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Table 2a – Summary of changes to health region codes, names and boundaries, 2000 and 2003
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| 2000 | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| 1001, Health and Community Services St. John's Region | 1001, Health and Community Services St. John's Region |
| 1002, Health and Community Services Eastern Region | 1002, Health and Community Services Eastern Region |
| 1003, Health and Community Services Central Region | 1003, Health and Community Services Central Region |
| 1004, Health and Community Services Western Region | 1004, Health and Community Services Western Region |
| 1005, Grenfell Regional Health Services Board | 1005, Grenfell Regional Health Services Board |
| 1006, Health Labrador Corporation | 1006, Health Labrador Corporation |
| Prince Edward Island1 | |
| 1101, Urban Health Region | ... |
| 1102, Rural Health Region | ... |
| ... | 1101, West Prince2 |
| ... | 1102, East Prince2 |
| ... | 1103, Queens2 |
| ... | 1104, Kings2 |
| Nova Scotia | |
| 1201, Zone 1 | 1201, Zone 1 |
| 1202, Zone 2 | 1202, Zone 2 |
| 1203, Zone 3 | 1203, Zone 3 |
| 1204, Zone 4 | 1204, Zone 4 |
| 1205, Zone 5 | 1205, Zone 5 |
| 1206, Zone 6 | 1206, Zone 6 |
| New Brunswick | |
| 1301, Region 1 | 1301, Region 1 |
| 1302, Region 2 | 1302, Region 2 |
| 1303, Region 3 | 1303, Region 3 |
| 1304, Region 4 | 1304, Region 4 |
| 1305, Region 5 | 1305, Region 5 |
| 1306, Region 6 | 1306, Region 6 |
| 1307, Region 7 | 1307, Region 7 |
| Quebec | |
| 2401, Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent | 2401, Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| 2402, Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean | 2402, Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean |
| 2403, Région de Québec | 2403, Région de Québec |
| 2404, Région de la Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec | 2404, Région de la Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec |
| 2405, Région de l'Estrie | 2405, Région de l'Estrie |
| 2406, Région de Montréal-Centre | 2406, Région de Montréal-Centre |
| 2407, Région de l'Outaouais | 2407, Région de l'Outaouais |
| 2408, Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 2408, Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| 2409, Région de la Côte-Nord | 2409, Région de la Côte-Nord |
| 2410, Région du Nord-du-Québec | 2410, Région du Nord-du-Québec |
| 2411, Région de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 2411, Région de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| 2412, Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches | 2412, Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches |
| 2413, Région de Laval | 2413, Région de Laval |
| 2414, Région de Lanaudière | 2414, Région de Lanaudière |
| 2415, Région de Laurentides | 2415, Région de Laurentides |
| 2416, Région de la Montérégie | 2416, Région de la Montérégie |
| 2417, Région du Nunavik | 2417, Région du Nunavik |
| 2418, Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James | 2418, Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James |
| Ontario | |
| 3501, Champlain District Health Council | 3501, Champlain District Health Council |
| 3502, Quinte-Kingston and Rideau District Health Council | 3502, Southeastern Ontario District Health Council 3 |
| 3503, Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge District Health Council | 3503, Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge District Health Council |
| 3504, Toronto District Health Council | 3504, Toronto District Health Council |
| 3505, Simcoe-York District Health Council | 3505, Simcoe York District Health Council3 |
| 3506, Halton-Peel District Health Council | 3506, Halton-Peel District Health Council |
| 3507, Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin District Health Council | 3507, Waterloo Region-Wellington-Dufferin District Health Council3 |
| 3508, Hamilton-Wentworth District Health Council | 3508, Hamilton District Health Council3 |
| 3509, Niagara District Health Council | 3509, Niagara District Health Council |
| 3510, Grand River District Health Council | 3510, Grand River District Health Council |
| 3511, Thames Valley District Health Council | 3511, Thames Valley District Health Council |
| 3512, Essex-Kent and Lambton District Health Council | 3512, Essex-Kent and Lambton District Health Council |
| 3513, Grey-Bruce-Huron and Perth District Health Council | 3513, Grey Bruce Huron Perth District Health Council3 |
| 3514, Muskoka-Nipissing and Parry Sound District Health Council | 3514, Northern Shores District Health Council3 |
| 3515, Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury District Health Council | 3515, Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury District Health Council |
| 3516, Northwestern Ontario District Health Council | 3516, Northwestern Ontario District Health Council |
| 3526, Algoma Public Health Unit | 3526, The District of Algoma Health Unit3 |
| 3527, Brant Public Health Unit | 3527, Brant County Health Unit3 |
| 3530, Durham Public Health Unit | 3530, Durham Regional Health Unit3 |
| 3531, Elgin-St Thomas Public Health Unit | 3531, Elgin-St Thomas Health Unit3 |
| 3533, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Public Health Unit | 3533 Grey Bruce Health Unit3 |
| 3534, Haldimand-Norfolk Public Health Unit | 3534, Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit3 |
| 3535, Haliburton-Kawartha-Pine Ridge Public Health Unit | 3535, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit3 |
| 3536, Halton Public Health Unit | 3536, Halton Regional Health Unit3 |
| 3537, Hamilton-Wentworth Public Health Unit | 3537, City of Hamilton Health Unit3 |
| 3538, Hastings and Prince Edward Public Health Unit | 3538, Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit3 |
| 3539, Huron Public Health Unit | 3539, Huron County Health Unit3 |
| 3540, Kent-Chatham Public Health Unit | 3540, Chatham-Kent Health Unit3 |
| 3541, Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington Public Health Unit | 3541, Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Health Unit3 |
| 3542, Lambton Public Health Unit | 3542, Lambton Health Unit3 |
| 3543, Leeds-Grenville-Lanark Public Health Unit | 3543, Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit3 |
| 3544, Middlesex-London Public Health Unit | 3544, Middlesex-London Health Unit3 |
| 3545, Muskoka-Parry Sound Public Health Unit | 3545, Muskoka-Parry Sound Health Unit3 |
| 3546, Niagara Public Health Unit | 3546, Niagara Regional Area Health Unit3 |
| 3547, North Bay Public Health Unit | 3547, North Bay and District Health Unit3 |
| 3549, Northwestern Public Health Unit | 3549, Northwestern Health Unit3 |
| 3551, Ottawa Carleton Public Health Unit | 3551, City of Ottawa Health Unit3 |
| 3552, Oxford Public Health Unit | 3552, Oxford County Health Unit3 |
| 3553, Peel Public Health Unit | 3553, Peel Regional Health Unit3 |
| 3554, Perth Public Health Unit | 3554, Perth District Health Unit3 |
| 3555, Peterborough Public Health Unit | 3555, Peterborough County-City Health Unit3 |
| 3556, Porcupine Public Health Unit | 3556, Porcupine Health Unit3 |
| 3557, Renfrew Public Health Unit | 3557, Renfrew County and District Health Unit3 |
| 3558, Eastern Ontario Public Health Unit | 3558, The Eastern Ontario Health Unit3 |
| 3560, Simcoe Public Health Unit | 3560, Simcoe County District Health Unit3 |
| 3561, Sudbury Public Health Unit | 3561, Sudbury and District Health Unit3 |
| 3562, Thunder Bay Public Health Unit | 3562, Thunder Bay District Health Unit3 |
| 3563, Timiskaming Public Health Unit | 3563, Timiskaming Health Unit3 |
| 3565, Waterloo Public Health Unit | 3565, Waterloo Health Unit3 |
| 3566, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit | 3566, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit3 |
| 3568, Windsor-Essex Public Health Unit | 3568, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit3 |
| 3570, York Public Health Unit | 3570, York Regional Health Unit3 |
| 3595, City of Toronto Public Health Unit | 3595, City of Toronto Health Unit3 |
| Manitoba | |
| 4610, Winnipeg | 4610, Winnipeg |
| 4615, Brandon | 4615, Brandon |
| 4620, North Eastman | 4620, North Eastman |
| 4625, South Eastman | 4625, South Eastman |
| 4630, Interlake | 4630, Interlake |
| 4640, Central | 4640, Central2, 4 |
| 4650, Marquette | 4645, Assiniboine2, 3,5 |
| 4655, South Westman | ... |
| 4660, Parkland | 4660, Parkland2 |
| 4670,Norman | 4670, Norman |
| 4685, Burntwood/Churchill | 4685, Burntwood/Churchill |
| Saskatchewan | |
| 4701, Weyburn (A) Service Area | 4701, Sun Country3 |
| 4702, Moose Jaw (B) Service Area | 4702, Five Hills3 |
| 4703, Swift Current (C) Service Area | 4703, Cypress3 |
| 4704, Regina (D) Service Area | 4704, Regina Qu'Appelle3 |
| 4705, Yorkton (E) Service Area | 4705, Sunrise3 |
| 4706, Saskatoon (F) Service Area | 4706, Saskatoon3 |
| 4707, Rosetown (G) Service Area | 4707, Heartland3 |
| 4708, Melfort (H) Service Area | 4708, Kelsey Trail3 |
| 4709, Prince Albert (I) Service Area | 4709, Prince Albert Parkland3 |
| 4710, North Battleford (J) Service Area | 4710, Prairie North3 |
| 4711, Northern Health Services Branch (K) Service Area | 4714, Mamawetan/Keewati...thabasca3 |
| Alberta6 | |
| 4801, Chinook Regional Health Authority | 4820, Chinook Regional Health Authority |
| 4802, Palliser Health Authority | ... |
| 4803, Headwaters Health Authority | ... |
| 4804, Calgary Regional Health Authority | ... |
| 4805, Health Authority #5 | ... |
| 4806, David Thompson Regional Health Authority | ... |
| 4807, East Central Health Authority | ... |
| 4808, WestView Regional Health Authority | ... |
| 4809, Crossroads Regional Health Authority | ... |
| 4810, Capital Health Authority | ... |
| 4811, Aspen Regional Health Authority | ... |
| 4812, Lakeland Regional Health Authority | ... |
| 4813, Mistahia Regional Health Authority | ... |
| 4814, Peace Regional Health Authority | ... |
| 4815, Keeweetinok Lakes Regional Health Authority | ... |
| ... | 4821, Palliser Health Region2 |
| ... | 4822, Calgary Health Region2 |
| ... | 4823, David Thompson Regional Health Authority2 |
| ... | 4824, East Central Health Authority2 |
| ... | 4825, Capital Health2 |
| ... | 4826, Aspen Regional Health Authority2 |
| ... | 4827, Peace Country Health2 |
| 4816, Northern Lights Regional Health Authority | 4828, Northern Lights Regional Health Authority2 |
| 4817, Northwestern Regional Health Authority | |
| British Columbia7 | |
| 5911, East Kootenay | 5911, East Kootenay |
| 5912, Kootenay-Boundary | 5912, Kootenay-Boundary |
| 5913, Okanagan | 5913, Okanagan |
| 5914, Thompson/Cariboo | 5914, Thompson/Cariboo |
| 5921, Fraser Valley | 5921, Fraser East3 |
| 5922, Simon Fraser | 5922, Fraser North3 |
| 5923, South Fraser | 5923, Fraser South3 |
| 5931, Richmond | 5931, Richmond |
| 5932, Vancouver | 5932, Vancouver |
| 5933, North Shore/Coast Garibaldi | 5933, North Shore/Coast Garibaldi |
| 5941, South Vancouver Island | 5941, South Vancouver Island |
| 5942, Central Vancouver Island | 5942, Central Vancouver Island |
| 5943, North Vancouver Island | 5943, North Vancouver Island |
| 5951, North West | 5951, Northwest3 |
| 5952, Northern Interior | 5952, Northern Interior |
| 5953, Northeast | 5953, Northeast |
| Territories | |
| 6001, Yukon | 6001, Yukon |
| 6101, Northwest Territories | 6101, Northwest Territories |
| 6201, Nunavut | 6201, Nunavut |
| Notes : | |
| … not applicable | |
| 1. In Prince Edward Island, two statistical areas (urban and rural) were replaced by the four administrative areas for 2003. | |
| 2. Indicates where boundaries have changed, affecting data comparability in these regions. | |
| 3. Health region name change. | |
| 4. Central, Manitoba (4640) lost 449 or .5 per cent (1996 Census pop.) to Parkland (4660). | |
| 5. Assiniboine, Manitoba (4645) is comprised of the old regions of Marquette (4650) and South Westman (4655). | |
| 6. Complete restructuring of health region boundaries in Alberta , with the following exceptions: Chinook Regional Health Authority boundaries have not changed (code change only from 4801 to 4820); and Northern Lights (4816) and Northwestern (4817) regional health authorities combined to become the new Northern Lights Regional Health Authority (4828). | |
| 7. Boundary changes within the Vancouver Island Health Authority of British Columbia occurred in 2003 affecting the following regions: South Vancouver Island (5941) reduced by 56,313 population or 14.7% (1996 Census); Central Vancouver Island (5942) gained 999 pop. or 4 %, and; North Vancouver (5943) gained 55,314 population, an increase of 102.6%. | |
| Source(s): Statistics Canada | |
