Sell your dental, medical or veterinary practice

Each province requires a medical or dental professional corporation to be controlled by licensed members of the profession. In Ontario, the voting shares must be held by members, which determines whether a buyer acquires shares or assets. InvestDeal confirms the permitted structure before buyers are introduced. Selling a dental practice

Yes. In Ontario, a dental or medical X-ray machine may not be used on patients until the machine, its location and the owner’s name and business address are registered with the Director, so the buyer registers each machine before treating patients.

In Ontario, records may be shown to a prospective buyer only under a written confidentiality agreement. At closing they pass to the buyer’s practice once reasonable efforts have been made to notify patients, or as soon as possible afterwards where notice in advance is not practical. Selling a dental practice

Yes. Consolidators acquire practices across Canada and typically require the seller to continue practising for an agreed period. InvestDeal introduces them alongside private equity and individual buyers, so each offer is measured against the wider market. Selling a veterinary clinic

In Ontario, the voting shares must be held by members of the profession. Non-voting shares may be held by a member’s spouse, children or parents, or by a trust for minor children, which affects how ownership is structured before a sale.

In Ontario, staff the buyer keeps are treated as continuously employed, so their prior service carries over, provided they are rehired within 13 weeks. Employed associates cannot be bound by a non-compete, so their agreements form part of buyer due diligence. What happens to your employees

The commitment depends on the buyer. Individual practitioners typically require a short transition, while consolidators and private equity often require the seller to remain for a fixed term. In Ontario, a non-compete given as part of the sale is permitted where the seller becomes the buyer’s employee. A business that depends on you