The Interplay of Federalism and Public Health Administration in Canada

This essay examines the intricate relationship between federalism and public health administration in Canada, highlighting the challenges and opportunities that arise from the division of powers between the federal and provincial governments. It discusses how Canada's constitution assigns significant healthcare responsibilities to the provinces, influencing the administration and delivery of public health services. The essay also considers the impact of this perspective, suggesting that government and federation can collaborate to address challenges in Canada's health sector through resource allocation and funding. Recommendations include integrating banks and insurance companies to ease health costs, reducing wait times, improving access to healthcare professionals by employing more specialists and offering suitable compensation, improving long-term care, and increasing governmental investment in the health sector. The essay concludes by emphasizing the importance of collaboration between labor movements, community groups, and government at all levels to improve healthcare matters.

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Introduction
Federation and public health administration in Canada
One of the most critical issues in Canada history on federalism has been the issue of how
public health has been administered since the 1950s. Although there has been an evolution of
thus delivery in public health, it’s not yet to the standards. The Canadian government is divided
into federal government and provisional government. Since Canada's 1867 constitution appointed
most health care services obligations to commonplace jurisdiction,8 Canadian wellbeing strategy
is inseparably interwoven with government common connections. (canada government, 1982)
Canada is a league of 10 areas in addition to 3 scantily populated northern regions. These areas
fluctuate hugely in both size and monetary limit, extending from the Atlantic territory of
Sovereign Edward Island, with a 2001 populace of 135 000, to the mechanical heartland of
Ontario, with 11.4 million. (SG, 2013)
The countries policies concerning public health care have to greater extends affected how the
administration and the delivery of these health care services are done. This has posed a lot of
challenge. The Canadian constitution provided two levels of government and each level has its
powers. The operations under these powers have made an impact in the healthcare sector. The
provincial level of government has been set with more power when it comes to the public health
administration policies in the establishment, maintenance and the management of hospitals and
any public related non-governmental and governmental bodies. (soroka, 2007)
Perspective related to this topic
Considering the subject matter and topic of discussion, it would be relevant to state that from a
public health perspective, administration and delivery of public health services can be greatly be
affected either positively or negatively by the federation.
Effect of the perspective on the issue
This perspective has made me believe that the government and federation can help solve
challenges that the health sector is facing in Canada. The fragmentation of the Canada
government has made it easier to allocate resources even by the national government to help
fund the activities of the provincial government in public health maintenance.
Recommendations on what can be changed in Canadian public policy
One way to help the situation in Canada is employing measures that entail the integration of
banks and insurance companies with the health sector. This will help out the citizens of this
country ease the burden of health costs since the government cannot reach individual needs at
once. Moreover, the sector should ensure that they are working on reducing the wait time and
improvement of access. It's true that too many Canadians wait in long line to be attended to by

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health professionals. This means that there are few doctors and nurses and therefore the
relationship between government and health sector should come in such situation, employ more
specialists and offer suitable compensation terms to them. In addition to that is the improvement
of long-term care. Another recommendation is to call upon the government to invest its time,
ideas, and finances in the health sector. The labor movements should partner with community
groups in working in health care matters at all levels of the leadership. (congress, 2015)

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