Home care is not currently available to Canadians on a universal basis; it falls outside of the realm of Medicare. Provinces vary in the services they offer, eligibility criteria, and the extent and whether user fees are charged. Depending on the province or territory, public home care programs are administered by either: provincial or territorial health departments, or social service departments (where these are distinct from health departments), or local community or regional health boards.   Public home care programs are available on the basis of eligibility criteria, which also vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Canadians who meet the eligibility criteria receive professional services at no charge, although there may be some global resource limits that restrict them from receiving the level of service they have been assessed to need and are required to pay user fees, based on an assessment of income. To find out more about each Province or Territory Link to the Health Canada site via their logo.