TABLE 2
FROM:
Health Security in Canada: Policy Complexity and Overlap
Gregory P Marchildon
BACK TO ARTICLETable 2. Division of responsibilities among main health security players, Canada
| Health care | Rehabilitation | Income transfer | Change of work | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employers | Employer-based private health insurance. Comply with occupational health and safety standards | Contributions to workers' compensation (WC) and general employer-based insurance | Compulsory WC contribution | Within WC framework has discretion to decide |
| Workers' compensation (WC) agencies and Ministries of Labour | WC health benefits within regulatory framework of ministries of labour | WC-sponsored rehabilitation | WC income replacement | Regulates change of work |
| Ministries of Health | Funding, administration and delivery of public health care services including medicare | In-patient rehabilitation | ||
| Ministries of Social Services and Human Resources | Disability pensions, employment insurance (EI), social assistance and employment supplements | Direct employment and training assistance | ||
| Ministries of Finance | Tax deductions (including federal medical expense and disability tax credits) | Tax deductions (including federal medical expense and disability tax credits) | Income transfers through tax expenditure subsidies |
