Narcotic counts by province
Each of these provinces sets its own count schedule through its pharmacy regulator. Find yours: each guide quotes the regulator and links the source.
- AlbertaEvery 3 months, and when the licensee or owner changes.
- British ColumbiaEvery 3 months, and after a manager change, a break-in, a robbery, a diversion or a closure.
- ManitobaEvery 3 months, and after a manager change.
- New BrunswickEvery 3 months.
- Newfoundland and LabradorEvery 3 months, and when the pharmacist-in-charge changes.
- Nova ScotiaMonthly, and when the manager changes.
- OntarioAt least every 6 months.
- Prince Edward IslandMonthly, targeted drugs at least every 6 months, and when the manager changes.
- SaskatchewanAt least four times a year, and when the pharmacy changes owner.
Buying or selling a pharmacy? The handover count, step by step.
In every province, report a loss or theft to Health Canada within 10 days of discovering it.
Every interval in one place, with its sources: inventory frequency in Canada.
General information, not legal or professional advice. Each guide links its regulator’s own text.