Chiropractic is one of Canada's largest primary contact health care professions and the largest drugless primary profession?
In 1996, over 3 million Canadians, an estimated 12.5% of the population, received chiropractic care from Canada's 5000+ licensed Doctors of Chiropractic?
Over $500 million dollars were expended on chiropractic services in 1996 in Canada?
There are Chiropractic Acts in all 10 provinces and the Yukon Territory, legislation which recognizes chiropractic as a primary contact, self-regulating profession?
In order to practice, chiropractors in Canada undergo four to five years of intensive full-time training at an accredited chiropractic educational institution and write both national and provincial exams?
There are two chiropractic educational institutions in Canada; the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto and the Chiropractic Doctorate Program at the "Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières"?
Chiropractic services are insured by all provincial Workers Compensation Boards, Veterans Affairs Canada, the RCMP and other federal programs?
Chiropractors provide care in hospitals and other multidisciplinary health care facilities?
Research into the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of chiropractic management of other neuromusculoskeletal conditions (such as neck pain and headaches) continues to show positive results?
Chiropractic offers a conservative, non-invasive, preventative and holistic approach to health?
