Government & Policy

EDMONTON – Health Minister Adriana LaGrange has appointed Dr. Chris Eagle (pictured) as chairman, and interim president and CEO of Acute Care Alberta, pending contract finalization, to take the fledgling agency from legal status on Feb. 1 to operational status in April. Read More

TORONTO – A new report says Canada’s healthcare system has fallen behind international peers in access to care, equity and wait times, outperforming only the United States. The not-for-profit think tank C.D. Howe Institute says Canada ranks ninth out of 10 countries evaluated, including the Netherlands and United Kingdom, who were top performers. Read More

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Health PEI is moving to Phase 2 of the health system transformation with a clear focus on three key priorities: ensuring primary care access for all Islanders, improving access and flow to acute care services, and building a foundation for accountability and excellence. Read More

OTTAWA – The Digital Health Interoperability Task Force released its recommendation report which identifies and addresses systemic barriers to the implementation of interoperable digital health solutions, including five core recommendations to improve adoption and use. Read More

TORONTO – At a time when 2.5 million Ontarians are without a family doctor, the provincial government has appointed Dr. Jane Philpott (pictured) to serve as chair and lead a new primary care action team with a mandate to connect every person in Ontario to primary healthcare within the next five years. Read More

TORONTO – Ontario’s doctors recommend immediate steps that the provincial government should take to stop the crisis in the healthcare system. The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) launched their Stop the Crisis initiative to direct government attention and investment towards six priority areas: Read More

TORONTO – Maple, a leading virtual healthcare platform, has released a new report revealing that 50 percent of Canadians delay seeking medical advice, even when faced with health concerns. Moreover, 81 percent of Canadians said they faced barriers to proactive care, with women more likely to report previous negative experiences with healthcare practitioners and feeling dissuaded from seeking care. Read More

WHITEHORSE, Yukon – The Yukon wants to come up with a 30-year strategic capital plan to develop the territory’s health system, given the need to look at the Yukon’s current health and social care infrastructure to make sure there’s enough physical space and facilities to provide care for a growing, aging population. Read More

VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s healthcare system has become a major issue ahead of the provincial election on Oct. 19 – like other provinces, it is grappling with a shortage of medical professionals, frequent short-term closures of emergency rooms and hundreds of thousands of residents who don't have a family doctor. Read More

HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government is spending $42 million over five years to help improve access to health information through Google Cloud’s search tools and artificial intelligence. The province said that three projects are in the works. Read More