Health Care Policy in Canada
Political Science · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall Or Winter Or Spring
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Where POL-3310 counts
Counts toward 2 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This course investigates current trends and issues in health care policy in Canada. Students are introduced to the structure of the Canadian health care system, including federal and provincial policy history and the structure of its financing. The course focuses on challenges which occur in implementing and administering health policy change at the federal and provincial levels. The course emphasizes the regionalization of service delivery and the expansion of community-based primary care. Alternative models of health care delivery are explored.
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and POL-3305 | POL-3332 | POL-3333.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.