Resources
Evidence-based and public-interest resources on public health care in Prince Edward Island and across Canada.
How to Use These Resources
Canada Health Act (Core Legal Framework)
The Canada Health Act sets the conditions provinces must meet to receive federal funding. It is the foundation of our public system.
Canada Health Act — Full Legal Text (Justice Laws)
Official consolidated version of the Act.
Canada Health Act Annual Report
Official government report on how provinces and territories comply with the Canada Health Act.
Canada Health Act — Principles and Criteria (Health Canada)
Government overview of the five principles: public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability, and accessibility.
Understanding Public and Private Health Care
Resources explaining how public funding, private delivery, and patient access interact.
Understanding Public and Private Health Care — CMA
Overview of what is publicly funded, what is privately delivered, and how the two differ.
Public and Private Health Care in Canada: What Does the Evidence Say? — CMA
Evidence review examining financing, delivery, and system impacts.
Canada’s Health Care System Profile — Commonwealth Fund
International overview of how Canada’s health system works and how it compares globally.
Additional Resources
Media coverage and other useful links that help track health-care developments affecting PEI communities.
Provincial & National Health Care Coalitions
Connect with allied organizations across Canada working to protect public health care.