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Table 2 Summary of changes to health region codes, names and boundaries, 2005 and 2007

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2005 2007
Newfoundland and Labrador
1011, Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority no change
1012, Central Regional Integrated Health Authority no change
1013, Western Regional Integrated Health Authority no change
1014, Labrador-Grenfell Regional Integrated Health Authority no change
Prince Edward Island1
... 1111, Prince Edward Island
1101, West Prince
1102, East Prince
1103, Queens
1104, Kings
1101, Kings County
1102, Queens County
1103, Prince County
Nova Scotia2
1201, Zone 1 no change
1202, Zone 2 no change
1203, Zone 3 no change
1204, Zone 4 no change
1205, Zone 5 no change
1206, Zone 6 no change
1211, District Health Authority (DHA) 1 no change
1212, District Health Authority (DHA) 2 no change
1213, District Health Authority (DHA) 3 no change
1214, District Health Authority (DHA) 4 no change
1215, District Health Authority (DHA) 5 no change
1216, District Health Authority (DHA) 6 no change
1217, District Health Authority (DHA) 7 no change
1218, District Health Authority (DHA) 8 no change
1219, District Health Authority (DHA) 9 no change
New Brunswick
1301, Region 1 no change
1302, Region 2 1302, Region 23
1303, Region 3 1303, Region 33
1304, Region 4 no change
1305, Region 5 no change
1306, Region 6 no change
1307, Region 7 no change
Quebec
2401, Région du Bas–Saint–Laurent no change
2402, Région du Saguenay—Lac–Saint–Jean no change
2403, 2403, Région de la Capitale–Nationale no change
2404, Région de la Mauricie et Centre–du–Québec no change
2405, Région de l'Estrie no change
2406, Région de Montréal no change
2407, Région de l'Outaouais no change
2408, Région de l'Abitibi–Témiscamingue no change
2409, Région de la Côte–Nord no change
2410, Région du Nord–du–Québec no change
2411, Région de la Gaspésie—Îles–de–la–Madeleine no change
2412, Région de la Chaudière–Appalaches no change
2413, Région de Laval no change
2414, Région de Lanaudière no change
2415, Région de Laurentides no change
2416, Région de la Montérégie no change
2417, Région du Nunavik no change
2418, Région des Terres–Cries–de–la–Baie–James no change
Ontario, Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN)
3501, Erie St. Clair no change
3502, South West no change
3503, Waterloo Wellington no change
3504, Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant no change
3505, Central West no change
3506, Mississauga Halton no change
3507, Toronto Central no change
3508, Central no change
3509, Central East no change
3510, South East no change
3511, Champlain no change
3512, North Simcoe Muskoka no change
3513, North East no change
3514, North West no change
Ontario, Health Units
3526, The District of Algoma Health Unit no change
3527, Brant County Health Unit no change
3530, Durham Regional Health Unit no change
3531, Elgin-St Thomas Health Unit no change
3533, Grey Bruce Health Unit no change
3534, Haldimand–Norfolk Health Unit no change
3535, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit no change
3536, Halton Regional Health Unit no change
3537, City of Hamilton Health Unit no change
3538, Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit no change
3539, Huron County Health Unit no change
3540, Chatham–Kent Health Unit no change
3541, Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Health Unit no change
3542, Lambton Health Unit no change
3543, Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit no change
3544, Middlesex–London Health Unit no change
3546, Niagara Regional Area Health Unit no change
3547, North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit no change
3549, Northwestern Health Unit no change
3551, City of Ottawa Health Unit no change
3552, Oxford County Health Unit no change
3553, Peel Regional Health Unit no change
3554, Perth District Health Unit no change
3555, Peterborough County–City Health Unit no change
3556, Porcupine Health Unit no change
3557, Renfrew County and District Health Unit no change
3558, The Eastern Ontario Health Unit no change
3560, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit no change
3561, Sudbury and District Health Unit no change
3562, Thunder Bay District Health Unit no change
3563, Timiskaming Health Unit no change
3565, Waterloo Health Unit no change
3566, Wellington–Dufferin–Guelph Health Unit no change
3568, Windsor–Essex County Health Unit no change
3570, York Regional Health Unit no change
3595, City of Toronto Health Unit no change
Manitoba
4610, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority no change
4615, Brandon Regional Health Authority no change
4620, North Eastman Regional Health Authority no change
4625, South EastmanRegional Health Authority no change
4630, Interlake Regional Health Authority no change
4640, Central Regional Health Authority no change
4645, Assiniboine Regional Health Authority no change
4660, Parkland Regional Health Authority no change
4670, Norman Regional Health Authority no change
4685, Burntwood/Churchill Regional Health Authority4 no change
Saskatchewan
4701, Sun Country Regional Health Authority no change
4702, Five Hills Regional Health Authority no change
4703, Cypress Regional Health Authority no change
4704, Regina Qu'Appelle Regional Health Authority no change
4705, Sunrise Regional Health Authority no change
4706, Saskatoon Regional Health Authority no change
4707, Heartland Regional Health Authority no change
4708, Kelsey Trail Regional Health Authority no change
4709, Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority no change
4710, Prairie North Regional Health Authority no change
4714, Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca Regional Health Authority4 no change
Alberta5
4820, Chinook Regional Health Authority 4821, Chinook Regional Health Authority
4821, Palliser Health Region 4822, Palliser Health Region
4822, Calgary Health Region 4823, Calgary Health Region
4823, David Thompson Regional Health Authority 4824, David Thompson Regional Health Authority
4824, East Central Health Authority 4825, East Central Health
4825, Capital Health 4826, Capital Health
4826, Aspen Regional Health Authority 4827, Aspen Regional Health Authority
4827, Peace Country Health 4828 Peace Country Health
4828, Northern Lights Regional Health Authority 4829, Northern Lights Region Health Authority
British Columbia
591 Interior Health Authority
       5911, East Kootenay no change
       5912, Kootenay-Boundary no change
       5913, Okanagan no change
       5914, Thompson/Cariboo no change
592 Fraser Health Authority
      5921, Fraser East no change
      5922, Fraser North no change
      5923, Fraser South no change
593 Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
      5931, Richmond no change
      5932, Vancouver no change
      5933, North Shore/Coast Garibaldi no change
594 Vancouver Island Health Authority
      5941, South Vancouver Island no change
      5942, Central Vancouver Island no change
      5943, North Vancouver Island no change
595 Northern Health Authority
     5951, North West no change
     5952, Northern Interior no change
     5953, Northeast no change
Territories
6001, Yukon no change
6101, Northwest Territories no change
6201, Nunavut no change
Notes:
… not applicable
1. In November 2005 Prince Edward Island officially disbanded the four health regions. The three existing counties (census divisions) provide an alternative set of boundaries to retain relevant subprovincial CCHS data, commencing June 2008.

2. The six zones are aggregations of the nine District Health Authorities (DHA). Zones 1, 3 and 4 are each comprised of two DHAs. The remaining three zones change in name only with the following small exception. Mount Uniacke area, previously part of Zone 3 is cut-off by new DHA 4 boundary. Statistics for this area (population 1,114) will be included with DHA 9 (Halifax area). As a result, there is high comparability between Zone 6 and DHA 9 and between Zone 3 and DHA 4/5.
Zone 1 = 1211 District Health Authority (DHA) 1, 1212 District Health Authority (DHA) 2
Zone 2 = 1213 District Health Authority (DHA) 3
Zone 3 = 1214 District Health Authority (DHA) 4, 1215 District Health Authority (DHA) 5
Zone 4 = 1216 District Health Authority (DHA) 6, 1217 District Health Authority (DHA) 7
Zone 5 = 1218 District Health Authority (DHA) 8
Zone 6 = 1219 District Health Authority (DHA) 9.

3. On February 14, 2006 Cambridge-Narrows Village (population 717) was reassigned from Region 2 to Region 3.
4. For most data sources (with the exception of Census and Demographic population estimates), health region level data are not available for some northern health regions in Manitoba and Saskatchewan which have small populations. To avoid suppression in these areas where small numbers or sample size impact on data quality, data have been grouped with neighbouring regions, as follows: 
Churchill Regional Health Authority, Manitoba (4690) is combined with Burntwood Regional Health Authority (4680) and referred to as "Burntwood/Churchill Regional Health Authorities (4685)"; and,
Athabasca Health Authority (4713) Saskatchewan is combined with Mamawetan Churchill River Regional Health Authority (4711) and Keewatin Yatthé Regional Health Authority (4712) and referred to as "Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca Regional Health Authorities (4714)".
5. Alberta health region codes have been updated to align with the provincial codes. Alberta Health and Wellness uses codes R1-R9 to identify the Health Regions.
Source (s): Statistics Canada