Health care system

How our health care system works.

Services and information

About the Canada Health Act

Canada’s federal legislation for publicly funded health care services

About health insurance cards

Each province and territory has its own card

About our health care system

How Canada’s publicly funded health care system works

Working in our health care system

What we’re doing to support the health workforce, career development, internationally educated healthcare professionals

About health care services provided in hospitals

Hospitals are operated and managed by the provinces and territories

eHealth

Information and communications technologies used in the health care sector

Prescription drug management

Canada’s role in regulating prescription drugs, insurance coverage for prescription drugs

Resources

Health agreements

Agreements about issues that impact your health

Healthcare Excellence Canada

National non-profit organization that works to ensure that people have access to safe and high-quality health care

Health indicators

Set of measurements used to track and evaluate the health of the Canadian population and the effectiveness of the health care system

Commissions and inquiries

Studies on health care across Canada

Legislation and guidelines

Guidelines on Canada's health care system and legislation

External Review of Federally Funded Pan-Canadian Health Organizations

Two external advisors to lead a review of the eight federally funded pan-Canadian health organizations

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