Northwest Region Committee on Aging and Developmental Disabilities
(Aging and Developmental Disabilities Committee of Northwestern Ontario)

The Northwest region extends across the entire western portion of Northern Ontario and includes the northern districts of Kenora, Rainy River and Thunder Bay; moving in a clockwise direction from its northernmost edge, this OPADD region borders on James Bay and Hudson Bay; then along the border with Manitoba, it includes Fort Severn, Sandy Lake, Picangikum, Red Lake and Kenora; the southern edge includes Thunder Bay, Marathon and Wawa; moving north again the region takes in Geraldton before extending northeast along the Albany River to James Bay.