Indigenous females living "off reserve" face many disparities in health care access, use and unmet needs, found new research in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The study included 2,902 First ...

As the Quebec government continues to promote budgetary rigour, a group of Native Friendship Centres in the province says it has yet to get a clear response on whether they will see funding for their ...

Canada’s Indigenous population continues to face major disparities in heart and stroke care. These disparities result from a combination of neglect, inaccessible resources, and lack of cultural ...

Physicians perceive themselves as caring professionals who want to do their best for their patients, but the experience of many Indigenous patients in Canada hasn’t borne out this perception. In ...

A key issue is having access to a consistent primary care provider for continuity of care. "To alleviate these disparities, our Indigenous advisors recommend that Canada leverage more accessible and ...

Indigenous patients faced abuse, experimental treatments and other harms in Canada’s health system, which still has disparities. By Vjosa Isai The former home of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman ...

A federal program meant to improve access to care for Indigenous peoples has been costing the N.W.T. government millions of dollars because the federal government underfunds it, say some leaders in ...

Canada’s latest auditor general’s report reveals an uncomfortable truth: billions of dollars and countless commitments later, the federal government still cannot demonstrate meaningful improvement in ...

If Canada is serious about reconciliation, it must change how it trains health professionals. Right now, too few Indigenous doctors, nurses and other providers are working in communities that need ...