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

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

's provincial and territorial governments to administer and deliver

public health care Publicly funded healthcare is a form of health care financing designed to meet the cost of all or most healthcare needs from a publicly managed fund. Usually this is under some form of democratic accountability, the right of access to which are se ...

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 Department ...

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 Government ...

Newfoundland and Labrador * Central Health *

Eastern Health Eastern Health is the largest integrated health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador. The organization provides a full continuum of health and community services, including public health, long-term care, and acute (hospital) care to a regional p ...

Labrador-Grenfell Health Labrador-Grenfell Health is the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The area includes the region of Labrador and the northern and eastern part of the Great Northern Peninsula. ...

Western Health Western Health 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 * Channel-Port aux Basque ...

Nova Scotia *

IWK Health Centre The IWK Health Centre is a major 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 largest facili ...

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 Health PEI is the single health authority for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. It delivers medical care on behalf of the Government of Prince Edward Island's Department of Health and Wellness and is governed by a board of directors ap ...

is the single health authority for the province

British Columbia

Northern Health Northern Health is the publicly funded healthcare provider for the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Northern Health serves over 300,000 people in an area of 600,000 square kilometres. It was established as one of five g ...

Interior Health Interior Health is a regional health authority in British Columbia. It is one of the five publicly-funded regional health authorities, serving the southern Interior region of British Columbia. Facilities As of 2020 Interior Health operates ...

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 addictio ...

Fraser Health The Fraser Health Authority (FHA) is one of five publicly funded health authorities into which the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) is divided. It is governed by the provincial ''Health Authorities Ac ...

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 BC. Overview The FNHA is part of a First Nations Health ...

(not regional) *

Provincial Health Services Authority Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) is a publicly funded health service provider in the province of British Columbia. PHSA is unique in Canada as the only health authority having a province-wide mandate for specialized health services, alth ...

(not regional - serves entire province)

Ontario

* Erie St. Clair LHIN *

South West LHIN South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

Waterloo Wellington LHIN The Waterloo Wellington LHIN is one of fourteen Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) in the Canadian province of Ontario. The Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network is a community-based, non-profit organization funded by the Gove ...

Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

Central West LHIN The Central West LHIN is one of fourteen Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) in the Canadian province of Ontario. The Central West Local Health Integration Network is a community-based, non-profit organization funded by the Government of Onta ...

Mississauga Halton LHIN The Mississauga Halton LHIN is a Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is a community-based, non-profit organization funded by the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. ...

Toronto Central LHIN The Toronto Central LHIN is one of fourteen Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) in the Canadian province of Ontario. The Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network is a community-based, non-profit organization funded by the Government o ...

Central LHIN Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

Central East LHIN Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

South East LHIN The South East LHIN was one of fourteen Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) in the Canadian province of Ontario. In 2021, the legacy functions of LHINs were assigned to Ontario Health and the name South East Local Health Integration Network ch ...

Champlain LHIN Samuel de Champlain (; Fichier OrigineFor a detailed analysis of his baptismal record, see RitchThe baptism act does not contain information about the age of Samuel, neither his birth date nor his place of birth. – 25 December 1635) was a Fre ...

North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

* North East LHIN *

North West LHIN North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

Prairie region

Alberta *

Alberta Health Services Alberta Health Services (AHS) which is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta is the single health authority for the Canadian province of Alberta and the "largest integrated provincial health care system" in Canada. AHS delivers medical care on beha ...

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 , type = Health authority , seal = , logo = , formed = 2012 , jurisdiction = Interlake and Eastman regions, Manitoba , headquarters = 233A Main St, Selkirk, MB , employees = 3,200 (Oct 2020) , budget = $ CAD (2020) , chief1_name = Glen ...

Northern Regional Health Authority The Northern Regional Health Authority (NRHA) is the governing body responsible for healthcare delivery and regulation for the Northern Health Region (NHR)—specifically northern Manitoba, excluding Churchill. The NRHA covers the largest geograp ...

* Southern Health-Santé Sud *

Prairie Mountain Health The Prairie Mountain Health (PMH; ; formerly Western Regional Health Authority) is the Health authority, governing body responsible for Healthcare in Canada, healthcare delivery and regulation for the eponymous Health regions of Canada, health reg ...

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA; french: Office régional de la santé de Winnipeg, ORSW) is the governing body for healthcare regulation for the City of Winnipeg, the northern community of Churchill, and the Rural Municipalities of E ...

Saskatchewan *

Saskatchewan Health Authority The Saskatchewan Health Authority is the single health region of the province of Saskatchewan. It is a health authority providing direct and contracted health services including primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary care, home and communit ...

, the single health authority of Saskatchewan as of December 4, 2017.

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 Deh or DEH may refer to: *Deh (Pakistan), a type of administrative unit of Pakistan *Deh, India, a village in Nagaur, Rajasthan, India * Deh, Cambodia, a village in Bar Kham, Cambodia *''Dear Evan Hansen'', a 2015/2016 Broadway musical by Pasek and ...

* Tlicho HSS Authority *

Yellowknife HSS Authority Yellowknife (; Dogrib: ) is the capital, largest community, and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the o ...

* Stanton Territorial Health Authority * Hay River HSS Authority *

Fort Smith HSS Authority A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

Nunavut * Nunavut Health Region Yukon Territory * Yukon Territory Health Region

External links

List of health regions published by Statistics Canada and CIHI

References

{{reflist Lists of organizations based in Canada Health-related lists Regions of Canada