| ACSC | Ambulatory care sensitive condition |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CanMarg | Canadian Marginalization Index |
| CCHS | Canadian Community Health Survey |
| CHF | Congestive heart failure |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| DA | Dissemination area |
| DAD | Discharge Abstract Database |
| FY | Fiscal year |
| ICD | International Classification of Diseases |
| PCCF+ | Postal Code Conversion Files Plus |
| RR | Relative risk |
| SES | Socioeconomic status |