CMAJ - Feb. 1, 1997 / Devolving authority for health care in Canada's provinces

Devolving authority for health care in Canada's provinces

Table 1: Implementation of devolved authority for health care in Canada's provinces

Province Start date of implementation*

Established boards
Quebec†
Fall 1991

New Brunswick Summer 1992

Saskatchewan Summer 1993

Prince Edward Island Fall 1993

Alberta Summer 1994

Immature boards
Newfoundland
Spring 1994§

Nova Scotia Winter 1994

British Columbia Winter 1994

Manitoba‡ Spring 1996

*The date of the first appointments of board members.
†Quebec already had a regional structure; this was the start of reformed regional structures.
‡Devolved authority in Manitoba covers only rural and northern areas of the province; it does not include Winnipeg.
§Regional community health boards were established on this date; regional institutional boards were initiated in the spring of 1995.

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| CMAJ February 1, 1997 (vol 156, no 3) / JAMC le 1er février 1997 (vol 156, no 3) |

Table 1: Implementation of devolved authority for health care in Canada's provinces
Province	Start date of implementation*
Established boards Quebec†	Fall 1991
New Brunswick	Summer 1992
Saskatchewan	Summer 1993
Prince Edward Island	Fall 1993
Alberta	Summer 1994
Immature boards Newfoundland	Spring 1994§
Nova Scotia	Winter 1994
British Columbia	Winter 1994
Manitoba‡	Spring 1996
*The date of the first appointments of board members. †Quebec already had a regional structure; this was the start of reformed regional structures. ‡Devolved authority in Manitoba covers only rural and northern areas of the province; it does not include Winnipeg. §Regional community health boards were established on this date; regional institutional boards were initiated in the spring of 1995.