Table 2 Population of provinces within 4.5 hours' access to comprehensive or advanced stroke services by emergency medical services, based on geographic information systems technology, 2011
Province*2011 census populationNo. (%) with access†
British Columbia4 400 0523 356 102 (76.3)
Alberta3 645 0813 340 445 (91.6)
Saskatchewan1 033 489534 826 (51.7)
Manitoba1 208 2681 057 871 (87.6)
Ontario12 851 79112 396 339 (96.4)
New Brunswick751 161676 261 (90.0)
Prince Edward Island140 204126 608 (90.3)
Newfoundland and Labrador514 536242 419 (47.1)

*Emergency medical services (EMS) base locations not available for Nova Scotia or Quebec.

†Assumption that driving time of 4.5 hours is divided, with 50% of time from EMS starting location to patient and the other 50% from patient location to closest stroke centre.