Appendix 2 Summary of changes to health regions, 2005 and 2007

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Province/Territory Health regions 2005 Units Health regions 2007 Units Comments
Newfoundland and Labrador Regional Integrated Health Authorities (RIHAs) 4 Regional Integrated Health Authorities (RIHAs) 4 no change
Prince Edward Island Health regions 4 Health regions 3 Restructuring by the province collapsed the four administrative areas into one in November 2005. Data will be presented by the three counties.
Nova Sotia Zones 6 Zones 6 no change
District health authorities 9 District health authorities 9 no changes
New Brunswick Health regions 7 Health regions 7 Census subdivision Cambridge-Narrows village (population 717) moved from Region 2 to Region 3.
Quebec Régions sociosanitaires 18 Régions sociosanitaires 18 no change
Ontario Public Health Units (PHUs) 36 Public Health Units (PHUs) 36 no change
Local Health Integrated Network (LHIN) 14 Local Health Integrated Network (LHIN) 14 no change
Manitoba Regional Health Authorities 11 Regional Health Authorities 11 no change
Saskatchewan Regional Health Authorities 13 Regional Health Authorities 13 no change
Alberta Regional Health Authorities 9 Regional Health Authorities 9 The codes in Alberta have been updated to align with the codes used by Alberta Health and Wellness.
British Columbia Home Service Delivery Areas (HSDA) 16 Home Service Delivery Areas (HSDA) 16 no change
Yukon Territories Territory 1 Territory 1 no change
Northwest Territories Territory 1 Territory 1 no change
Nunavut Territory 1 Territory 1 no change