Statistics Canada is Canada's national statistical agency, and conducts a wide range of social surveys. A number of these surveys ask questions related to the health of Canadians. Results of the surveys are published as research reports, statistical tables, microdata files (anonymized, individual-level datasets of survey responses).
Additional social survey data is collected by other governmental and non-governmental organizations, such as public opinion pollsters.
Have a look at the following sources:
Administrative health data is collected by the government in the course of its regular activities. This includes disease incidence, use of the health care system, health costs, healthcare personnel, and other topics. Access to databases of administrative health data is typically restricted, however, select organizations are mandated with publishing statistics and analysis based on administrative health data.
Have a look at the following sources:
Pricing information for medical procedures and services is typically made available via government agencies such as provincial health ministries or Medicare in the US. To find the cost of a procedure in various regions, search the following.
To find similar documentation for other Canadian provinces, search the web using keywords such as "health billing" "benefit code" and [province name].
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