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Acknowledgements

Statistics Canada acknowledges and thanks the many individuals who have contributed to the development of this report. Particularly, we would like to express our appreciation to the members of the LHAD Committee who identified the priority areas for research and provided critical feedback:

Adalsteinn Brown (Co-chair, Ontario)
Michael Wolfson (Co-chair, Statistics Canada, 2007-2009)
Anil Arora (Co-chair, Statistics Canada, 2009-present)
Joy Maddigan (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Ann Vivian-Beresford (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Pat Charlton (Prince Edward Island)
John Boyne (New Brunswick)
David Elliott (Nova Scotia)
Sten Ardal (Ontario)
Vasanthi Srinivasan (Ontario)
Louis Barre (Manitoba and CIHI)
Deborah Malazdrewicz (Manitoba)
Jacqueline Messer-Lepage (Saskatchewan)
Bev Walkner (Alberta)
Ian Rongve (British Columbia)
Jean-Marie Berthelot (CIHI)
Julie McAuley (Statistics Canada)
Jillian Oderkirik (Statistics Canada)

The analyses and conclusions in this report do not necessarily reflect those of the individual provincial representatives or their respective ministries of health.

Members of LHAD Research Team who provided scientific leadership on the project include Gisèle Carrière, Rochelle Garner, Helen Johansen, Saeeda Khan, Kim McGrail, Lindsay Porter, Michelle Rotermann, and Claudia Sanmartin.

We also thank Bob Kingsley and Richard Trudeau for their leadership and commitment to realizing the data goals of the LHAD project.

Thank you to Éric Guimond of the Strategic Research and Analysis Directorate of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Jennifer Pennock of the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada, and Heather Tait of the Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division of Statistics Canada for their insightful comments on draft versions of this report.

Finally, we thank the editorial and production team in Health Analysis Division for their input and expertise including Janice Felman, Robert Pellarin, and Rasha Bradic.

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ISBN: 978-1-100-15682-8

ISSN: 1915-5190

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