OTTAWA - Half of Canada's provinces have now formally signed on to the new health-care deal proposed by the federal government two weeks ago, and more will join them next week, Intergovernmental ...

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is warning the provinces of potential clawbacks in federal transfer payments should patients keep paying out of pocket for medically necessary care. Advocates are ...

Canada's most populous province, Ontario, plans to significantly expand its use of private providers to perform public health services, the premier said on Monday, in a bid to deal with backlogs ...

Canada’s premiers hold a press conference following a meeting on health care in Ottawa on February 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick ...

The Canadian government has warned provinces and territories to ensure that necessary medical services remain free to avoid reduction in federal funding, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said on ...

The Fraser Institute’s analysis uses updated data from Statistics Canada’s Canadian Community Health Survey. Moir based his calculations on the proportion of patients who reported difficulty with ...

The Government of Alberta has announced the creation of 14 new regional health advisory councils, a move outlined in a July ...

In 2005-06, federal health transfers grew 39 per cent in one year while provincial health spending grew by six per cent. That meant the federal share of total health spending jumped to 20.7 per cent ...

The one thing that is clear is that health care spending is growing. Per capita, Canada’s transfers for health grew six times faster than population growth, amounting to $1,115 per person in ...