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Structural Profile of Public Health in Canada (2018)
Province/Territory/Federal
Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New-Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Québec Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Saskatchewan Yukon Canada
Provincial, Territorial or Federal Level Alberta Health;
Ministry of Children’s Services;
Ministry of Community and Social Services;
Alberta Health Services		 Ministry of Health; Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions;
Ministry of Children and Family Development; Provincial Health Services Authority;
BC Centre for Disease Control
First Nations Health Authority		 Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living Department of Health; Department of Social Development;
Department of Justice and Public Safety;
Department of Environment and Local Government		 Department of Health and Community Services; Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development;
Service NL		 Department of Health and Social Services;
Institut national de santé publique du Québec		 Department of Health and Social Services;
Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority		 Department of Health and Wellness;
Department of Environment;
Nova Scotia Health Authority		 Department of Health Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care;
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services;
Ministry of Education; Public Health Ontario		 Department of Health and Wellness;
Health PEI		 Ministry of Health; Saskatchewan Health Authority Department of Health and Social Services Minister of Health;
Health Canada;
Public Health Agency of Canada;
Canadian Institutes of Health Research;
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board;
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Regional Level Regional Health Authorities abolished in 2008, public health programs and services offered through Alberta Health Services 5 Regional Health Authorities 5 Regional Health Authorities 2 Regional Health Authorities 4 Regional Health Authorities Regional Health and Social Services Agencies abolished in 2015, but 18 Regional Public Health Authorities remain intact Independent health and social services authorities abolished in 2016, however the delivery of public health services is coordinated via regional operations District Health Authorities abolished in 2015, public health services organized by the Nova Scotia Health Authority No Regional Health Authorities, but 3 administrative regions with community health centres and health committees 34 Public Health Units; Local Health Integration Networks Regional Health Authorities abolished in 2005, public health programs delivered by Health PEI Regional Health Authorities abolished in 2017 (undergoing a restructuring process) No Regional Health Authority but 14 community health centres and 3 hospitals No Regional Health Authorities but regional operations within the Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada
Chief Medical Officer of Health Chief Medical Officer of Health Provincial Health Officer Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Chief Medical Officer of Health Chief Medical Officer of Health National Public Health Director/Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Health Chief Public Health Officer Chief Medical Officer of Health Chief Medical Officer of Health Chief Medical Officer of Health Chief Public Health Officer Chief Medical Health Officer


Chief Medical Officer of Health Chief Public Health Officer
Reforms 2017
2016
2009		 2017
2013
2008		 2012
2009		 2018
2017
2009
2007		 2018
2017
2014
2012		 2015
2001		 2016
2009		 2015
2012
2011
2005		 2016
2013		 2018
2011
2009
2008		 2013
2010		 2017
1994		 2014
2009
2002		 2016
2011
2006