Provincial or territorial service · Health
Home care and community care
Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked
Short answer
Publicly funded home care brings nursing, personal support and therapy to people at home. Your health authority assesses what you need.
Who handles it
Each province and territory runs its own. Find yours in the table below.
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In every province and territory
Who handles it in each province and territory, with the official link.
| Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | Regional health authorities (Fraser, Interior, Island, Northern, Vancouver Coastal Health) | How to arrange carechecked | Contact your health authority's home and community care office for an assessment. |
| Alberta | Assisted Living Alberta (home and community care) | How to access home carechecked | Call 811 to be connected to a home care office in your community. |
| Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan Health Authority | Home carechecked | |
| Manitoba | Manitoba Home Care Program (regional health authorities) | Home care programchecked | Contact the home care program of your regional health authority to apply. |
| Ontario | Ontario Health atHome | Home and community carechecked | |
| Quebec | Your local CLSC (Santé Québec health network) | Home support serviceschecked | Apply for home care support at the CLSC in your region. |
| New Brunswick | Extra-Mural Program (Extra-Mural/Ambulance NB Inc., for the Department of Health) | Request home care serviceschecked | |
| Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia Health Continuing Care (Department of Seniors and Long-term Care) | Home and community carechecked | Call Continuing Care at 1-800-225-7225 to arrange an assessment. |
| Prince Edward Island | Health PEI | None on record | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | NL Health Services (Provincial Home Support Program, Department of Health and Community Services) | Home Support Programchecked | Referrals for subsidized home support go through NL Health Services; anyone can make a referral. |
| Yukon | Home Care Program (Government of Yukon, Health and Social Services) | None on record | |
| Northwest Territories | Home and Community Care (Department of Health and Social Services) and regional health authorities | Home and community carechecked | |
| Nunavut | Home, Community and Continuing Care (Nunavut Department of Health) | Home and community carechecked | Ask at your community health centre. |
Cite this page
Canada Service Map, "Home care and community care", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care