Initiated by: Chelsea Barnowich from Calgary, Alberta
Whereas:
The Canada Health Act establishes public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and accessibility as national criteria for publicly funded health care
Universal access to medically necessary health care based on need, rather than ability to pay, is fundamental to Canada’s health care system
Evidence from systematic reviews has associated increased privatization and for-profit delivery of health care with poorer patient outcomes, reduced staffing, increased costs and inequities in access, while evidence that privatization improves quality of care remains limited
The erosion of universal health care may occur through extra-billing and user charges, but also through the removal of medically necessary services from public coverage, inadequate public capacity, preferential access for those able to pay, or the diversion of health care resources toward private-pay delivery
Changes in health care delivery must not permit the principles of the Canada Health Act to be circumvented
History:
Open for signature: August 24, 2026
Closed for signature: November 22, 2026
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