Appendix Table A
Percentage physically active in leisure time, by province or territory and health region, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2005

Standard symbols

 
Region code
%
95% confidence interval
Significantly higher
or lower (p < 0.05) than:
Canada
Province or Territory
Canada
27.1
26.7 to 27.5
Newfoundland and Labrador
1000
21.7
20.0 to 23.3
Lower
Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority
1011
21.2
19.0 to 23.5
Lower
Same
Central Regional Integrated Health Authority
1012
21.0
17.6 to 24.4
Lower
Same
Western Regional Integrated Health Authority
1013
24.3
20.2 to 28.4
Same
Same
Labrador-Grenfell Regional Integrated Health Authority
1014
21.3
17.5 to 25.2
Lower
Same
Prince Edward Island
1100
21.7
19.5 to 23.8
Lower
West Prince
1101
21.7
16.2 to 27.2
Same
Same
East Prince
1102
21.9
17.5 to 26.3
Lower
Same
Queens
1103
22.0
18.6 to 25.5
Lower
Same
Kings
1104
20.1
15.2 to 25.0
Lower
Same
Nova Scotia
1200
24.1
22.4 to 25.8
Lower
Zone 1
1201
21.6
18.2 to 25.0
Lower
Same
Zone 2
1202
25.2
21.0 to 29.5
Same
Same
Zone 3
1203
24.3
20.1 to 28.6
Same
Same
Zone 4
1204
21.7
18.3 to 25.1
Lower
Same
Zone 5
1205
26.5
22.1 to 30.8
Same
Same
Zone 6
1206
24.5
21.3 to 27.7
Same
Same
New Brunswick
1300
22.2
20.7 to 23.7
Lower
Region 1
1301
20.7
17.5 to 24.0
Lower
Same
Region 2
1302
24.5
21.2 to 27.8
Same
Same
Region 3
1303
21.5
18.2 to 24.7
Lower
Same
Region 4
1304
21.4
17.5 to 25.3
Lower
Same
Region 5
1305
26.9
21.6 to 32.3
Same
Same
Region 6
1306
22.9
19.2 to 26.7
Lower
Same
Region 7
1307
19.2
13.4 to 24.9
Lower
Same
Quebec
2400
23.8
23.1 to 24.6
Lower
Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent
2401
25.5
23.5 to 27.6
Same
Same
Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean
2402
23.6
20.4 to 26.8
Lower
Same
Région de la Capitale Nationale
2403
22.8
20.6 to 25.0
Lower
Same
Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec
2404
23.6
20.9 to 26.4
Lower
Same
Région de l'Estrie
2405
22.0
18.8 to 25.3
Lower
Same
Région de Montréal
2406
26.1
24.6 to 27.6
Same
Higher
Région de l'Outaouais
2407
26.4
23.5 to 29.3
Same
Same
Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue
2408
20.6
17.6 to 23.6
Lower
Lower
Région de la Côte-Nord
2409
20.0
16.9 to 23.0
Lower
Lower
Région du Nord-du-Québec
2410
25.9
22.2 to 29.7
Same
Same
Région de la Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine
2411
20.4
17.6 to 23.3
Lower
Lower
Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches
2412
20.8
18.1 to 23.5
Lower
Lower
Région de Laval
2413
21.6
19.7 to 23.6
Lower
Lower
Région de Lanaudière
2414
20.7
18.1 to 23.3
Lower
Lower
Région des Laurentides
2415
26.1
23.1 to 29.1
Same
Same
Région de la Montérégie
2416
23.1
20.7 to 25.5
Lower
Same
Ontario
3500
28.3
27.6 to 28.9
Higher
District of Algoma Health Unit
3526
32.8
28.9 to 36.7
Higher
Higher
Brant County Health Unit
3527
29.7
25.9 to 33.5
Same
Same
Durham Regional Health Unit
3530
32.1
29.0 to 35.2
Higher
Higher
Elgin-St Thomas Health Unit
3531
30.3
26.0 to 34.7
Same
Same
Grey Bruce Health Unit
3533
30.7
26.6 to 34.7
Same
Same
Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit
3534
28.0
24.0 to 32.0
Same
Same
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
3535
29.4
24.5 to 34.4
Same
Same
Halton Regional Health Unit
3536
28.8
26.0 to 31.6
Same
Same
City of Hamilton Health Unit
3537
27.6
24.6 to 30.6
Same
Same
Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit
3538
25.9
22.3 to 29.5
Same
Same
Huron County Health Unit
3539
27.7
23.0 to 32.3
Same
Same
Chatham-Kent Health Unit
3540
29.5
25.5 to 33.5
Same
Same
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Health Unit
3541
30.2
26.6 to 33.8
Same
Same
Lambton Health Unit
3542
29.4
26.2 to 32.7
Same
Same
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
3543
31.6
27.8 to 35.4
Higher
Same
Middlesex-London Health Unit
3544
28.9
25.9 to 32.0
Same
Same
Niagara Regional Area Health Unit
3546
30.0
27.1 to 32.8
Higher
Same
North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
3547
30.3
26.0 to 34.5
Same
Same
Northwestern Health Unit
3549
33.2
29.4 to 37.0
Higher
Higher
City of Ottawa Health Unit
3551
31.0
28.4 to 33.5
Higher
Higher
Oxford County Health Unit
3552
23.8
19.2 to 28.3
Same
Same
Peel Regional Health Unit
3553
26.8
24.1 to 29.5
Same
Same
Perth District Health Unit
3554
31.0
25.7 to 36.3
Same
Same
Peterborough County-City Health Unit
3555
32.6
28.3 to 37.0
Higher
Higher
Porcupine Health Unit
3556
25.8
20.9 to 30.7
Same
Same
Renfrew County and District Health Unit
3557
27.8
24.0 to 31.6
Same
Same
Eastern Ontario Health Unit
3558
28.8
25.0 to 32.6
Same
Same
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
3560
34.7
31.8 to 37.6
Higher
Higher
Sudbury and District Health Unit
3561
32.6
29.4 to 35.7
Higher
Higher
Thunder Bay District Health Unit
3562
33.5
29.9 to 37.0
Higher
Higher
Timiskaming Health Unit
3563
27.0
20.8 to 33.1
Same
Same
Waterloo Health Unit
3565
27.9
25.0 to 30.8
Same
Same
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit
3566
30.7
27.2 to 34.1
Higher
Same
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
3568
28.2
25.1 to 31.2
Same
Same
York Regional Health Unit
3570
27.1
24.3 to 29.8
Same
Same
City of Toronto Health Unit
3595
24.3
22.4 to 26.2
Lower
Lower
Manitoba
4600
24.1
22.5 to 25.7
Lower
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
4610
25.3
22.9 to 27.7
Same
Higher
Brandon Regional Health Authority
4615
25.6
20.5 to 30.7
Same
Same
North Eastman Regional Health Authority
4620
28.4
23.6 to 33.1
Same
Same
South Eastman Regional Health Authority
4625
21.7
18.0 to 25.3
Lower
Same
Interlake Regional Health Authority
4630
21.5
16.4 to 26.6
Lower
Same
Central Regional Health Authority
4640
20.0
15.9 to 24.1
Lower
Lower
Assiniboine Regional Health Authority
4645
19.8
16.1 to 23.5
Lower
Lower
Parkland Regional Health Authority
4660
21.6
16.5 to 26.6
Lower
Same
Norman Regional Health Authority
4670
24.3
19.0 to 29.5
Same
Same
Burntwood/Churchill
4685
27.6
22.5 to 32.8
Same
Same
Saskatchewan
4700
26.2
24.8 to 27.6
Same
Sun Country Regional Health Authority
4701
23.3
18.6 to 28.1
Same
Same
Five Hills Regional Health Authority
4702
27.5
22.7 to 32.3
Same
Same
Cypress Regional Health Authority
4703
24.0
19.5 to 28.4
Same
Same
Regina Qu'Appelle Regional Health Authority
4704
28.4
25.1 to 31.7
Same
Same
Sunrise Regional Health Authority
4705
24.1
18.7 to 29.4
Same
Same
Saskatoon Regional Health Authority
4706
25.6
22.6 to 28.6
Same
Same
Heartland Regional Health Authority
4707
24.7
20.4 to 29.0
Same
Same
Kelsey Trail Regional Health Authority
4708
27.3
22.2 to 32.4
Same
Same
Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority
4709
29.2
24.9 to 33.6
Same
Same
Prairie North Regional Health Authority
4710
19.7
14.9 to 24.4
Lower
Lower
Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca
4714
36.5
30.8 to 42.2
Higher
Higher
Alberta
4800
28.7
27.5 to 29.9
Higher
Chinook Regional Health Authority
4820
30.2
26.7 to 33.7
Same
Same
Palliser Health Region
4821
22.0
18.1 to 26.0
Lower
Lower
Calgary Health Region
4822
30.8
28.5 to 33.0
Higher
Higher
David Thompson Regional Health Authority
4823
26.2
23.3 to 29.1
Same
Same
East Central Health
4824
23.0
19.2 to 26.8
Lower
Lower
Capital Health
4825
27.5
25.1 to 29.8
Same
Same
Aspen Regional Health Authority
4826
33.1
29.2 to 37.0
Higher
Higher
Peace Country Health
4827
27.1
23.6 to 30.7
Same
Same
Northern Lights Health Region
4828
29.3
24.1 to 34.5
Same
Same
British Columbia
5900
31.7
30.7 to 32.8
Higher
East Kootenay Health Service Delivery Area
5911
39.5
35.0 to 43.9
Higher
Higher
Kootenay-Boundary Health Service Delivery Area
5912
40.1
34.9 to 45.3
Higher
Higher
Okanagan Health Service Delivery Area
5913
30.5
26.5 to 34.5
Same
Same
Thompson/Cariboo Health Service Delivery Area
5914
34.3
30.0 to 38.6
Higher
Same
Fraser East Health Service Delivery Area
5921
29.6
26.0 to 33.2
Same
Same
Fraser North Health Service Delivery Area
5922
29.2
26.3 to 32.0
Same
Same
Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area
5923
28.4
25.3 to 31.4
Same
Lower
Richmond Health Service Delivery Area
5931
28.2
23.7 to 32.8
Same
Same
Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area
5932
28.6
25.8 to 31.4
Same
Lower
North Shore/Coast Garibaldi Health Service Delivery Area
5933
35.2
31.1 to 39.2
Higher
Same
South Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area
5941
39.6
36.2 to 43.0
Higher
Higher
Central Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area
5942
37.1
33.1 to 41.2
Higher
Higher
North Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area
5943
36.9
31.3 to 42.4
Higher
Same
Northwest Health Service Delivery Area
5951
34.0
28.7 to 39.4
Higher
Same
Northern Interior Health Service Delivery Area
5952
28.6
24.5 to 32.7
Same
Same
Northeast Health Service Delivery Area
5953
28.1
21.6 to 34.5
Same
Same
Yukon Territory
6001
31.2
26.8 to 35.5
Same
Northwest Territories
6101
24.9
20.0 to 29.8
Same
Nunavut
6201
27.1
23.1 to 31.1
Same
† Using 3 or more kilocalories per kilogram per day
Note: Based on self-reported frequency, duration and intensity of participation in leisure-time physical activity in previous 3 months.
Source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey.