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October 19, 2026

Healthcare Quarterly presents a paper on Integrated Care Across Canada by Joëlle Lamport Lewis and Megan Partridge

This paper reports on key lessons learned on the importance of shared governance, trust, continuous improvement and coordinated leadership. Evidence shows reduced duplication, improved policy consistency and enhanced system-level risk visibility. Read the full paper in Healthcare Quarterly.

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Tuesday, November 24, 2026  - Toronto, Ontario Leadership Discussion

Building Canada's Readiness for Innovative Therapies: Capacity, Infrastructure and Equitable Access

 

 

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News

Oct 22, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
Montreal hospital offers virtual ER appointments — a first in Quebec

2026-10-22 from ctvnews.ca The Jewish General Hospital University Health Centre now offers virtual ER appointments with an emergency doctor for people who need urgent care — a first in Quebec. [...]

Oct 22, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
MPs moving to restrict gambling ads in Canada amid mounting harms

2026-10-22 from cbc.ca Politicians in Ottawa are moving to curb the widespread advertising currently seen across sports broadcasts, social media and online video games. Federal MPs are moving forwar [...]

Oct 21, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
Canada’s 2-year measles outbreak officially over: PHAC

2026-10-21 from globalnews.ca Canada’s measles outbreak that lost the country its global elimination status is officially over after two years. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said M [...]

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Canada's healthcare system is approaching structural limits: nearly $400 billion in annual spending, while nearly one in five Canadians is without a regular healthcare provider, emergency departments overflow and health inequities persist that universal coverage alone cannot resolve. This paper argues that social prescribing, a structured referral system connecting people to community resources through trained link workers, offers not merely an additional program but a paradigm shift. By making [...]