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Canada's health care system provides comprehensive services through an interconnected set of ten provincial and three territorial health care systems. Health care services in Canada are managed and delivered by each provincial jurisdiction. Based on the Canada Health Act, Canadian citizens can receive hospital and physician services free of charge and other benefits, including portability between provinces and low-cost prescription drugs. Recently, community-based care and increasingly high-tech e-health have helped the Canadian health care system reduce patient wait times and provide better health care for patients.


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How healthcare is delivered in the Canadian healthcare system?

The process of delivering health care services in the Canadian healthcare system

According to the Canada Health Act passed by the federal government in 1984, Canadian citizens can go through two steps in the health care system to receive treatment and services: primary care and secondary care.

When patients get sick, they first receive primary care at a clinic and primary health care has a dual roleļ¼š

Primary health care is a bridge that connects patients to the health care delivery system. As a result, when Canadians need medical care, they often turn to primary health care services as the first step in connecting with the health care system.

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Different provinces have different access to health care