One of the most pressing challenges in Canadian public health is effective geographic access to healthcare, especially in more sparsely populated regions. Convenient access to hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and other specialized health providers means better health outcomes and well-being among the population. This is especially challenging in Nova Scotia where doctors are retiring and communities are aging, yet additional infrastructure is not being built fast enough to keep up with changing health needs. Evaluating a community's proximity to the full breadth of healthcare facilities and public health decision-makers and planners is a challenge. GIS can be used to measure access to healthcare in a variety of ways. For example, spatial methods have been developed to measure health network adequacy. GIS is an intuitive tool to measure network adequacy because it combines geographic distances between communities and healthcare services to develop a map of accessibility.

Important InformationRecently, many jurisdictions have begun to reduce the frequency of their updates, and in many cases have removed some data metrics altogether. Because of this, Esri Canada has switched to a weekly reporting of provincial Cases, Deaths and Hospitalizations effective April 15, 2022. The data in this dataset is no longer being updated.This is a public view of the Regional Health Unit data. The data contains in this service is maintained by the Esri Canada Community Maps team by visiting the Source URLs each day.The RegionalHealthBoundaires Layer contains the 92 polygons, the current (most recent and where reported) counts for Cases, Deaths, Recoveries and Test. It also contains Regional Health Unit ID number, English and French Names, Population data from Environics for 2019, the updated data and the Source URLThe ArchiveCaseDataTable contains an extract of the Cases, Deaths, Recoveries and Tests for each region by date. New rows (92) are added to this table each day (one for each health region).Note: The 2019 population data included in this layer is based on the Data Estimates and Projections (DEP) from Environics Analytics, and apportioned to the polygon areas through the geoenrichment process in ArcGIS Online. The foundation of the Environics Analytics DEP data is based on the foundation of the 2016 Canadian Census.

Important InformationRecently, many jurisdictions have begun to reduce the frequency of their updates, and in many cases have removed some data metrics altogether. Because of this, Esri Canada has switched to a weekly reporting of provincial Cases, Deaths and Hospitalizations effective April 15, 2022. The data in this dataset is no longer being updated.This is a public view of the Regional Health Unit data. The data contains in this service is maintained by the Esri Canada Community Maps team by visiting the Source URLs each day.The RegionalHealthBoundaires Layer contains the 92 polygons, the current (most recent and where reported) counts for Cases, Deaths, Recoveries and Test. It also contains Regional Health Unit ID number, English and French Names, Population data from Environics for 2019, the updated data and the Source URLThe ArchiveCaseDataTable contains an extract of the Cases, Deaths, Recoveries and Tests for each region by date. New rows (92) are added to this table each day (one for each health region).Note: The 2019 population data included in this layer is based on the Data Estimates and Projections (DEP) from Environics Analytics, and apportioned to the polygon areas through the geoenrichment process in ArcGIS Online. The foundation of the Environics Analytics DEP data is based on the foundation of the 2016 Canadian Census.

The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The Canada's conserved areas indicators report the amount and proportion of Canada's terrestrial (land and freshwater) and marine area that is conserved. This includes areas recognized under the international definitions of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures. Land and/or water access and use within protected areas are controlled primarily for the purpose of conserving biodiversity, regardless of proprietary designation (for example, park, conservation area or wildlife reserve). Other effective area-based conservation measures are also managed over the long term in ways that result in the effective conservation of biodiversity. Well-managed conserved areas are one way to protect wild species and their habitats for present and future generations. Habitat conservation is a measure of human response to the loss of biodiversity and natural habitat. As the conserved area in Canada increases, more lands and waters are withdrawn from direct human development stresses, thereby contributing to biodiversity conservation and improving the health of ecosystems. In turn, healthy ecosystems provide benefits such as clean water, mitigation of climate change, pollination and improved human health. Information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for the data sources and details on how the data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.

This data set contains a compiled list of the best available information on individual COVID-19 Case details. Data from a number of sources are merged with consistent field names and content. Age information is binned into large age ranges. Regional Health district names are aligned with those used in other data sets on this hub. Data Sources:The data comes from multiple sources and is combined. Where a provincial source is available (e.g. BC, AB & ON) we use that. Where there is not, we use the data curated by the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group.Here are the URLs the individual datasets have been pulled from:Ontario:https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/f4112442-bdc8-45d2-be3c-12efae72fb27/resource/455fd63b-603d-4608-8216-7d8647f43350/download/conposcovidloc.csvhttps://data.ontario.ca/dataset/confirmed-positive-cases-of-covid-19-in-ontarioBC:https://www.bccdc.ca/Health-Info-Site/Documents/BCCDC_COVID19_Dashboard_Case_Details.csvhttps://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/dataAlberta:https://covid19stats.alberta.ca/Everywhere else (COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group): https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ishaberry/Covid19Canada/master/cases.csvhttps://github.com/ishaberry/Covid19CanadaOther Notes:The Latitude and Longitude in the table are the cartographic centroid of the reported region (they are not patient locations). So, spatially you can have a large number of points stacked on top of one another.Data is updated every 24 hours, between 11:00PM and midnight (EST) each day.Many provinces do not report case detailCOVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group Citation:Berry I, Soucy J-PR, Tuite A, Fisman D. Open access epidemiologic data and an interactive dashboard to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak in Canada. CMAJ. 2020 Apr 14;192(15):E420. doi: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.75262Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ishaberry/Covid19Canada/master/LICENSE.MD

On March 10, 2023, the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center ceased collecting and reporting of global COVID-19 data. For updated cases, deaths, and vaccine data please visit the following sources:Global: World Health Organization (WHO)U.S.: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)For more information, visit the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.This feature layer contains the most up-to-date COVID-19 cases and the latest trend plot. It covers the US (county or state level), China, Canada, Australia (province/state level), and the rest of the world (country/region level, represented by either the country centroids or their capitals). Data sources are WHO, CDC, ECDC, NHC, DXY, 1point3acres, Worldometers.info, BNO, the COVID Tracking Project (testing and hospitalizations), state and national government health departments, and local media reports. This layer is created and maintained by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at the Johns Hopkins University. This feature layer is supported by Esri Living Atlas team, JHU APL and JHU Data Services. This layer is opened to the public and free to share. Contact us.

Reporting by health unit, this layer includes the following information:percentage of rural area populationpercentage of seniors (65 and older) for 2018percentage of immigrant populationpercentage of aboriginal populationpercentage of children living in low income familiespercentage of households experiencing food insecurity*prevalence of diabetes*prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD) disease*prevalence of high blood pressureprevalence of mood disorders*Data provided by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Original source data can be found here. Complete metadata for this layer can be found here. Related dataset Contextual Health Measures by Province.* indicates that some of the numbers are estimated and should be used with caution.

Important InformationRecently, many jurisdictions have begun to reduce the frequency of their updates, and in many cases have removed some data metrics altogether. Because of this, Esri Canada has switched to a weekly reporting of provincial Cases, Deaths and Hospitalizations effective April 15, 2022. The data in this dataset is no longer being updated.The Layer contains Regional Health Units from the Stats Canada Product, except for BC & SK. In BC, this layer is the five upper level Health Authorities (merged from the 16 lower Delivery areas). For SK, the regional boundaries were obtains from GeoSask. The layer has been enriched with 2019 Population data. The following fields are updated form Provincial and Regional Sources: CaseCount, Deaths, Recovered & Tests. The "Last_Updated" field contains the data and time Esri Canada last verified and/or updated the information in these fields.Note: The 2019 population data included in this layer is based on the Data Estimates and Projections (DEP) from Environics Analytics, and apportioned to the polygon areas through the geoenrichment process in ArcGIS Online. The foundation of the Environics Analytics DEP data is based on the foundation of the 2016 Canadian Census.

IMPORTANT NOTICE This item has moved to a new organization and will enter Mature Support on April 17th, 2025. This item is scheduled to be Retired and removed from ArcGIS Online on July 30th, 2025. We encourage you to switch to using the item on the new organization as soon as possible to avoid any disruptions within your workflows. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below or email our Living Atlas Curator (livingatlascurator@esri.ca) The new version of this item can be found here. The Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (MOHSERLO) geospatial dataset contains the locations of health service providers in Ontario. Included in the dataset are: AIDS BureausChildren’s Treatment CentresCommunity Health CentresCommunity Support ServicesFamily Health Teams (Contract Locations)HospitalsIndependent Health FacilitiesLaboratoriesLong-Term Care HomesMental Health and Addiction OrganizationsMidwifery ClinicsNurse Practitioner Led ClinicsNursing StationsPharmaciesPublic Health Unit OfficesRetirement HomesSenior Active Living Centres For each health service provider, there is a selection of attributes provided, including: Service provider name in English and French (if available)Service provider typeDetails related to service provider (i.e., a subcategory of service provider type)Address information (e.g., Address line 1, Community, Postal Code, etc.) The locations provided in this dataset are for planning purposes and should not be used for operational or navigation purposes. Additional Documentation Ontario GeoHub - Ministry of Health Service Provider LocationsMOH Service Location - Documentation (Word) Status On going: data is being continually updated Maintenance and Update Frequency Annually: data is updated every year Contact Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC), mike.pacey@ontario.ca

IMPORTANT NOTICE This item has moved to a new organization and will be entering Mature Support in Fall 2025. We encourage you to switch to using the item on the new organization as soon as possible to avoid any disruptions within your workflows. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below or email our Living Atlas Curator (livingatlascurator@esri.ca) The new version of this item can be found here The Open Database of Healthcare Facilities (ODHF) is a collection of open data containing the names, types, and locations of health facilities across Canada. It is released under the Open Government License - Canada.

The ODHF compiles open, publicly available, and directly-provided data on health facilities across Canada. Data sources include regional health authorities, provincial, territorial and municipal governments, and public health and professional healthcare bodies. This database aims to provide enhanced access to a harmonized listing of health facilities across Canada by making them available as open data. This database is a component of the Linkable Open Data Environment (LODE).To access the hosted (downloadable) version of the dataset, go to https://services.arcgis.com/zmLUiqh7X11gGV2d/ArcGIS/rest/services/Open_Database_of_Healthcare_Facilities_Canada_(Hosted)/FeatureServer/0Version: 1.1 (May to June 2020)Data sources and methodology

The inputs for the ODHF are datasets whose sources include regional health authorities, provincial, territorial and municipal governments, and public health and professional healthcare bodies. These datasets were available either under one of the various types of open data licences, e.g., in an open government portal, or as publicly available data. In certain cases, data were obtained directly from administrative sources. Details of the sources used are available in the ODHF metadata.

The data sources used do not deploy a uniform classification system. The ODHF harmonizes facility type by assigning one of three types to each health facility. This was done based on the facility type provided in the source data as well as using other research carried out for the purpose. The 3 facility types used in the ODHF include:Ambulatory Health Care ServicesHospitalsNursing and Residential Care FacilitiesHowever, alternative medicine (e.g., herbalists) and specialist areas (e.g., chiropractors, dentists, mental health specialists, etc.) are not in scope for the current ODHF version (version 1.1).

The ODHF does not assert having exhaustive coverage and may not contain all facilities in scope for the current version. While efforts have been made to minimize these, facility type classification and geolocation errors are also possible. While all data are released on the same date, the dates as of which data are current depends on the update dates of the sources used.

A subset of geo-coordinates available in the source data were validated using the internet and updated as needed. When latitude and longitude were not available, geocoding was performed for some sources using address data in the source. Some coordinates were also removed from the original sources when it was determined they were derived from postal codes or other aggregate geographic areas as opposed to street address.

Deduplication was done to remove duplicates for cases where sources overlapped in coverage.

This current version of the database (version 1.1) contains approximately 7,000 records. Data were collected by accessing sources between November 2019 and March 2020 for the initial release, with additional data collected or otherwise updated from May to June 2020 for version 1.1.

The variables included in the ODHF are as follows:

Index Facility Name Source Facility Type ODHF Facility Type Provider Unit Street Number Street Name Postal Code City Province or Territory Source-Format Street Address Census Subdivision Name Census Subdivision Unique Identifier Province or Territory Unique Identifier Latitude Longitude

For more information on how the addresses and variables were compiled, see the metadata that accompanies the ODHF.

This is a republishing of the data that is freely available from Statistics Canada at https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/lode/databases/odhf. Records that did not have a latitude and longitude value (about 484) were geocoded using the Esri World Geocoder. For more information on this data set please review the Statistics Canada metadata document.

Update Frequency: As needed

This web map utilize the 2015 boundaries of health regions in provinces and the territories of Canada. Boundaries are from Statistics Canada. Each boundary was given an incidence rate per 100,000 population taken from the source.Source: Cancer incidence, by selected sites of cancer and sex, three-year average, Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (2015 boundaries)

This layer utilize the 2015 boundaries of health regions in provinces and the territories of Canada. Boundaries are from Statistics Canada. Each boundary are given an incidence rate per 100,000 population taken from their data layer Cancer incidence, by selected sites of cancer and sex, three-year average, Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (2015 boundaries)

This layer represents Health Authority Boundaries in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It also includes the Provincial Health Services boundary.Purpose: These data can be used for visual or reference purposes.Terms of use, disclaimer and limitation of liabilityAlthough every effort has been made to provide accurate information, the Province of British Columbia, including the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, the Provincial Health Services Authority and the British Columbia Ministry of Health makes no representation or warranties regarding the accuracy of the data, nor will it accept responsibility for errors or omissions. Data may not reflect the current situation, and therefore should only be used for reference purposes. Access to and/or content of these data may be suspended, discontinued, or altered, in part or in whole, at any time, for any reason, with or without prior notice, at the discretion of the Province of British Columbia.Anyone using this information does so at his or her own risk, and by using such information agrees to indemnify the Province of British Columbia, including the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, the Provincial Health Services Authority and the British Columbia Ministry of Health and its content providers from any and all liability, loss, injury, damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) arising from such person’s use of the information on this website.© Province of British Columbia BCCDC, PHSA, B.C. Ministry of Health and GeoBC