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Exhibit 99.3 CERTIFICATIONS I, Mel Rhinelander, President and Chief Executive Officer of Extendicare Inc., certify that:  1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Extendicare Inc.;2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in
this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;4.

The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:  (a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;(b)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
based on such evaluation; and(c)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants
internal control over financial reporting; and  5.

The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the
audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):  (a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
of internal control over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely
affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and(b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial
reporting. /s/ Mel Rhinelander
Mel Rhinelander
President and Chief Executive Officer
March 28, 2005




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I, Richard L. Bertrand, Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Extendicare Inc.,
certify that:  1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Extendicare Inc.;2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in
this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;4.

The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:  (a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;(b)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
based on such evaluation; and(c)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants
internal control over financial reporting; and  5.

The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the
audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):  (a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
of internal control over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely
affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and(b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial
reporting. /s/ Richard L. Bertrand
Richard L. Bertrand
Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
March 28, 2005