Canada, like most high-income countries, is experiencing an aging
population, with those over 65 being on track to represent 25% of the
Canadian population by 2050. This shift in population demographics is
requiring significant changes in the delivery of health and social services
including an increased ...
The regulation and oversight of the health professionals
responsible for providing care to patients in Ontario is
an important mechanism to ensure patients receive the
highest-quality care possible (e.g., by setting the
standards that professionals need to meet in their
practice) while mitigating, to the...
Socio-economic status (SES) is (based on the
definition from BC Stats) a measure of the economic
and social status of an individual or group of
individuals based on education, income, occupation,
and other relevant indicators, relative to other
members of the population.(1) Given that it is an
indicator ...
What are the features of different non-urgent
transportation models and what approaches may improve
use of non-urgent transportation in Ontario?...
The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (hereafter
referred to as the Partnership) completed an
environmental scan in 2018 of cervical cancer screening
in Canada.(6) The scan found that organized cervical
cancer screening programs are available in most
provinces, with the exception of Quebec.(6) Organize...
The 14 jurisdictions include one federal/national/panCanadian jurisdiction, 10 provincial jurisdictions, and three
territorial jurisdictions. The first of these jurisdictions
includes both areas of federal government responsibility for
providing healthcare – most notably for Indigenous peoples,
militar...
Provincial and territorial health systems across Canada
continue to struggle with delivering timely access to
primary-care services. In 2016, 74% of Canadians reported
in the Commonwealth International Health Policy Survey
that they received excellent or very good care from their
regular doctor, which is...
Positioning primary care as the cornerstone of the
health system and establishing primary-care providers as
the gatekeepers and coordinators of care has been a
long-sought aim of health systems around the world.
Further, a main aim of this goal in Canada has been to
have a primary-care provider that is r...
Providing care that is person-centred is a key goal for
provincial and territorial health systems in Canada.(1)
This is demonstrated by a number of provinces having
recently put forward legislation or key strategies working
towards this aim. For example, in 2014, the Ministry of
Health of British Columbi...
Enhancing acess to home and community care has been established as a key priority across provincial and territorial health systems in Canada. A key reason for this is an aging population and the continued increases in the rates of chronic disease that are expected, which can often be effectively managed ...
