Canada ranked last on access to specialist visits in under four weeks.
healthcare costs
August 26, 2022
10:25AM
If the provinces increased provincial spending, they’d either have to raise taxes or run larger budget deficits.
August 12, 2022
6:30AM
The cost of health care has increased by 210.3 per cent while incomes have only risen 116.3 per cent.
March 9, 2022
1:20PM
Albertans waited 32.1 weeks for medically necessary treatment—6.5 weeks longer than the Canadian average.
January 27, 2022
1:57PM
Cost-sharing payments for health care incentivize patients to make better choices.
November 17, 2021
10:08AM
Our aging population will put significant pressure on health-care expenditures.
November 10, 2021
11:06AM
Canada had 2.8 physicians per 1,000 population, ranking 26th out of 28 countries.
December 11, 2020
11:09AM
Premier Ford wants the federal government to cover 35 per cent of health-care costs, up from 22 per cent.
October 22, 2020
11:45AM
Canadian health-care authorities must revisit rates of reimbursement for virtual visits.
December 19, 2019
12:46PM
Ottawa currently provides $40.4 billion to the provinces via the Canada Health Transfer.