Category: Canada

Canada spends $265.5 billion per year on health care services. Of every dollar, 70 per cent is public while 30 per cent is private (out-of-pocket spending or private insurance). What percentage of healthcare in Canada is publicly funded? 70%More than 70% of health care spending is publicly funded through general tax revenues. The provinces and […]

The main health disparities in Canada today For Aboriginal men, life expectancy at birth is 67.1 years for on-reserve and 72.1 for off-reserve, while it is 76 years for the general population of Canada. For Aboriginal women it is 73.1, 77.7, and 81.5 years, respectively. What is health inequality in Canada? Health inequity refers to […]

You have the right to refuse any medical treatment if you are mentally competent and mature enough to understand the nature of the treatment. You can also refuse any medical treatment by indicating so in a directive. Do I have a right to a second opinion? Can I refuse medical treatment in Canada? Patients must […]

Only an approved panel physician can do a complete medical exam for immigration reasons. Physical examination weigh you. measure your height. check your hearing and vision. take your blood pressure. feel your pulse. listen to your heart and lungs. feel your abdomen. check how your limbs move. What all are the test taken for visa […]

Canada’s healthcare system is called Medicare. As Canadians, we have Provincial and Territorial health care insurance rather than a national health plan. This system provides all Canadian residents access to a necessary physician and hospital services without having to pay out of pocket. Does everyone in Canada have the same healthcare? Canada has a universal […]

In Canada, the federal government has been responsible for the provision of health care to refugees since 1957. Under international law, this responsibility falls under Canada’s human rights obligations to recognize the right to health for all, including refugees. Do refugees in Canada get free healthcare? If you are a convention refugee (a “protected person”), […]

Many medications sold in Canada are made in those same FDA-registered plants and are the same as the ones sold in the U.S., but are packaged differently to meet the packaging and labeling requirements of Health Canada, the FDA’s counterpart in Canada. Is it safe to buy prescriptions from Canada? According to the FDA, drugs […]

Newcomers Services. Canada offers some of the best newcomer services in the world. These are services designed to help new immigrants find housing and jobs, improve their language skills, help file taxes, enroll children in school, and much more. These programs are government-funded and vary by province and territory. Is Canada accepting new immigrants? The […]

Like many other nations at this time, Canada established its first federal department of health in 1919. When did public health start in Canada? In 1984, federal legislation, the Canada Health Act, was passed. This legislation replaced the federal hospital and medical insurance acts, and consolidated their principles by establishing criteria on portability, accessibility, universality, […]

The principle of accessibility in the Canada Health Act stipulates that Canadians should have “reasonable access” to insured hospital and doctor services. What are the principles of the Canadian health Act? The Canada Health Act is Canada’s federal health insurance legislation and defines the national principles that govern the Canadian health insurance system, namely, public […]