Aboriginal health professionals include physicians, dentists, veterinarians, pharmacists, occupational therapists, optometrists, chiropractors, speech pathologists, dieticians, nutritionists, physiotherapists, audiologists and registered nurses, etc.

• There are 13,010 health professionals identifying as Aboriginal of which 9,695 are nurses
• 1.2% of all Canadian health professionals are Aboriginal health professionals.

The Association of Faculties of Medicine and the Canadian Nurses Association have both made commitments to increase the number of aboriginal healthcare professionals.

http://indigenousnurses.ca/sites/default/files/inline-files/Nursing_AborigNursing_sheet_2018_3.pdf