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In 2012, the gross average salary for doctors in Canada was CDN$328,000. Out of the gross amount, doctors pay for taxes, rent, staff salaries and equipment. [90] In Canada, less than half of doctors are specialists whereas more than 70% of doctors are specialists in the U.S. [91] Canada has fewer doctors per capita than the United States.
By 2019, Canada's aging population represented a modest increase in healthcare costs of about 1% a year. [7] It is also the greatest at the extremes of age at a cost of $17,469 per capita in those older than 80 and $8,239 for those less than 1 year old in comparison to $3,809 for those between 1 and 64 years old in 2007. [135]
In 2000–2001, the budget allocation for the health sector was approximately US$144 million; health expenditures per capita were estimated at US$4.50, compared with US$10 on average in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2000 the country counted one hospital bed per 4,900 population and more than 27,000 people per primary health care facility.
Since 2018, the number of nurses leaving Ontario for the United States doubled as wages are higher there and the work environment less stressful—full-time permanent positions are paid $15-$20 more than similar jobs in Canada. [25] They can also earn sign-on bonuses from $10,000 to $20,000, as well as housing and relocation assistance. [25]
Country 2000–2009 [2] 2007–2013 [3] 2020–2023 [1]; Size Physicians per 10,000 people Physicians per 10,000 people Physicians per 10,000 people Australia 19612 10 32.7
The Conference Board of Canada: Old-age standard of living [12] 3 Score of "A" - range A to D Measures standard of living for the elderly in the 15 most developed countries. Note: "Poverty among the elderly in Canada is at 6.7 per cent, much lower than for children or the working-age population." 2018 U.S. News & World Report
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The economic impact of immigration is an important topic in Canada.Two conflicting narratives exist: 1) higher immigration levels help to increase GDP [1] [2] and 2) higher immigration levels decrease GDP per capita or living standards for the resident population [3] [4] [5] and lead to diseconomies of scale in terms of overcrowding of hospitals, schools and recreational facilities ...