Health care services

Description: This infographic provides estimates on health care workers' stress, alcohol consumption and positive health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic. Estimates are provided across three primary health care worker groups: nurses, physicians, and Personal Support Workers/Care Aides (PSWs/CAs).

Description: Using data from the 2022 Canadian Social Survey Wave 6 (Well-being and caregiving), this study explores unpaid caregiving in the past 12 months for care-dependent groups (children under 15 years old or adults and youth over 15 years old with a long-term condition or disability). This paper explores: Who are the unpaid caregivers, including "sandwich" caregivers? How much unpaid care is provided and to whom? What are the impacts of this unpaid caregiving on well-being, especially the gendered differences?

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: This infographic investigates sandwich caregiving in Canada in 2022, defined as providing care in the past 12 months to both children under 15 years old and care-dependent adults and youth over 15 years old with a long-term condition or disability. The infographic explores the prevalence of sandwich caregiving, the types of relationships involved, and the impacts of this type of caregiving.

Description: This publication presents key highlights and results from the General Social Survey on the topics of caregiving and care receiving; social identity; giving, volunteering and participating; victimization; time use; and family.

Description: Health regions are defined by the provinces and represent administrative areas or regions of interest to health authorities. This product contains correspondence files (linking health regions to latest Census geographic codes) and digital boundary files. User documentation provides an overview of health regions, sources, methods, limitations and product description (file format and layout).

In addition to the geographic files, this product also includes Census data (basic profile) for health regions.

Description: Canada is experiencing rapid population aging, which has a wide range of implications, including an increased need for health care services. However, very few studies have examined use of specialized health care services (e.g., visits to medical specialists, non-emergency tests, and surgeries) among older Canadians. Using data from the 2019/2020 Canadian Health Survey on Seniors, this study examines the prevalence of specialized health care service use and evaluates the association of predisposing factors, enabling resources, and need-related factors with specialized health care service use in the past 12 months among Canadians aged 65 or older.

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Public nursing and residential care facilities, summary statistics, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 623, which includes all members under Summary statistics, annual, (dollars x 1,000,000), Canada and provinces, five years of data.

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Private nursing and residential care facilities, summary statistics, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 623, which includes all members under Summary statistics, annual, (dollars unless otherwise noted), Canada and provinces, five years of data.

Description: Monthly indexes and percentage changes for selected sub-groups of the health and personal care component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100.

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This table contains 80 series, with data for years 2001 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Type of barrier to accessing selected diagnostic tests (10 items: Selected diagnostic tests; waited too long for the test; Selected diagnostic tests; service not available when needed; Selected diagnostic tests; waited too long to see physician (in-office wait); Selected diagnostic tests; difficulty getting an appointment ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation; number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 24 series, with data for years 2001 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Type of specialized service (3 items: Acceptability of waiting times for specialist visits; Acceptability of waiting times for non-emergency surgeries; Acceptability of waiting times for selected diagnostic tests ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation; number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 24 series, with data for years 2001 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Type of specialized service (3 items: Affected by waiting for specialist visits; Affected by waiting for selected diagnostic tests; Affected by waiting for non-emergency surgeries ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 288 series, with data for years 2001 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Type of effect due to waiting (12 items: Effect due to waiting for specialized services; worry; anxiety or stress; Effect due to waiting for specialized services; pain; Effect due to waiting for specialized services; general deterioration of health; Effect due to waiting for specialized services; problems with activities of daily living ...) Type of specialized service (3 items: Specialist visits; Non-emergency surgeries; Selected diagnostic tests ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation; number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 24 series, with data for years 2001 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Time of day, needed health information or advice (3 items: Needed health information or advice during regular office hours; Needed health information or advice during evenings and weekends; Needed health information or advice during the middle of the night ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation; number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 288 series, with data for years 2001 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Health care setting most often contacted for health information or advice (12 items: Health information or advice; physician's office; Health information or advice; walk-in clinic; Health information or advice; community health centre; Health information or advice; telephone health line ...) Time of day, health care setting most often contacted for health information or advice (3 items: Health information or advice during regular office hours; Health information or advice during evenings and weekends; Health information or advice during the middle of the night ...) Characteristics (8 items: Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 64 series, with data for years 2001 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Type of first contact service (3 items: Routine or on-going care; Immediate care for a minor health problem; Health information or advice ...) Time of day, accessing first contact services (3 items: Accessing first contact services during regular office hours; Accessing first contact services during evenings and weekends; Accessing first contact services during the middle of the night ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation; number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 144 series, with data for years 2001 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Type of barrier to accessing health information or advice (6 items: Accessing health information or advice; did not get adequate information or advice; Accessing health information or advice; waited too long to speak to someone; Accessing health information or advice; could not get through; Accessing health information or advice; difficulty contacting a physician or nurse ...) Time of day, accessing health information or advice (3 items: Accessing health information or advice during regular office hours; Accessing health information or advice during the middle of the night; Accessing health information or advice during evenings and weekends ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 176 series, with data for years 2001 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Type of barrier to accessing routine or on-going care (11 items: Accessing routine or on-going care; difficulty getting an appointment; Accessing routine or on-going care; waited too long for an appointment; Accessing routine or on-going care; difficulty contacting a physician; Accessing routine or on-going care; waited too long to see physician (in-office wait) ...) Time of day, accessing routine or on-going care (2 items: Accessing routine or on-going care during regular office hours; Accessing routine or on-going care during evenings and weekends ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation; number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 264 series, with data for years 2001 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Type of barrier to accessing immediate care for a minor health problem (11 items: Accessing immediate care for a minor health problem; waited too long to see physician (in-office wait); Accessing immediate care for a minor health problem; waited too long to get appointment; Accessing immediate care for a minor health problem; difficulty contacting a physician; Accessing immediate care for a minor health problem; difficulty getting an appointment ...) Time of day, accessing immediate care for a minor health problem (3 items: Accessing immediate care for a minor health problem during regular office hours; Accessing immediate care for a minor health problem during the middle of the night; Accessing immediate care for a minor health problem during evenings and weekends ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Coefficient of variation; number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

Description: This infographic provides estimates on health care workers' stress, alcohol consumption and positive health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic. Estimates are provided across three primary health care worker groups: nurses, physicians, and Personal Support Workers/Care Aides (PSWs/CAs).

Description: Using data from the 2022 Canadian Social Survey Wave 6 (Well-being and caregiving), this study explores unpaid caregiving in the past 12 months for care-dependent groups (children under 15 years old or adults and youth over 15 years old with a long-term condition or disability). This paper explores: Who are the unpaid caregivers, including "sandwich" caregivers? How much unpaid care is provided and to whom? What are the impacts of this unpaid caregiving on well-being, especially the gendered differences?

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: This infographic investigates sandwich caregiving in Canada in 2022, defined as providing care in the past 12 months to both children under 15 years old and care-dependent adults and youth over 15 years old with a long-term condition or disability. The infographic explores the prevalence of sandwich caregiving, the types of relationships involved, and the impacts of this type of caregiving.

Description: This publication presents key highlights and results from the General Social Survey on the topics of caregiving and care receiving; social identity; giving, volunteering and participating; victimization; time use; and family.

Description: Canada is experiencing rapid population aging, which has a wide range of implications, including an increased need for health care services. However, very few studies have examined use of specialized health care services (e.g., visits to medical specialists, non-emergency tests, and surgeries) among older Canadians. Using data from the 2019/2020 Canadian Health Survey on Seniors, this study examines the prevalence of specialized health care service use and evaluates the association of predisposing factors, enabling resources, and need-related factors with specialized health care service use in the past 12 months among Canadians aged 65 or older.

Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted several issues among health care workers in Canada’s long-term care and seniors’ (LTCS) homes, including labour shortages, staff retention difficulties, overcrowding, and precarious working conditions. There is currently a lack of information on the health, well-being, and working conditions of health care workers in LTCS homes—many of them immigrants—and a limited understanding of the relationship between them. Using data from the 2021 Survey on Health Care Workers’ Experiences During the Pandemic, this paper examines differences between immigrant and non-immigrant workers’ health outcomes and precarious working conditions during the pandemic.

Description: The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted routine and preventive dental services until precautions could be implemented to limit virus transmission. Access to services for dental emergencies was maintained. This study describes self-reported access to oral health care services in Canada during the first 12-month period of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the reported need for routine or emergency oral health care. It also compares the access to, and the unmet need for, dental services by various sociodemographic characteristics, including by province.

Description: Using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey, this study examines men’s and women’s coverage for four types of drug insurance plans (government-sponsored, employer-sponsored, association-sponsored and private drug insurance plans), disaggregated by various socioeconomic, demographic and geographical factors. The study further examines the extent of cost-related medication non-adherence among men and women, disaggregated by type of drug insurance plan.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: Health regions are defined by the provinces and represent administrative areas or regions of interest to health authorities. This product contains correspondence files (linking health regions to latest Census geographic codes) and digital boundary files. User documentation provides an overview of health regions, sources, methods, limitations and product description (file format and layout).

In addition to the geographic files, this product also includes Census data (basic profile) for health regions.

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As the population ages, a greater demand for long-term care services and, in particular, nursing homes is expected. Policy analysts continue to search for alternative, less costly forms of care for the elderly and have attempted to develop programs to delay or prevent nursing-home entry. Health care administrators required information for planning the future demand for nursing-home services. This study assesses the relative importance of predisposing, enabling, and need characteristics in predicting and understanding nursing-home entry.

Description: The Hospital Morbidity Database (HMDB) is a national database containing demographic, administrative and clinical data on inpatient hospitalizations in Canada.

Description: Note: Since the 1995-96 data year, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) assumed the responsibility for data collection, processing and for the production and custody of the clean data files. A clean analysis file is provided to Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada for data analysis. This annual survey provides detailed statistics on finances, services and utilization of Canadian hospitals.

Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

Description: This was a post-censal disability survey used to identify the numbers and distribution of disabled persons in Canada residing in health related non-penal institutions and the barriers experienced by them.

Description: The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are: to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well being of Canadians over time; and to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest. The purpose of this survey is to provide a snapshot of the lives of caregivers and care receivers in today's Canada.

Description: The objective of the survey was to provide information on the experiences of respondents in using some selected health care services. The survey focused on two main topics: waiting for specialized services for a new illness or condition and access to basic health care.

Description: The NPHS Health Institutions Component survey data support national level estimates only.

Description: The Maternity Experiences Survey (MES) is the first Canadian survey devoted to pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum experiences. It is a core project of the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System of the Public Health Agency of Canada who sponsored this survey.