Budgets/Spending/Market Size

Are those in smaller provinces second-class health citizens? One might be forgiven for thinking so as a new study from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows patients in the most populous provinces—Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia—see shorter wait times for key surgeries.

The group that represents Quebec’s 8,000 general practitioners says the province’s March 17 budget failed to address Quebec’s urgent shortage of family physicians.

The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU), which represents 35,000 hospital staff across Ontario, objects to the appointment of former TD Bank executive Don Drummond as chair of the newly created Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services, a position that will see him reviewing heathcare.

Province seeking two years of zero increases while Doctors Manitoba wants to meet Ontario-Prairie Average

The federal government has renewed the mandate of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) for five years with $250 million in funding. CPAC is an independent organization funded by the Ottawa to accelerate action on cancer control for Canadians.

Nova Scotia, P.E.I., Newfoundland and N.B.: A combined health system might improve doctors’ lot

Health care should be a top priority in this week’s federal budget, according to a new poll conducted for the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). The poll comes as the organizations representing Canada’s nurses and physicians are holding national consultations with Canadians on the future of the country’s ailing health care system.