Industry Statistics and Trends
Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 0.3 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $1.9bn in 2025.
Trends and Insights
Labour shortages and backlogs create a challenging operating environment
- Population growth, an increasing number of adults 65 and older and heightened awareness of eye health have enhanced the role of optometrists in Canada. However, persistent labour shortages have been a significant challenge for optometry providers, disrupting the delivery of essential eye care services. Patients nationwide are waiting months for appointments, overburdening the industry's workforce.
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Trends and Insights
Optometrists' role in vision care will expand across age groups
- Demographic trends will shape the optometry field in Canada. Older adults are prone to developing eye diseases such as macular degeneration and glaucoma. As the number of adults 65 and older increases, optometrists will be increasingly involved in diagnosing and managing these medical eye conditions.
Biggest companies in the Optometrists in Canada
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There are no companies that hold a market share exceeding 5% in the Optometrists in Canada industry.
Products & Services Segmentation
Source: IBISWorld
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Eye exams, Medical eye care procedures and Contact lenses. Eye exams is the largest segment of the Optometrists in Canada.
Trends and Insights
Prescription eyewear is optometrists' greatest source of revenue and a competitive product
- Prescription eyewear refers to frames and prescription lenses sold to correct vision, with prices varying based on material, manufacturing and brand selection. This segment remains the main revenue stream, outpacing service income, such as routine eye exams.
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Table of Contents
About this industry
Industry definition
Optometrists are healthcare professionals who specialize in examining, diagnosing, treating and managing conditions and diseases related to the eyes and visual system.
What's included in this industry?
Products and services covered in the Optometrists industry in Canada include Conducting eye examinations, Diagnosing and treating vision impairment and eye disorders and Prescribing, fitting and selling glasses and contact lenses.Companies
Companies covered in the Optometrists industry in Canada include .Purchase this report to view all major companies in this industry.
Related Terms
Related terms covered in the Optometrists industry in Canada include ophthalmologist, fundus and electronic medical records (emr).Industry Code
NAICS 621320 - Optometrists in Canada
Performance
Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.
Analyst insights
Shifts in market dynamics, competition and technologies create a new normal for Canada’s optometrists. Accelerating consolidation activity leaves independent optometry practi...
In this chapter (4)
- Current Performance
- Outlook
- Volatility
- Life Cycle
Key metrics
- Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
- Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
- Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
- Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business
Charts
- Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
- Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
- Industry Life Cycle
Detailed analysis
- Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
- Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
- Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
- How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.
Products and Markets
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Analyst insight
Optometry practices are experiencing dwindling product sales. While most prescription eyewear sales are still made in person, rising online sales make optometrists more depen...
In this chapter
- Products & Services
- Major Markets
Key metrics
- Largest market segment and value in 2025
- Product innovation level
Charts
- Products & services segmentation in 2025
- Major market segmentation in 2025
Detailed analysis
- Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
- Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
- Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
- Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
Geographic Breakdown
Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.
Analyst insights
Ontario has the largest number of practicing optometrists in Canada. The province’s large population and its concentration of educational institutions and healthcare faciliti...
In this chapter (1)
- Business Locations
Charts
- Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each province
- Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025
Tables
- Number and share of establishments in each province in 2025
- Number and share of revenue each province accounts for in 2025
- Number and share of wages each province accounts for in 2025
- Number and share of employees in each province in 2025
Detailed analysis
- Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
- Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage
Competitive Forces
Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.
Analyst insights
The growing popularity of online eyewear retailers shifts the competitive environment. Major online retailers siphon away eyewear and contact lens sales patients had previous...
In this chapter (4)
- Concentration
- Barriers to Entry
- Substitutes
- Buyer & Supplier Analysis
Key metrics
- Industry concentration level
- Industry competition level and trend
- Barriers to entry level and trend
- Substitutes level and trend
- Buyer power level and trend
- Supplier power level and trend
Charts
- Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
- Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart
Detailed analysis
- Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
- Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
- Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
- Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
- Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
- Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
- Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
- Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
- Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.
Companies
There are no companies that hold a market share exceeding 5% in the Optometrists in Canada industry.
Analyst insights
Private equity investment is accelerating consolidation activity. Private equity provides financial resources for optometry practices to acquire and merge with other practice...
External Environment
Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.
Analyst insights
Optometrists will play an increasingly important role in the vision health of older adults. The incidence of eye disease increases with age, making the industry vital to supp...
In this chapter
- External Drivers
- Regulation & Policy
- Assistance
Key metrics
- Regulation & policy level and trend
- Assistance level and trend
Charts
- Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030)
- Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030)
Detailed analysis
- Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
- Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
- Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.
Financial Benchmarks
View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time.
Analyst insights
Optometry practices are feeling the pinch as rising operating costs, especially wages, put pressure on profit. Many small and solo clinics are seeking mergers or joining larg...
In this chapter
- Cost Structure
- Financial Ratios
- Key Ratios
Key metrics
- Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
- Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
- Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
- Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio
Charts
- Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
- Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
- Investment vs. share of economy
Data tables
- Liquidity Ratios (2018-2023)
- Coverage Ratios (2018-2023)
- Leverage Ratios (2018-2023)
- Operating Ratios (2018-2023)
- Assets (2018-2023)
- Liabilities (2018-2023)
- Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
- Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
- Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
- Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- Average Wage (2015-2030)
- Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
- Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
- Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
- Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)
Detailed analysis
- Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Data Tables
Including values and annual change:
- Revenue (2015-2030)
- IVA (2015-2030)
- Establishments (2015-2030)
- Enterprises (2015-2030)
- Employment (2015-2030)
- Exports (2015-2030)
- Imports (2015-2030)
- Wages (2015-2030)
Top Questions Answered
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What is the market size of the Optometrists industry in Canada in 2025?
The market size of the Optometrists industry in Canada is $1.9bn in 2025.
How many businesses are there in the Optometrists industry in Canada in 2025?
There are 7,028 businesses in the Optometrists industry in Canada, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.8 % between 2020 and 2025.
How may import tariffs affect the Optometrists industry in Canada?
The Optometrists industry in Canada is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
How may export tariffs affect the Optometrists industry in Canada?
The Optometrists industry in Canada is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
Has the Optometrists industry in Canada grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Optometrists industry in Canada has been declining at a CAGR of 0.3 % between 2020 and 2025.
What is the forecast growth of the Optometrists industry in Canada over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Optometrists industry in Canada is expected to grow.
What does the Optometrists industry in Canada include?
Conducting eye examinations and Diagnosing and treating vision impairment and eye disorders are part of the Optometrists industry in Canada.
How competitive is the Optometrists industry in Canada?
The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Optometrists industry in Canada.
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