Remote Community

In Canada, the statistical designation remote and isolated community refers to a settlement that is either a long distance from larger settlements or lacks transportation links that are typical in more populated areas. In responding to the avian flu outbreak of 2009, a Canadian government body published the following working definitions: Remote: describes a geographical area where a community is located over 350 km from the nearest service centre having year-round road access. Isolated, by the Canadian government definition, means a geographical area that has scheduled flights and good telephone services, but is without year-round road access. Note that not all homes in a community have phones, and that flights may be cancelled or delayed due to weather. In the above quote, the definition of isolated is borrowed from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and the definition of remote is borrowed from Health Canada.