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  1. For many Canadians, vacation may mean beach, golf… and surgery

    Appeared in the Financial Post, July 5, 2017 If our public health-care system is so enviable, as its supporters claim, why are so many Canadians seeking treatment abroad every year? In 2016, an estimated 63,459 Canadians received non-emergency medical ...

  2. Leaving Canada for Medical Care, 2017

    In 2016, an estimated 63,459 Canadians received non-emergency medical treatment outside Canada. Physicians in British Columbia reported the highest proportion of patients (in a province) receiving treatment abroad (2.4%). The largest number of ...

  3. Leaving Canada for Medical Care, 2016

    In 2015, an estimated 45,619 Canadians received non-emergency medical treatment outside Canada. Physicians in British Columbia reported the highest proportion of patients (in a province) receiving treatment abroad (1.5%). The largest number of patients ...

  4. Leaving Canada for Medical Care, 2015

    In 2014, more than 52,000 Canadians received non-emergency medical treatment outside Canada. Physicians in British Columbia reported the highest proportion of patients (in a province) receiving treatment abroad (1.6%). The largest number of patients ...