Table 1 Health regions and relevant legislation, by province, 2007

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Province/territory Health regions 2007 Units Relevant Legislation
Newfoundland and Labrador Regional Integrated Health Authorities (RIHAs) 4 Regional Integrated Health Authorities Order under s.4 and s.21 of the Hospitals Act (O.C.) 2005-052)
Prince Edward Island
... 11 In November 2005 Prince Edward Island officially disbanded the four health regions.
Nova Scotia Zones 6 Health Authorities Act (Statutes of Nova Scotia 2000, c. 6) sec.84
District Health Authorities 9  
New Brunswick Health Regions 7 Regional Health Authorities Act (Chapter R-5.05) – Schedule A
Quebec Régions sociosanitaires (RSS) 18 Article 339 de la Loi sur les services de santé et les services sociaux (L.R.Q.,chapitre S-4.2); la Loi sur les services de santé et les services sociaux (L.R.Q., chapitre S-5); les décrets 1213-78,1813-91,1815-91,1816-91, 1817-91, 1818-91, 1819-91, 1820-91, 1821-91, 1822-91, 1823-91, 1824-91, 1825-91, 1826-91, 1827-91, 1828-91, 655-94.
Ontario Public Health Units 36

Regulation 553 (Revised Regulations of Ontario), pursuant to Health Protection and Promotion Act R.S.O. 1990, Amended to O. Reg. 64/05.
Local Health Integration Networks 14 Legislation unavailable at this time.
Manitoba Regional Health Authorities 11 Regional Health Authorities Establishment Regulation (regulation 207/97) pursuant to The Regional Health Authorities Act (C.C.S.M. c. R34); amended Regulations 99/2002 and 169/2002.
Saskatchwan Regional Health Authorities 13 The Regional Health Services Act, Chapter R-8.2; The Regional Health Services Administration Regulations, Chapter R-8.2 Reg 1
Alberta Regional Health Authorities 9 Regional Health Authorities Act Chapter R-10
British–Columbia Health Service Delivery Areas (HSDA) 16 Health Authorities Amendment Act , Statutes of B.C. 2002 (see B.C. Regulation 225/2003 also); Health Authorities Act Chapter 180 (and associated Regulations)
Yukon Territories ... 11 An Act To Amend the Public Health Act, Statutes of the Yukon, 1997
Northwest Territories ... 11 Consolidation of Northwest Territories Health District Establishment Order, R-080-2000 (pursuant to Public Health Act)
Nunavut ... 11 Public Health Act (Statutes of Northwest Territories 1998 chapter 5)

Note:
1. Entire province/territory represents a health region.