Federal Role in Health
The federal government, the ten provinces, and the three territories have key roles to play in the health care system in Canada.
The federal government is responsible for:
- setting and administering national principles for the health care system through the Canada Health Act;
- assisting in the financing of provincial/territorial health care services through fiscal transfers;
- delivering health care services to specific groups (e.g. First Nations and Inuit and veterans), and
- providing other health-related functions such as public health and health protection programs and health research.
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