Finance & Capital Management

OTTAWA | Actuarial analysis of the Canadian healthcare system concludes that, at current growth rates, costs will eventually be at levels such that provinces and territories will be required to spend almost all of their budgets on healthcare. This would be at the expense of other programs such as education, social welfare and infrastructure.

Medical Pharmacies Group Limited’s (MPGL) agreement to purchase Ottawa-based Desjardins Healthcare Group (DHG) could simplify the sourcing of products and services for long-term care facilities, retirement homes and the community.