2026-04-16 from unpublished.ca

Public health care expenditures are escalating uncontrollably across the globe, exhibiting unsustainable growth. In Canada, health care spending reached $399 billion in 2025, which constitutes 12.7% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This expenditure experienced a rise of 4.2%, surpassing overall economic growth. The three predominant categories—hospitals, physicians, and pharmaceuticals—account for more than 50% of total health expenditures.

Health systems are currently confronting unprecedented pressures, including increased demand for youth and adult mental health services, clinician burnout and emotional fatigue, growing complexity in patient needs, misinformation influencing health behaviours, strained patient-provider relationships, as well as challenges in long-term care, chronic disease management, and preventive health measures. 

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