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The Canadian health insurance system is achieved through 13 interlocking provincial and territorial health care insurance plans, and is designed to ensure that all eligible residents of Canadian provinces and territories have reasonable access to medically necessary hospital and physician services on a prepaid basis, without charges related to the provision of insured health services.

The Act establishes criteria and conditions related to insured health services and extended health care services that the provinces and territories must fulfill to receive the full federal cash contribution under the Canada Health Transfer (CHT).

Annual report to Parliament summarizing the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institution’s administration of the Privacy Act

Annual report to Parliament summarizing the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institution’s administration of the Access to Information Act

Annual Report to Parliament pursuant to subsection 72(2) of the Privacy Act

Annual report to Parliament summarizing the Department of National Defence’s administration of the Privacy Act.

An analysis of physician, hospital, and nursing home statistics for Prince Edward Island, from 2009. The number of practicing physicians is the number of full-time equivalent positions filled by physicians as of December of each year. It does not include locum or out-of-province visiting physicians.The number of funded beds in licensed private nursing homes is as of December of each year. Prince Edward Home beds – note that from 2009 to 2013, the numbers include convalescent/restorative beds, as well as beds for under 60 year old residents.

The Privacy Act (the Act) provides Canadian citizens and permanent residents with the right of access to and correction of personal information about themselves that is under the control of a government institution. The Act also provides the legal framework for the collection, retention, use, disclosure, disposition and validation of the accuracy of personal information in the administration of programs and activities by government institutions subject to the Act. This report has been prepared and tabled in Parliament in accordance with section 72 of the Act. It covers the period from April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2019, for the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC).

Annual report to Parliament summarizing the Department of National Defence’s administration of the Access to Information Act.

FluWatch is Canada's national surveillance system that monitors the spread of influenza and influenza-like illnesses on an ongoing basis. FluWatch reports, posted every Friday, contain information on flu activity in Canada. The FluWatch program consists of a network of labs, hospitals, doctor's offices and provincial and territorial ministries of health. Program objectives are:
•DETECT: Identify signals to detect, assess and respond to epidemics and other events of public health concern.