Health regions, also called health authorities, are a governance model used by

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's provincial and territorial governments to administer and deliver public health care to all Canadian residents. Health care is designated a provincial responsibility under the separation of powers in Canada's federal system. Most health regions or health authorities are organized along geographic boundaries, however, some are organized along operational lines.

Atlantic region

New Brunswick

Vitalité Health Network Vitalité Health Network () is one of two health authorities in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, the other being Horizon Health Network. Vitalité Health Network delivers medical care on behalf of the Government of New Brunswick's Depart ...

Horizon Health Network Horizon Health Network () is one of two Health regions of Canada, health authorities in the Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick, the other being Vitalité Health Network. Horizon Health Network delivers medical care on behalf of the Govern ...

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NL Health Services, NLHS) is the integrated health authority of Newfoundland and Labrador, tasked with the administration and delivery of health care services across the province. __TOC__ History The or ...

Nova Scotia

IWK Health Centre IWK Health is a major women's and children's (pediatric) hospital and trauma centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia that provides care to maritime youth, children and women from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and beyond. The IWK is the ...

Nova Scotia Health Authority The Nova Scotia Health Authority is a provincial health authority serving Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the largest employer in the province, with more than 23,000 employees, 2,500 physicians and 7,000 volunteers working from 45 different facilities. ...

Prince Edward Island

* Health PEI is the single health authority for the province.

British Columbia

* Northern Health * Interior Health *

Island Health Island Health, also known as the Vancouver Island Health Authority, is the publicly funded health care provider in the southwestern portion of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was established as one of five geographically based healt ...

Vancouver Coastal Health Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is a regional health authority that provides health services including primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary care, home and community care, mental health services, population and preventive health and addiction ...

* Fraser Health *

First Nations Health Authority The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is a health service delivery organization responsible for administering a variety of health programs and service for First Nations people living in British Columbia (BC). Overview The FNHA is part of a ...

(not regional) * Provincial Health Services Authority (not regional – serves entire province)

Ontario

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

Prairie region

Alberta

Alberta Health Services Alberta Health Services (AHS) is the single Health regions of Canada, health authority for the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta and the "largest integrated provincial health care system" in Canada. Headquartered ...

is the single health authority for the province. It was created in 2008 from nine former regional health authorities (RHAs) plus the Alberta Mental Health Board, the Alberta Cancer Board, and the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission. The RHAs were in turn created in 1994, from the former hospital boards and local health units.

Manitoba

* Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority * Northern Regional Health Authority * Southern Health-Santé Sud * Prairie Mountain Health *

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA; , ORSW) is the governing body for healthcare regulation for the City of Winnipeg, the northern community of Churchill, and the Rural Municipalities of East and West St. Paul, in the Canadian provinc ...

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Health Authority The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is the single health region of the province of Saskatchewan. Established on December 4, 2017, it amalgamated the province's 12 former regional health authorities into one unified organization. The SHA is re ...

is the single health authority of Saskatchewan .

Quebec

* Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue * Région de l'Estrie * Région de l'Outaouais * Région de la Capitale-Nationale * Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches * Région de la Côte-Nord * Région de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine * Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec * Région de la Montérégie * Région de Lanaudière * Région de Laval * Région de Montréal-Centre * Région des Laurentides * Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James * Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent * Région du Nord-du-Québec * Région du Nunavik * Région du Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean

Territories

Northwest Territories

* Beaufort-Delta HSS Authority * Sahtu HSS Authority * Deh Cho HSS Authority * Tlicho HSS Authority * Yellowknife HSS Authority * Stanton Territorial Health Authority * Hay River HSS Authority * Fort Smith HSS Authority

Nunavut

* Nunavut Health Region

Yukon Territory

* Yukon Territory Health Region

References

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External links

List of health regions published by Statistics Canada and CIHI
Lists of organizations based in Canada

Regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

Regions of Canada