Provincial or territorial service · Seniors
Apply for a long-term care home
Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked
Short answer
Publicly funded long-term care homes (nursing homes) are reached through an assessment by your health authority or home care program, not by applying to a home directly.
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) | Long-term care serviceschecked | Apply through your health authority's home and community care office; there is no single provincial application. |
| Alberta | Assisted Living Alberta | How to access continuing carechecked | Access to a continuing care home needs a health professional's assessment; call 811 to start. |
| Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan Health Authority | Long-term carechecked | Long-term care homes are called special care homes in Saskatchewan. |
| Manitoba | Regional health authorities (Home Care program), Manitoba Health | Personal care homeschecked | Apply through the Home Care program of your regional health authority. |
| Ontario | Ontario Health atHome | Apply for long-term carechecked | Applications go through Ontario Health atHome (1-833-515-1234), not directly to the homes. |
| Quebec | Your local CLSC (Santé Québec health network) | Services when you lose independencechecked | Apply for a CHSLD place through your local CLSC. |
| New Brunswick | Department of Social Development | Long-term care serviceschecked | |
| Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia Health Continuing Care (Department of Seniors and Long-term Care) | How to applychecked | Call Continuing Care at 1-800-225-7225 to arrange an assessment; there is no online application. |
| Prince Edward Island | Health PEI | None on record | Contact your local Home Care office to book the required assessment. |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | NL Health Services (funded by the Department of Health and Community Services) | Long-term care homeschecked | Admission needs an assessment by NL Health Services staff; contact your local NL Health Services office. |
| Yukon | Continuing Care (Government of Yukon, Health and Social Services) | None on record | Anyone can make the referral, including you or your family. |
| Northwest Territories | Continuing Care Services (Department of Health and Social Services) and regional health authorities | How to applychecked | Apply through your local Home Care program or community health centre. |
| Nunavut | Home, Community and Continuing Care (Nunavut Department of Health) | Long-term care facilitieschecked | Start at your community health centre. |
Cite this page
Canada Service Map, "Apply for a long-term care home", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care