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    The Canada Health Act (CHA; French: Loi canadienne sur la santé), adopted in 1984, is the federal legislation in Canada for publicly-funded health insurance...
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  • Health Canada (HC; French: Santé Canada, SC) is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for national health policy. The department itself...
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    provisions of the Canada Health Act of 1984, and is universal.: 81  The 2002 Royal Commission, known as the Romanow Report, revealed that Canadians consider universal...
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    including Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, as well as enforcing the Canada Health Act, the law governing Canada's universal health care...
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    formal terminology for the insurance system is provided by the Canada Health Act and the health insurance legislation of the individual provinces and territories...
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    in Canada is legal throughout pregnancy and is publicly funded as a medical procedure under the combined effects of the federal Canada Health Act and...
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    comparison of the healthcare systems in Canada and the United States is often made by government, public health and public policy analysts. The two countries...
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    systems of publicly funded health care, informally called Medicare. It is guided by the provisions of the Canada Health Act of 1984 and is universal. Universal...
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  • insurance for services also mandated by the Canada Health Act, but in practice, there is no market for it. All Canadians are free to use private insurance for...
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    several Canadian provinces, for out-of-country emergency medical care, a right enshrined in the portability section of the Canada Health Act (Sec. 11(1)(b)(ii))...
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  • the national criteria" for publicly provided health care in Canada (as set out in the Canada Health Act). The CHT is made up of a cash transfer. In 2008-09...
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    The Canadian Multiculturalism Act (French: Loi sur le multiculturalisme canadien) is a law of Canada, passed in 1988, that aims to preserve and enhance...
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    advocates have criticized Canada's euthanasia laws for lacking safeguards, devaluing the lives of disabled people, prompting health workers and doctors to...
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  • chaired by the Prime Minister of Canada that act as the executive committee of the King's Privy Council for Canada and are responsible to the democratically...
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    Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA; French: Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels et les documents électroniques) is a Canadian law relating to...
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    Democrats. The act would establish a universal single-payer national health insurance system in the United States, the rough equivalent of Canada's Medicare...
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  • improvements in health care, health system performance and population health across Canada. CIHI was incorporated under the Canada Corporations Act in 1994....
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  • vision care. Many Canadians have private health insurance, often through their employers, that cover these expenses. The Canada Health Act of 1984 "does not...
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    regulations is the Citizenship Act, which came into force on February 15, 1977 and is applicable to all provinces and territories of Canada. With few exceptions...
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  • requirements. Canada Health Act Canada Health Transfer Indian Health Transfer Policy (Canada) Health care in Canada Canadian Institute for Health Information...
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  • private entities. The system was established by the provisions of the Canada Health Act of 1984. The government assures the quality of care through federal...
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    Reduction Act". 2018-06-27. Barbara von Tigerstrom, "Public Health" in Jocelyn Downie et al., eds., Canadian Health Law and Policy (Canada: LexisNexis...
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  • Future of Health Care in Canada, also known as the Romanow Report, is a committee study led by Roy Romanow on the future of health care in Canada. It was...
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  • The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC; French: Agence de la santé publique du Canada, ASPC) is an agency of the Government of Canada that is responsible...
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    The Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It covers the reception, care and treatment of mentally disordered...
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  • temporary residents to protect the health, safety and security of Canadians." The issuance and control of Canadian passports and other travel documents...
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  • The Department of National Health and Welfare (NHW), commonly known as Health and Welfare Canada, was a Canadian federal department established in 1944...
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    under licence by Health Canada. In response to popular opinion, the legislation to legalize cannabis for recreational use (Cannabis Act, Bill C-45) was...
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    most recently when An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender) was enacted in 2018. The French lyrics remain unaltered. "O Canada" had served as a de...
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    minister of Canada is an official who serves as the primary minister of the Crown, chair of the Cabinet, and thus head of government of Canada. Twenty-three...
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