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The Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) is a network of quantitative social sciences which includes 27 facilities across Canada that provide "access to a vast array of social, economic, and health data, primarily gathered" by Statistics Canada and disseminate "research findings to the policy community and the Canadian public."
The Parti Québécois ([paʁti kebekwa], lit. ' Quebec Party ', PQ) is a sovereignist [8] and social democratic [2] [9] [10] [11] provincial political party in Quebec, Canada.The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishing a sovereign state.
Health regions, also called health authorities, are a governance model used by Canada's provincial and territorial governments to administer and deliver public health care to all Canadian residents. Health care is designated a provincial responsibility under the separation of powers in Canada's federal system. Most health regions or health ...
The Minister of Health and Social Services (in French: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux) is responsible for the administration of health and social services in the province of Quebec since June 1985. The Minister of Social Affairs was previously responsible for this duty.
Department of Health and Social Care covers England and any undevolved matters Department of Health (Northern Ireland) (Northern Ireland) Health and Social Care Directorates (Scotland) Department of Health and Social Services (Wales) [1] United States Department of Health and Human Services (All U.S. states and territories have a state health ...
This includes the maintenance and improvement of the health of the Canadian population, which is "among the healthiest in the world as measured by longevity, lifestyle and effective use of the public health care system." [25] Health Canada, a federal department, publishes a series of surveys of the healthcare system in Canada. [26]
Quebec residents pay 16.5% less federal income tax annually than other Canadian provinces due to the Quebec Abatement. [42] This lower direct income tax for Quebec residents is factored in when the federal government transfers (Canada Health Transfer, Canada Social Transfer and Equalization) funds back to the Quebec government. [42]
In June 1993, Prime Minister Kim Campbell split the department into two separate entities: the portfolio related to health would form Health Canada, [2] while social-development and income-security programs (i.e., the 'welfare' side) would form Human Resources and Labour Canada [1] —which also combined Labour Canada, the employment programs ...