Canadian Health Act

The Canadian Health Act is federal legislation that sets conditions provinces and territories must meet to receive full funding for publicly financed health care. It emphasizes principles like universality (access for all residents), comprehensiveness (coverage for essential services), portability (coverage across provinces), accessibility (free access without barriers), and public administration (publicly managed systems). The Act ensures that essential medical services are available to all Canadians equally, maintaining a consistent, high standard of health care nationwide while allowing provinces to organize and deliver services locally within these guidelines.