Health care system in Canada - Statistics & Facts
The health care system in Canada is decentralized and publicly financed through the tax revenues of the federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) governments. Canadian universal health coverage is known as Medicare, which provides medically necessary care usually free at the point of use, but it does not provide prescriptions, dental, or vision coverage. Despite having one of the most expensive universal health care systems in the OECD, Canada's performance in terms of resource availability and access is typically below that of the average OECD nation. A Commonwealth Funds report in 2021 compared healthcare systems of 11 high-income countries and Canada was placed second to last.
