The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Residence Coding Manual presents a classification system for patient residence information. This coding system provides a framework to determine referral patterns to various health care facilities as well as a means to determine the geographical spread of diseases.

A unique four-digit number has been assigned to each municipality and populated Indian Reserve or Settlement in the province. Where an area is not municipally organized, the four-digit number refers to one or a grouping of census enumeration areas. The first two digits of the code represent the geographic county, district or regional municipality in which the place is located. Digits three and four identify municipalities within the county, or areas of the county if the area is not municipally organized, or Indian Reserves and Settlements.

The importance of correct coding cannot be over emphasized. Residence Coding provides part of the basis for hospital and other facility’s planning and funding, as well as a crucial part in disease surveillance, public health expenditures, physician referral patterns and other community based services.

The key to good coding requires a thorough understanding and correct application of the information contained in this book.

Please note that due to space limitations on field lengths, some municipal names have been truncated or abbreviated and do not necessarily constitute legal names.

2007 Residence Coding Manual 157 pages | 1.6 Mb k | PDF format

2007 Alphabetical Listing of Residence Codes 100 k | ZIP format

2007 Abbreviated Numeric Listing of Residence Codes 9 k | ZIP format

2006 Residence Coding Manual 173 pages | 716 k | PDF format

2006 Alphabetical Listing of Residence Codes 105 k | ZIP format

2006 Abbreviated Numeric Listing of Residence Codes 105 k | ZIP format

2005 Alphabetical Listing of Residence Codes 102 k | ZIP format

2005 Residence Coding Manual 912 k | PDF format

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