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September 16, 2026Is the Canada Health Act Untouchable? by Sara Allin and Audrey Laporte
The editors of Healthcare Papers introduced an issue entitled "Medicare Makeover: Reimagining the Canada Health Act at 40" in January 2025. The papers in this issue critically examine the strengths and limitations of the Act in the context of persistent health systems challenges and gaps in coverage, providing recommendations for a path forward to better achieve the agreed upon goals of reasonable and equitable access to a comprehensive basket of health services in Canada. Healthcare Papers.
Events
The State Of Obesity Care In Canada: What Health Leaders Can Do Next
Lisa Schaffer, Executive Director, Obesity Canada,
Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam, Scientific Director, Obesity Canada,
Meghan Belland, Executive Director, Promoting Health, Partnerships and Innovation Primary Care Alberta,
Tracey Bartie, Advocate, Living Grace Foundation and
Dr. Tasneem Sajwani, Medical Director, Weight Management Program, Edmonton Weight Management Centre and Family Practice
Featured Articles
Wildfire Evacuation Lessons from La Ronge, a Northern Saskatchewan Site: Physician Debriefings
Ethical Decision-Making in Direct Service Funding: Lessons From a Toronto Developmental Services Organization
Modernize the Healthcare System: Stewardship of a Strong Health Data Foundation
Articles
Project Profile: Province-Wide Healthcare System Integration Challenge Being Solved in Alberta
Surgical Safety Checklist: Improved Patient Safety through Effective Teamwork
Service-Based Funding and Pay for Performance: Will Incentive Payments Give Canadian Healthcare the Quality Boost It Needs?
Good Night, Florence: With Nursing in Crisis, Some Say It's Time to Retire Nightingale as a Symbol
Using Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis Tool to Review the Process of Ordering and Administrating Potassium Chloride and Potassium Phosphate
News
Toronto surgeon’s gene, stem cell therapy could make donor lungs ‘look more like itself’
2026-09-21 from ctvnews.ca Human trials start next year in Toronto on a gene and stem cell therapy that could make a transplanted lung “look more like itself,” a first step toward what Dr [...]
What are the challenges to becoming a doctor?
2026-09-21 from cma.ca It’s no secret that Canada needs more doctors. According to a 2025 CMA report, there's currently a shortage of 22,823 family physicians, leaving millions of people in Can [...]
Cooperation in the field of healthcare between Vietnam and Canada is becoming increasingly in-depth
2026-09-21 from vietnam.vn Over the years, the relationship between Vietnam and Canada, including in the field of healthcare, has developed significantly, becoming increasingly in-depth and effective [...]
Editor's Picks
Canada is a laggard when it comes to transparency of transfers of value between the pharmaceutical industry and physicians and patient groups. In most high-income countries, transparency is mandated by the government or required for membership in industry associations. Aside from one attempt by a previous Ontario Liberal government, provincial and federal governments have steered clear of this issue, and the role of Innovative Medicines Canada has been minimal. There is evidence showing that the [...]
Careers
Chief of Family Medicine
Joseph Brant Hospital, Burlington, ON
Chief Regional Officer, Toronto and East Regions
Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
Clinical Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence, Mental Health and Healthcare Innovation
Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (The Royal), Ottawa, ON
Chief Financial Officer & VP, Facilities
Hawkesbury & District General Hospital, Hawkesbury, ON
Manager, Finance, Performance & Analytics, Temporary
Stevenson Memorial Hospital, Alliston, ON
Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer
VHA Home HealthCare, Toronto, ON
Pharmacist
Island Health, Vancouver Island, BC
Assistant Manager, Rotary Manor
Northern Health, Dawson Creek, BC
President and Chief Executive Officer
Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN), Waterloo Wellington, ON
Director, Client Operations
Helping Hands Healthcare (HHH), Mississauga, ON
