---
title: "Home care and community care"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care"
description: "Home care and community care in Canada: run by each province and territory. Who handles it in all 13 provinces and territories. Checked 12 October 2026."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
lastReviewed: "2026-10-12"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Home care and community care

Provincial or territorial service · Health

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 12 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## Short answer

Publicly funded home care brings nursing, personal support and therapy to people at home. Your health authority assesses what you need.

Each province and territory runs its own. Find yours in the table below.

## 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](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/british-columbia) | Regional health authorities (Fraser, Interior, Island, Northern, Vancouver Coastal Health) | [How to arrange care](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/home-community-care/how-to-arrange-for-care), checked 12 October 2026 | Contact your health authority's home and community care office for an assessment. |
| [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/alberta) | Assisted Living Alberta (home and community care) | [How to access home care](https://www.alberta.ca/assisted-living-services-near-me), checked 12 October 2026 | Call 811 to be connected to a home care office in your community. |
| [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/saskatchewan) | Saskatchewan Health Authority | [Home care](https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/your-health/conditions-illnesses-services-wellness/all-z/home-care), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/manitoba) | Manitoba Home Care Program (regional health authorities) | [Home care program](https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/homecare/index.html), checked 12 October 2026 | Contact the home care program of your regional health authority to apply. |
| [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/ontario) | Ontario Health atHome | [Home and community care](https://www.ontario.ca/page/home-community-care), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/quebec) | Your local CLSC (Santé Québec health network) | [Home support services](https://www.quebec.ca/en/family-and-support-for-individuals/loss-of-independence/loss-of-independence), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply for home care support at the CLSC in your region. |
| [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/new-brunswick) | Extra-Mural Program (Extra-Mural/Ambulance NB Inc., for the Department of Health) | [Request home care services](https://extramuralnb.ca/en/request-emp-services/), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/nova-scotia) | Nova Scotia Health Continuing Care (Department of Seniors and Long-term Care) | [Home and community care](https://www.nshealth.ca/clinics-programs-and-services/home-care-and-community-care-services), checked 12 October 2026 | Call Continuing Care at 1-800-225-7225 to arrange an assessment. |
| [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/prince-edward-island) | Health PEI | None on record |  |
| [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/newfoundland-and-labrador) | NL Health Services (Provincial Home Support Program, Department of Health and Community Services) | [Home Support Program](https://www.gov.nl.ca/hcs/personsdisabilities/fundingprograms-hcs/), checked 12 October 2026 | Referrals for subsidized home support go through NL Health Services; anyone can make a referral. |
| [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/yukon) | Home Care Program (Government of Yukon, Health and Social Services) | None on record |  |
| [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/northwest-territories) | Home and Community Care (Department of Health and Social Services) and regional health authorities | [Home and community care](https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/continuing-care-services/home-and-community-care), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/nunavut) | Home, Community and Continuing Care (Nunavut Department of Health) | [Home and community care](https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/health/home-community-and-continuing-care), checked 12 October 2026 | Ask at your community health centre. |

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## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Home care and community care", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care