Health regions of Canada
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Health regions of Canada are used to administer public health
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...

 to Canadians
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Public health is primarily a provincial jurisdiction in Canada's federal system
Canadian federalism
Canada is a federation with two distinct jurisdictions of political authority: the country-wide federal government and the ten regionally-based provincial governments. It also has three territorial governments in the far north, though these are subject to the federal government...

, so health regions are organized and given responsibilities by the provinces
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...

, causing differences among the health units across the country.

Alberta

  • Alberta Health Services
    Alberta Health Services
    Alberta Health Services is the province-wide organization responsible for providing hospital and other health care in the Canadian province of Alberta. Known as the "superboard", it was created in May 2008, with the abolition of nine previous regional health authorities, the Alberta Mental Health...

    - a "superboard" created on May 16, 2008 to replace the following nine former health regions:

    • Aspen Regional Health Authority
      Aspen Regional Health Authority
      Aspen Regional Health Authority was the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Alberta. The area region included the communities of:* Athabasca* Barrhead* Bonnyville* Boyle* Calling Lake* Cold Lake* Edson...

    • Calgary Health Region
      Calgary Health Region
      Calgary Health Region was formerly the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Alberta. It was amalgamated with other regional health authorities in 2008 to become part of Alberta Health Services...

    • Capital Health
      Capital Health
      Capital Health was a public health authority part of Alberta Health Services providing complete health services to Edmonton, Alberta's capital city, and its surrounding central Alberta communities...

    • Chinook Health
    • David Thompson Regional Health Authority
    • East Central Health
      East Central Health
      East Central Health was the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Alberta. The area region included the communities of:* Lamont* Willingdon* Myrnam* Tofield* Mundare* Vegreville* Two Hills* Mannville* Islay...

    • Northern Lights Health Region
    • Palliser Health Region
    • Peace Country Health Region
      Peace Country Health Region
      Peace Country Health Region was the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Alberta until 2008 when the regional health authorities were merged into a single "super board"...


British Columbia

  • Northern Health
    Northern Health
    Northern Health is the publicly-funded healthcare provider for a the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The area region includes the communities of:* Atlin* Burns Lake* Chetwynd* Dawson Creek* Fort Nelson* Fort St. James* Fort St...

  • Interior Health
    Interior Health
    Interior Health is the publicly funded healthcare provider in an area of the Canadian province of British Columbia.Interior Health was established as one of five geographically based health authorities in 2001 by the Government of British Columbia...

  • Vancouver Island Health Authority
    Vancouver Island Health Authority
    Vancouver Island Health Authority is the publicly-funded health care provider in an area in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The region includes the communities of:* Vancouver Island* Gulf Islands* Johnstone Strait* Central Coast...

  • Vancouver Coastal Health
    Vancouver Coastal Health
    Vancouver Coastal Health is a regional health authority providing direct and contracted health services including primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary care, home and community care, mental health services, population and preventive health and addictions services in part of Greater Vancouver...

  • Fraser Health
    Fraser Health
    Fraser Health is one of six publicly funded health care Regions into which the Canadian province of British Columbia is divided. It has 22,000 employees and serves the region from Boston Bar in the Fraser Canyon all the way down the Fraser River Valley to the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby...

  • Provincial Health Services Authority
    Provincial Health Services Authority
    Provincial Health Services Authority is a publicly funded health service provider in the province of British Columbia. Other health authorities in the province have a regional jurisdiction. PHSA is unique in Canada as the only health authority having a province-wide mandate for specialized health...


Manitoba

  • Assiniboine Regional Health Authority
    Assiniboine Regional Health Authority
    The Assiniboine Regional Health Authority is the service provider for health care in southwestern Manitoba. The population of the ARHA is estimated at 71,497...

  • Brandon Regional Health Authority
    Brandon Regional Health Authority
    The Brandon Regional Health Authoriuty is the governing body for healthcare services in and around the City of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. The BRHA service area includes Brandon, Rural Municipality of Cornwallis, Rural Municipality of Elton, and Rural Municipality of Whitehead...

  • Burntwood Regional Health Authority
    Burntwood Regional Health Authority
    The Burntwood Regional Health Authority is the service provide for healthcare in a large geographical area of northern Manitoba, Canada. The Burntwood RHA is a member of the Regional Health Authorities of Manitoba...

  • Regional Health Authority - Central Manitoba Inc.
  • Churchill Regional Health Authority
    Churchill Regional Health Authority
    Churchill Regional Health Authority is the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Manitoba. The area region includes the communities of:* Churchill* Kivalliq Region, Nunavut...

  • Interlake Regional Health Authority
    Interlake Regional Health Authority
    Interlake Regional Health Authority is the governing body for healthcare regulation in the central area of Manitoba, Canada. The region includes the area between Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg, including the communities of:* Arborg* Ashern* Fisher Branch...

  • Norman Regional Health Authority
    Norman Regional Health Authority
    The NOR-MAN Regional Health Authority is the governing body for healthcare regulation in a northern area of Manitoba, Canada. The area region includes the communities of:* Flin Flon* The Pas* Snow Lake* Moose Lake* Cormorant* Grand Rapids...

  • North Eastman Health Authority
    North Eastman Health Authority
    North Eastman Health Authority is the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Manitoba. The area region includes the communities of:* Little Grand Rapids* Beausejour* Whitemouth* Westhawk Lake...

  • Parkland Regional Health Authority
    Parkland Regional Health Authority
    Parkland Regional Health Authority is the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Manitoba. The area region includes the communities of:* Parkland Region...

  • South Eastman Regional Health Authority
    South Eastman Regional Health Authority
    South Eastman Regional Health Authority is the governing body for healthcare regulation in the Eastman Region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. The area region includes the communities of:* Steinbach* Ritchot* Niverville* Taché-External links:*...

  • Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
    Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
    The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Established in December 1999, the WRHA is one of 12 Regional Health Authorities in Manitoba responsible for coordinating health services in designated regions...


New Brunswick

Effective September 1, 2008, the province’s eight regional health authorities have been amalgamated into two new health authorities, namely Vitalité Health Network and Horizon Health Network.
Vitalité Health Network is composed of the facilities previously managed by:

Beauséjour Regional Health Authority

Acadie-Bathurst Health Authority

Restigouche Health Authority

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Horizon Health Network is composed of the facilities previously managed by:

South-East Regional Health Authority

River Valley Health

Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation

Miramichi Regional Health Authority

Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Grenfell Regional Health Services Board
    Grenfell Regional Health Services Board
    Grenfell Regional Health Services Board is the governing body for healthcare regulation covering an area of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The area includes the communities of:* St. Anthony* Northern Newfoundland* Southern Labrador...

  • Health and Community Services Central Region
    Health and Community Services Central Region
    Health and Community Services Central Region is the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The area region includes the communities of:* Fogo Island* Gander* Grand Falls-Windsor...

  • Health and Community Services Eastern Region
    Health and Community Services Eastern Region
    Health and Community Services Eastern Region is the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The area region includes the communities of:* Bonavista Peninsula* Burin Peninsula* Avalon Peninsula...

  • Health and Community Services St. John's Region
    Health and Community Services St. John's Region
    Health and Community Services St. John's Region is the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The area region includes the communities of:* Conception Bay South* northeast Avalon Peninsula...

  • Health and Community Services Western Region
    Health and Community Services Western Region
    Health and Community Services Western Region is the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The area region includes the communities of:* Corner Brook* Port Saunders* Stephenville...

  • Health Labrador Corporation
    Health Labrador Corporation
    Health Labrador Corporation is the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The area region includes the communities of:* Labrador City* Happy Valley-Goose Bay* Nain* Rigolet* Cartwright...


Nova Scotia


Northwest Territories


Local Health Integration Network
Local Health Integration Network
A Local Health Integration Network is a type of health organisation in Ontario, Canada.Across the province of Ontario there are 14 LHINs. The LHINs have been given the mandate for planning, integrating and funding health care services at a local level...

s (LHINs)

  • Central
  • Central East
  • Central West
  • Champlain
  • Erie St. Clair
  • Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant
  • Mississauga Halton
  • North East
  • North Simcoe Muskoka
  • North West
  • South East
  • South West
  • Toronto Central
  • Waterloo Wellington

Public Health Units

  • Durham Regional Health Unit (Durham Region Health Department)
  • Elgin-St Thomas Health Unit
  • Grey Bruce Health Unit
  • Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit
  • Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit)
  • Halton Regional Health Unit (Halton Region Health Department
  • City of Hamilton Health Unit (City of Hamilton Public Health Services)
  • Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit
  • Huron County Health Unit
  • Chatham-Kent Health Unit
  • Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Health Unit
  • Lambton Health Unit
  • Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
  • Middlesex-London Health Unit
  • Niagara Regional Area Health Unit
  • North Bay and District Health Unit
  • Northwestern Health Unit
  • City of Ottawa Health Unit
  • Oxford County Health Unit
  • Peel Regional Health Unit (Peel Health)
  • Perth District Health Unit
  • Peterborough County-City Health Unit
  • Porcupine Health Unit
  • Renfrew County and District Health Unit
  • Eastern Ontario Health Unit
  • Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
  • Sudbury and District Health Unit
  • Thunder Bay District Health Unit
  • Timiskaming Health Unit
  • Waterloo Health Unit
  • Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit

Prince Edward Island


Saskatchewan


Quebec


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