
  • 51.1111 - Pre-physician assistant studies
  • 51.1199 - Health/medical preparatory programs, other
  • 51.12 - Medicine
  • 51.1201 - Medicine (MD)
  • 51.1202 - Osteopathic medicine/osteopathy (DO)
  • 51.1203 - Podiatric medicine/podiatry (DPM)
  • 51.1299 - Medicine, other
  • 51.14 - Medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies
  • 51.1401 - Medical science/scientist (MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.1402 - Clinical and translational science (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.1403 - Pain management (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.1404 - Temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.1405 - Tropical medicine (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.1499 - Medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies, other
  • 51.15 - Mental and social health services and allied professions
  • 51.1501 - Substance abuse/addiction counselling
  • 51.1502 - Psychiatric/mental health services technician
  • 51.1503 - Clinical/medical social work
  • 51.1504 - Community health services/liaison/counselling
  • 51.1505 - Marriage and family therapy/counselling
  • 51.1506 - Clinical pastoral counselling/patient counselling
  • 51.1507 - Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy
  • 51.1508 - Mental health counselling/counsellor
  • 51.1509 - Genetic counselling/counsellor
  • 51.1510 - Infant/toddler mental health services
  • 51.1511 - Medical family therapy/therapist
  • 51.1512 - Hospice and palliative care
  • 51.1513 - Trauma counselling
  • 51.1580 - Cannabis abuse/cannabis addiction counsellingCAN
  • 51.1599 - Mental and social health services and allied professions, other
  • 51.17 - Optometry (OD)
  • 51.1701 - Optometry (OD)
  • 51.18 - Ophthalmic and optometric support services and allied professions
  • 51.1801 - Opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician
  • 51.1802 - Optometric technician/assistant
  • 51.1803 - Ophthalmic technician/technologist
  • 51.1804 - Orthoptics/orthoptist
  • 51.1899 - Ophthalmic and optometric support services and allied professions, other
  • 51.20 - Pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences and administration
  • 51.2001 - Pharmacy (PharmD, BS, BSc, BPharm)
  • 51.2002 - Pharmacy administration and pharmacy policy and regulatory affairs (MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.2003 - Pharmaceutics and drug design (MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.2004 - Medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry (MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.2005 - Natural products chemistry and pharmacognosy (MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.2006 - Clinical and industrial drug development (MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.2007 - Pharmacoeconomics/pharmaceutical economics (MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.2008 - Clinical, hospital and managed care pharmacy (MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.2009 - Industrial and physical pharmacy and cosmetic sciences (MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.2010 - Pharmaceutical sciences
  • 51.2011 - Pharmaceutical marketing and management
  • 51.2099 - Pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences and administration, other
  • 51.22 - Public health
  • 51.2201 - Public health, general (BPH, MPH, DPH)
  • 51.2202 - Environmental health
  • 51.2205 - Health/medical physics
  • 51.2206 - Occupational health and industrial hygiene
  • 51.2207 - Public health education and promotion
  • 51.2208 - Community health and preventive medicine
  • 51.2209 - Maternal and child health
  • 51.2210 - International public health/international health
  • 51.2211 - Health services administration
  • 51.2212 - Behavioural aspects of health
  • 51.2213 - Patient safety and healthcare quality
  • 51.2214 - Public health genetics
  • 51.2280 - Cannabis-related public healthCAN
  • 51.2299 - Public health, other
  • 51.23 - Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions
  • 51.2300 - Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions, general
  • 51.2301 - Art therapy/therapist
  • 51.2302 - Dance therapy/therapist
  • 51.2305 - Music therapy/therapist
  • 51.2306 - Occupational therapy/therapist
  • 51.2307 - Orthotist/prosthetist
  • 51.2308 - Physical therapy/therapist
  • 51.2309 - Therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy
  • 51.2310 - Vocational rehabilitation counselling/counsellor
  • 51.2311 - Kinesiotherapy/kinesiotherapist
  • 51.2312 - Assistive/augmentative technology and rehabilitation engineering
  • 51.2313 - Animal-assisted therapy
  • 51.2314 - Rehabilitation science
  • 51.2315 - Drama therapy/therapist
  • 51.2316 - Horticulture therapy/therapist
  • 51.2317 - Play therapy/therapist
  • 51.2399 - Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions, other
  • 51.26 - Health aides/attendants/orderlies
  • 51.2601 - Health aide
  • 51.2602 - Home health aide/home attendant
  • 51.2603 - Medication aide
  • 51.2604 - Rehabilitation aide
  • 51.2605 - Physical therapy technician/aide
  • 51.2699 - Health aides/attendants/orderlies, other
  • 51.27 - Medical illustration and informatics
  • 51.2703 - Medical illustration/medical illustrator
  • 51.2706 - Medical informatics
  • 51.2799 - Medical illustration and informatics, other
  • 51.31 - Dietetics and clinical nutrition services
  • 51.3101 - Dietetics/dietitian (RD)
  • 51.3102 - Clinical nutrition/nutritionist
  • 51.3103 - Dietetic technician (DTR)
  • 51.3104 - Dietitian assistant
  • 51.3199 - Dietetics and clinical nutrition services, other
  • 51.32 - Health professions education, ethics, and humanities
  • 51.3201 - Bioethics/medical ethics
  • 51.3202 - Health professions education
  • 51.3203 - Nursing education
  • 51.3204 - Medical/health humanities
  • 51.3205 - History of medicine
  • 51.3206 - Arts in medicine/health
  • 51.3299 - Health professions education, ethics, and humanities, other
  • 51.33 - Alternative and complementary medicine and medical systems
  • 51.3300 - Alternative and complementary medicine and medical systems, general
  • 51.3301 - Acupuncture and oriental medicine
  • 51.3302 - Traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese herbology
  • 51.3303 - Naturopathic medicine/naturopathy (ND, NMD)
  • 51.3304 - Homeopathic medicine/homeopathy
  • 51.3305 - Ayurvedic medicine/Ayurveda
  • 51.3306 - Holistic/integrative health
  • 51.3399 - Alternative and complementary medicine and medical systems, other
  • 51.34 - Alternative and complementary medical support services
  • 51.3401 - Direct entry midwifery (LM, CPM)
  • 51.3499 - Alternative and complementary medical support services, other
  • 51.35 - Somatic bodywork and related therapeutic services
  • 51.3501 - Massage therapy/therapeutic massage
  • 51.3502 - Asian bodywork therapy
  • 51.3503 - Somatic bodywork
  • 51.3599 - Somatic bodywork and related therapeutic services, other
  • 51.36 - Movement and mind-body therapies
  • 51.3601 - Movement therapy
  • 51.3602 - Yoga teacher training/yoga therapy
  • 51.3603 - Hypnotherapy/hypnotherapist
  • 51.3699 - Movement and mind-body therapies, other
  • 51.37 - Energy-based and biologically-based therapies
  • 51.3701 - Aromatherapy
  • 51.3702 - Herbalism/herbalist
  • 51.3703 - Polarity therapy
  • 51.3704 - Reiki
  • 51.3799 - Energy-based and biologically-based therapies, other
  • 51.38 - Registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing
  • 51.3801 - Registered nursing/registered nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, BScN, MSN, MScN)
  • 51.3802 - Nursing administration (Cert., MSN, MS, MScN, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.3803 - Adult health nurse/nursing
  • 51.3804 - Nurse anesthetist
  • 51.3805 - Primary health care nurse/nursing and family practice nurse/nursing
  • 51.3806 - Maternal/child health and neonatal nurse/nursing
  • 51.3807 - Nurse midwife/nursing midwifery
  • 51.3808 - Nursing science (MS, MSc, PhD)
  • 51.3809 - Pediatric nurse/nursing
  • 51.3810 - Psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing
  • 51.3811 - Public health/community nurse/nursing
  • 51.3812 - Perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing
  • 51.3813 - Clinical nurse specialist
  • 51.3814 - Critical care nurse/nursing
  • 51.3815 - Occupational and environmental health nurse/nursing
  • 51.3816 - Emergency room/trauma nurse/nursing
  • 51.3818 - Nursing practice
  • 51.3819 - Palliative care nurse/nursing
  • 51.3820 - Clinical nurse leader
  • 51.3821 - Geriatric nurse/nursing
  • 51.3822 - Women's health nurse/nursing
  • 51.3823 - Registered psychiatric nurse/nursingCAN
  • 51.3824 - Forensic nursing
  • 51.3899 - Registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing, other
  • 51.39 - Practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants
  • 51.3901 - Licensed practical/vocational nurse training (LPN, LVN, RPN, Cert., Dipl., AAS)
  • 51.3902 - Nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide
  • 51.3999 - Practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants, other
  • 51.99 - Health professions and related programs, other
  • 51.9980 - Cannabis-related health professions and clinical sciences, otherCAN
  • 51.9999 - Health professions and related programs, other
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