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Canada – Canada commits $2 billion in additional health care funding to clear backlogs and support hundreds of thousands of additional surgeries
Canadians are rightfully proud of their publicly funded health care system. Ensuring accessible, public, high-quality health care is ever critical as we adapt to a post-pandemic reality. The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed an estimated 700,000 surgeries and other medical procedures, resulting in an increase of waitlists and backlogs. The federal government is today taking further action to help provinces and territories deliver quicker access to health care, reduce the backlog accumulated during the pandemic and support hundreds of thousands additional surgeries. March 25, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Department of Finance Canada Canadians are rightfully proud of their publicly funded ... Read more