LICENSURE
5,124 LICENCES issued in Ontario ( 62 % female / 38 % male )
1,183 LICENCES issued to veterinarians EDUCATED OUTSIDE OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES
LICENCE TYPES
4,926 general / 116 restricted 15 academic / 11 educational 15 public service 41 postgraduate & resident
WHERE VETERINARIANS WORK
4193 work in private practice in Ontario -- 297 work in education -- 274 work in government at either municipal , provincial or federal level -- 156 work in the veterinary industry -- 13 are inactive
3 % RATE OF ATTRITION 141 veterinarians resigned
306 NEW LICENCES ISSUED ( all types )
302 CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS
TOP 5 SPECIALTIES
42 Pathologists -- 35 Surgeons ( Small Animal ) -- 33 Internal Medicine ( Small Animals ) -- 20 Poultry -- 16 Anesthesia & Analgesia
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