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Shared ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Priorities

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Federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) governments are coming together to establish Canada’s shared health priorities and address common challenges and gaps in care. Through collaboration, CIHI, FPT governments, data partners and other relevant stakeholders will leverage their respective strengths and expertise to achieve greater impact and effectiveness in addressing emerging and existing health care issues that impact Canadians.
 

Common indicators to improve health care for Canadians (2023) 

As announced in 2023,Reference1 ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨is working with FPT governmentsFootnotei and stakeholders to measure improvements in shared health priority areas of our health systems: primary health care; health workforce and surgeries; mental health and substance use; electronic health information; and aging with dignity. The governments have committed to work with ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨to collect, share and learn from health information in these shared priority areas to improve health care in Canada. 

Explore Shared ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Priorities started 2023
 

Taking the pulse, 2024 

A report for Canadians on measuring shared health priorities across provinces and territories.

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Shared ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Priorities Advisory Council

The Shared ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Priorities Advisory Council provides strategic guidance on indicator development in order to represent jurisdictional interests and support messaging and outreach. Council members include representatives from provinces, territories, ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Canada, Statistics Canada, the Public ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Agency of Canada and CIHI.

CIHI’s role

We have long-standing programs of work that measure health system performance. Given our experience, ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨is well-positioned to facilitate the selection and development of indicators to measure priority areas of our health systems. 

This work aligns with our mandate to deliver comparable and actionable information that will accelerate improvements in health care, the performance of health systems and the overall health of the population. 

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sharedhealthpriorities@cihi.ca

Footnotes

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On March 27, 2024, Quebec signed the Canada–Quebec Agreement on Federal Funding to Support Quebec’s ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Priorities. Efforts relating to this agreement are currently underway and data from Quebec will be integrated into future reports.

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The federal government agreed to an asymmetrical arrangement with Quebec, distinct from the Common Statement of Principles. 

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ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Canada. . Accessed June 28, 2024.

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Government of Canada.  2017.

Common indicators to improve health care for Canadians

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Priority areas: primary care, health workforce and surgeries, mental health and substance use, electronic health information and aging

Canada’s health care systems are under enormous strain, requiring improvements in a number of areas. To address current challenges, federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) governments are working together to improve care and to measure common indicators in areas of shared health priority: 

  • Improving  access to primary health care
  • Improving the supply of health workers and reducing wait times for surgeries
  • Improving access to mental health and substance use services
  • Modernizing health care information systems 
  • Helping people in Canada age with dignity, close to home, with access to home care or care in a safe long-term care facility

For more information, read How we got here.

Latest release

Taking the pulse, 2024

A report for Canadians on measuring shared health priorities across provinces and territories.

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ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Workforce and Surgeries indicators 

Electronic ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Information indicators 

Past reports

Taking the pulse, 2023

View a snapshot of data in 4 priority areas in health care agreed to by the Government of Canada and the provinces/territories.

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How we got here

On February 7, 2023,Reference1 FPT governmentsFootnotei announced a commitment toward improving health care for Canadians in 4 shared health priority areas. An initial set of indicators was determined to serve as a point of focus, with additional indicators to be identified.

ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨was asked to lead a collaborative process to select, develop and report on indicators to measure progress for the Canadian public. The selection of indicators in the 4 priority areas was completed in 2024 (see list of indicators). 
To deliver on this work, ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨is working collaboratively with a broad range of partners including an FPT advisory council, data partners, expert advisory groups and people with lived experience.

In addition, ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨will also support work to select, develop and report on a further set of indicators in the areas of aging with dignity and Indigenous cultural safety.

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If you have any questions or would like more information, email
sharedhealthpriorities@cihi.ca
 

Footnotes

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On March 27, 2024, Quebec signed the Canada–Quebec Agreement on Federal Funding to Support Quebec’s ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Priorities. Efforts relating to this agreement are currently underway and data from Quebec will be integrated into future reports. 

References

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ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Canada.  Accessed June 28, 2024.

Measuring access to priority health services

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Home care, community care, mental health services and substance use services in Canada

As the population ages, more Canadians need home care or services in the community to help them manage their health conditions and live safely at home. As well, Canadians of all ages need timely access to mental health and substance use services, which is an identified area of concern.

Federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) governments recognized these challenges as shared priorities to improve Canadians’ access to home and community care, and to mental health and substance use services. 

A common set of 12 pan-Canadian indicators was developed to measure progress on improving access to these areas of health care.

For more information, see How we got here.  

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Access to Mental ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ and Substance Use Services indicators

Access to Home and Community Care indicators

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How we got here

In 2017, FPT governmentsFootnotei endorsed A Common Statement of Principles on Shared ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Priorities,Reference1 accompanied by an $11 billion federal investment over 10 years to lead to improvements in these areas. 

ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨worked with FPT governments, sector stakeholders, measurement experts and the public to develop and report on these indicators. 2019 marked the first year of indicator reporting, and in 2022, ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨released the full set of 12 indicators.

Indicator results are updated annually, and indicators are refined as more and better data becomes available. Over time, these indicators will tell a clearer story about access to care across the country and will help identify where there are gaps in services. Understanding where gaps exist will help improve care at the front lines and better meet the needs of Canadian patients and their families. 

Overview and update

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Contact us

If you have any questions or would like more information, email

sharedhealthpriorities@cihi.ca

Footnotes

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The federal government agreed to an asymmetrical arrangement with Quebec, distinct from the Common Statement of Principles.

References

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Government of Canada.  2017.