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Clinic marketing in Markham: what patients see before they book

Patients in Markham pick a clinic from a phone, a map and a few reviews. Of the 206 Markham clinic homepages we checked, 41% had no online booking we could find. Among optometry clinics, 60% had no online booking we could find.

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What we found on Markham clinic websites

We checked the homepages of 206 live clinic websites in Markham. These are counts of what a patient can see on a homepage, not judgements about the care.

Clinic type Homepages checked No online booking found No review feed or stars DIY builder
Physiotherapy 32 34% 94% 16%
Chiropractic 27* 44% 100% 15%
Dental 71 37% 99% 7%
Optometry 20* 60% 100% 10%
Naturopathic 32 50% 100% 9%

Of the 206 homepages we checked in Markham, 41% had no online booking found. The highest share was among optometry clinics, at 60% of 20 homepages. Naturopathic homepages most often showed no review feed or stars, at 100% of 32. The booking software we saw most often on Markham homepages was Jane, followed by Acuity and Dentrix/Henry Schein.

Homepage only, live sites, scanned November 2026. How we counted. An asterisk marks fewer than 30 homepages.

How Markham compares with the other cities we checked

We compared Markham with the 39 Canadian cities where we checked enough clinic homepages. Each line shows the share of homepages with no online booking found, the average for that clinic type, and Markham’s rank (1 means the highest share missing booking).

  • Physiotherapy: 34% (about the same as the 36% average), rank 15 of 31.
  • Chiropractic: 44% (11 points above the 33% average), rank 5 of 34.
  • Dental: 37% (about the same as the 37% average), rank 21 of 39.
  • Optometry: 60% (16 points above the 44% average), rank 5 of 25.
  • Naturopathic: 50% (5 points above the 45% average), rank 7 of 29.

What this means for each type of clinic in Markham

Physiotherapy (32 homepages)

No review feed or stars on 94% (average 97%); a DIY builder on 16% (average 14%). A DIY site is fine if it has condition pages and booking; check those before paying for a rebuild.

Chiropractic (27 homepages)

No review feed or stars on 100% (average 98%); a DIY builder on 15% (average 15%). Make booking show evening and weekend times, and put the button where a phone user sees it first.

Dental (71 homepages)

No review feed or stars on 99% (average 98%); a DIY builder on 7% (average 8%). Ask after hygiene visits as a routine, and show the rating on the new-patient page where allowed.

Optometry (20 homepages)

No review feed or stars on 100% (average 99%); a DIY builder on 10% (average 9%). Let people book an eye exam online, by type of exam, from a phone.

Naturopathic (32 homepages)

No review feed or stars on 100% (average 99%); a DIY builder on 9% (average 24%). Put the first-visit booking online and say how long it takes.

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Where a Markham clinic usually starts

The biggest gap we saw in Markham was online booking among optometry clinics: 60% of homepages had none we could find, against 44% across the cities we checked. If your clinic is one of them, start there. Most booking software already includes a public booking page, so it is usually a settings job, not a new website. See online booking.

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Are you located in Markham?

No. We serve clinics in Markham from our Calgary base, with no office there. The audit, approvals and reports happen by email, video call or phone.

Is online booking common for clinics in Markham?

It depends on the type of clinic. Of the homepages we checked, physiotherapy clinics were the most likely to offer it (66% had online booking we could find) and optometry clinics the least (40%).

Which booking software do Markham clinics use?

On the homepages we checked, the systems we detected most often were Jane, Acuity and Dentrix/Henry Schein. We count what our scan can see on a homepage, so clinics that link to booking from another page are not counted.

Who regulates advertising for clinics in Ontario?

Each profession has its own regulator. The ones we found for Ontario are listed above, with links to their own websites. Their advertising and testimonial rules are the ones that apply to you.

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