Impact of Globalization on the Health in Canada

This research study analyzes the impacts of globalization on the health of Canadians, focusing on the negative influences and factors that worsen the mental and physical health of marginalized people. It explores the decline in the labor market, government expenditure in social protection spending, and the migration of people from different countries. The paper provides specific arguments supported by statements and their consequences.

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Thesis statement:
The thesis statement for this research study is the analysis of the impacts that
globalisation on health of Canadians.
Introduction:
With the advent of globalisation, Canada experiences a decay in the labour market.
This can be attributed to the emergence of outsourcing companies, disparity faced by
immigrants, increase in the level of precarious employment in Canada. All these led to a poor
standard of living of the majority of people in Canada. Especially, low-wage earners as well
as marginalised people are affected due to this erosion in the employment level. They are
unable to make provision for healthy and nutritious foods, medical expenses. The purpose of
this paper is to delve deep into the negative influences of globalisation on the health of
marginalised people in Canada and find out the factors which act like catalysts in this
situation and worsen the mental as well as physical health of the majority of the people of
Canada. In this context, this paper has attempted to provide three specific arguments which
are relevant to the thesis statement. Each of the arguments are supported by three statements
and their individual significances. The final section of this paper sums up the entire topic in
the conclusion.
Main Arguments:
Argument 1:
According to the first argument, due to the globalization, outsourcing companies
emerge and Canada’s economy faces an erosion in the employment this casts upon a negative
impact on the standard of living as well as health of Canadian people (Labonté, et al.,2015).
Supporting Statement 1(a):

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An in-depth analysis of the health problems in Canada reveals that this problem has
its roots to the changing economic conditions in Canada. Most of the countries welcome
globalisation. Government of these countries have allowed free trade during the initial
periods of globalisation, which encouraged the establishment of the outsourcing companies.
Naturally, people from other countries are employed in the Canadian companies or their
branches established in other countries and citizens of Canada face lack of job opportunities.
Reference 1(a):
Labonté, R., Cobbett, E., Orsini, M., Spitzer, D., Schrecker, T., & Ruckert, A. (2015).
Globalization and the health of Canadians:‘Having a job is the most important thing’.
Globalization and health, 11(1), 19.
Consequences 1(a):
As a consequence of all these though the overall productivity of Canada has increased
marginalised people in Canada face joblessness. This lowers their standard of living. They
become mentally frustrated. Their health condition deteriorated. They are not able to bear
medical expenses. This worsens the situation.
Supporting Statement 2(a):
Another statement that can support the first argument is the ignorance of the
government of Canada to the poor health condition of marginalised people. Outsourcing
enhanced the total productivity of Canada as well as the revenue of the government. This is
the reason why the government do not care about the negative impact of globalisation on the
low-income marginalised people of Canada. Moreover, the government do not take any
fruitful initiative to make provision for enhancing the living standard and health condition of

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the poor people, provide them subsidies in the medical ground or create job opportunities for
them (Schrecker, 2016).
Reference 2(a):
Schrecker, T. (Ed.). (2016). The Ashgate research companion to the globalization of health.
Routledge.
Consequences 2(a):
As a consequence of all these the rate of poor people suffering from malnutrition,
tuberculosis, epidemics increases in Canada. The rate of people dying without proper
treatment also increases in Canada. Joblessness also leads to mental diseases like depression.
Supporting Statement 3(a):
According to the third supporting statement the government focuses less on the
development of government aided health centre than the benefits of globalisation as well as
development of outsourcing companies. Due to the immigration problem of Canada the
private as well as the government health centres are flooded with people having diseases due
to lack of healthy food hygienic living. There are lack of medical facilities for all the patients
in those private hospitals. In this case the government should make provision for the
treatment of the marginalised citizen of Canada, which is not done (Kooienga & Carryer,
2015).
Reference 3(a):
Kooienga, S. A., & Carryer, J. B. (2015). Globalization and advancing primary health care
nurse practitioner practice. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 11(8), 804-811.

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Consequences 3(a):
Thus, globalisation leads to the deterioration of the medical facilities in the
government health centres, as they suffer from lack of aids, grants or subsidies by the
government, This increases the health problems in Canada, as often patients do not receive
the right treatment or the patients’ treatment is not completed due to lack of doctors, or
equipment or medicines. Again, increasing health problems in Canada can also be attributed
to the dearth in capacity of the health centres to admit patients.
Argument 2:
According the second argument, due to globalisation, government expenditure in the
social protection spending decreases this negatively impact the health conditions of the
marginalised people in Canada (Hanefeld, 2015).
Supporting Statement 1(b):
As a supporting statement, it can be said that, due to globalisation government’s
expenditure in the implementation of the liberalisation policies increases and this leads to a
decline in the social protection spending which includes-development of infrastructure of
government aided health centres, providing the marginalised people of Canada basic
necessities of life, generating awareness programs for educating marginalised people about
the importance of maintaining hygiene. All these are responsible for the deterioration of the
health condition of the low as well as middle income groups of Canada.
Reference 1(b):
Hanefeld, J. (2015). Globalisation and health. McGraw-Hill Education (UK).

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Consequences 1(b):
As the consequences of the this the private organisation and NGOs emerges which
take fruitful steps for the development of the health conditions of the people of Canada. This
do not improve the poor health conditions of the citizens of Canada much, as most of the
NGOs set their prime focus on the refugees or immigrants in Canada.
Supporting Statement 2(b):
Requirement for investment the medical ground increases due to globalisation, as
Canada is flooded with people from different countries who migrated to Canada for business
purposes. Due to low level of government expenditure in the social protection spending the
requirement for investment in the health sector do not meet and poor people suffering from
chronical diseases do not receive necessary treatment.
Reference 2(b):
Labonté, R., Cobbett, E., Orsini, M., Spitzer, D., Schrecker, T., & Ruckert, A. (2015).
Globalization and the health of Canadians:‘Having a job is the most important thing’.
Globalization and health, 11(1), 19.
Consequences 2(b):

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As a result, the more people migrated to Canada from other countries, the more
problems the marginalised people face regarding the reception of basic facilities like primary
healthcare services, lack of nutritious food and medicines for the patients.
Supporting Statement 3(b):
As a supporting statement of this argument it can be stated that, along with a decline
in the government expenditure on the social protection spending the increase in the health
problems can also be attributed to the excessive pressure created by free trade on the overall
productivity of the economy of Canada. Due to this pressure investment in the industrial
sector has been increased and the government spend less on the social protection spending.
Reference 3(b):
Consequences 3(b):
Due to the pressure created by globalisation on the overall productivity and excess
labour supply, people who are temporarily employed get very low salary. No medical
allowances are provided. All these are responsible behind the poor mental as well as health
conditions of the low and middle-income groups in Canada.
Argument 3:
According to the third argument, due to globalisation, the government encourages the
migration of people from different countries in Canada for business purposes. Due to the
advent of large number of immigrants, citizens of Canada face lack hygienic housing. This
increases health related problems in Canada.
Supporting Statement 1(c):

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As a supporting statement for this argument, it can be said that, the immigration
problem in Canada is induced by globalisation. Canadian government has provided a lot
facilities to the immigrants. These include- creation of employment opportunities, free
primary medical services, land or housing in a hygienic environment. On the other hand, due
to the less focus of the government, on the low-income or marginalised people of Canada,
they face a dearth in receiving basic necessities like hygienic housing and free primary health
services.
Reference 1(c):
Consequences 1(c):
As consequence of all these the low-income groups in Canada suffer from diseases
like diarrhoea, Cholera, Leprosy, tuberculosis. Many time they face a delay in the treatment,
because for low cost medical services they have to wait in long ques, which is not always
possible by patients.
Supporting Statement 2(c):
As a supporting statement for the third argument, it can be said that, the low and
marginal-income groups in Canada have to stay in the slums which are not at all hygienic and
they do not get housing allowances from the government to improve the conditions of their
housing.
Reference 2(c)40
Consequences 2(c):
As a consequence of all these the low-income marginalised people are seen to be
suffered from long-term diseases. Due to the lack of knowledge about hygiene, most of them

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are affected by infectious diseases. Due to lack of initiatives on the part of the government
health centres, death rate due to infectious diseases in Canada increases.
Supporting Statement 3(c): 40
A supporting statement for the argument states that, due to globalisation and
immigration problem the marginalised people have to stay unhygienic slums. Government do
not generate any awareness program on health and hygiene even after looking at the death
rate due to health issues related to unhygienic living.
Reference 3(c): 40
Consequences 3(c): 40
As a consequence of all these, Canada experiences an increase in the number of
people dying due to infectious diseases, children dying due to malnutrition.
In the conclusion, it can be said that, Canada experience a decline in the living
standards, investment in social protection, social health and increasing death rate, infant
mortality rate due to severe health problems during the period of globalisation.

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