Healthy Canadians

Health Canada is the federal department responsible for helping the people of Canada maintain and improve their health. We assess the safety of drugs and many consumer products, help improve the safety of food, and provide information to Canadians to help them make healthy decisions. We provide health services to First Nations people and to Inuit communities. We work with the provinces to ensure our health care system serves the needs of Canadians. This report is published by authority of the Minister of Health. Healthy Canadians–A Federal Report on Comparable Health Indicators 2010 is available on Internet at the following address: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/pubs/system-regime/index-eng.php. Également disponible en français sous le titre : Les Canadiens et les Canadiennes en santé–Rapport fédéral sur les indicateurs comparables de la santé 2010 This publication can be made available on request in a variety of alternative formats. For further information, please contact: Publications Health Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail] This publication may be reproduced without permission provided that its use falls within the scope of fair dealings under the Copyright Act, and is solely for the purposes of study, research, criticism, review or newspaper summary. The source must be fully acknowledged. However, reproduction of this publication in whole or in part for purposes of resale or redistribution requires the prior written permission from the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0S5 or [e-mail]. © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Health, 2011 HC Pub.: 100353 Cat.: H21-206/2010E-pdf ISBN: 978-1-100-16390-1

Message from the Minister of Health

Message from the Minister of Health
Our government remains committed to helping Canadians to be among the healthiest people in the world. To this end, I

References: List of Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Total Forecasted Health Expenditure by Funding Source, Canada, 2010 List of Tables Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Self-Reported Wait Times for Diagnostic Services, median wait times, both sexes (age-standardized), Canada, 2003-09