| Active Physician Registry | Listing of Physicians in active practice compiled annually by OPRC. |
|---|---|
| Active Practice | Physician has an independent practice licence, and is practicing in Ontario for the equivalent of at least 50 days in the calendar year. |
| Addition | Reason Physician was included in the annual Active Physician Registry. |
| Age Range | Physicians are assigned to a 5-year age range based on (report year – DOB year). |
| Attrition | Reason that Physician was not included in the annual Active Physician Registry. |
| Census Date | PIO census date is December 31st of the report year. |
| CD | Census Division is a second-level census geographic unit defined by Statistics Canada, below provinces and territories. Census divisions may correspond to a county, a regional municipality or a regional district. |
| CSD | Census Subdivision is census geographic unit defined by Statistics Canada. Census subdivision is the general term for municipalities or areas treated as municipal equivalents for statistical purposes. |
| CFPC | College of Family Physicians of Canada, the legal certifying body for the practice of family medicine in Canada. |
| CPSO | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the regulatory college for all practicing medical doctors in Ontario, Canada. |
| Gender | Gender is based on data provided by CPSO and no specific distinction is made between sex and gender identity. Starting in 2021, an ‘Other’ category (which combines both non-binary and unknown gender categories) is provided in addition to ‘Male’ and ‘Female’. |
| LHIN | Local Health Integration Network is a legacy Health Planning Region of the Ontario Ministry of Health. |
| Location of Practice | Location based on primary practice street address. |
| OH Region | Ontario Health Region is a Health Planning Region of the Ontario Ministry of Health. |
| OPRC | Ontario Physician Reporting Centre. |
| Physician | Physician licenced to practice medicine as an independent practitioner. |
| PIO | Physicians In Ontario. |
| RCPSC | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the regulatory college for specialty medicine and surgery education programs in Canada. |
| Specialty | Primary practice specialty using nomenclature of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). |
| Year | Calendar year (January 1st – December 31st). |