"Identifying Information: Name","Canadians With a Regular ϱ Provider" "Identifying Information: Short/Other Names","Canadians With a Regular ϱ Provider | Previously reported in Your ϱ System as Has a Regular ϱ Care Provider" "Identifying Information: Description","The percentage of Canadians who report having access to a regular health providerA regular health provider is a health professional you consult regularly for preventive care, health advice and chronic disease management. Regular health providers are the main access point to a health system, referring individuals to specialist care and other health services while ensuring continuity of care. A regular health provider could be a family doctor or general practitioner, medical specialist, nurse practitioner or other health professional. Starting with 2025 reporting, a regular health provider also includes access to a health team. " "Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Rationale","Access to a regular health provider is important for disease prevention and management. Regular, easily accessible contact with a health care provider builds the relationship and understanding that lead to effective and personalized care. Ensuring equitable access to a regular health provider and high-quality primary care is critical for achieving optimal health outcomes for all Canadians and for fostering a sustainable health care system.  Access to regular health providers in Canada is collectively influenced by availability of health providers, system capacity, geographic location, age and demographics, economic status, transportation and infrastructure, health literacy and education, and cultural and language barriers." "Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Interpretation","Higher percentages are desirable." "Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: HSP Framework Dimension","Access to comprehensive, high-quality health services" "Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Areas of Need","Getting Better" "Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Targets/Benchmarks","Not applicable" "Available Data Years","2015 to 2023" "Available Data Years: Type of Year",Calendar "Availability of Results: Geographic Coverage","All provinces/territories except Quebec" "Reporting Level/Disaggregation",National "Reporting Level/Disaggregation: Other reporting level/disaggregation","This indicator is presented by age, sex, income and urban versus rural/remote area.Regional results were reported for 2015 to 2020 in Your ϱ System." "Result Updates: Indicator Results","Common indicators to improve health care for CanadiansCanadians With a Regular ϱ Provider (XLSX)Web Tool:Your ϱ System: In DepthPDF:Accessing Indicator Results on Your ϱ System: In Depth (PDF)" "Update Frequency","Every year" "Result Updates: Latest Results Update Date","October 2024" "Result Updates: Updates","Not applicable" "Indicator Calculation: Description","Population age 18 and older who reported that they have a regular health care provider divided by the total population age 18 and olderPopulation estimates are based on weighted survey responses to reflect the total population.Historical results reported in Your ϱ System for 2015 to 2020 are based on the population age 12 and older." "Indicator Calculation: Type of Measurement","Percentage or proportion" "Indicator Calculation: Number or Rate",Percentage "Denominator: Description:","Population age 18 and older (based on weighted survey responses)" "Denominator: Exclusions:","Non-response categories (refusal, don't know and not stated) are excluded." "Numerator: Description:","Population age 18 and older who reported that they have a regular health care provider (based on weighted survey respondents)" "Numerator: Inclusions:","Respondents who indicated that they have aFamily doctor or general practitioner  Medical specialist (e.g., cardiologist, pediatrician, oncologist)  Nurse practitioner  Other (e.g., chiropractor, psychologist)" "Numerator: Exclusions:","Not applicable" "Method of Adjustment","Not applicable" "Adjustment Applied",None "Adjustment Applied: Covariates used in risk adjustment:","Not applicable" "Indicator Calculation: Geographic Assignment","Place of residence" "Data Sources","CCHS, Statistics Canada" "Quality Statement: Caveats and Limitations","PopulationData for the Canadian Community ϱ Survey (CCHS) is collected yearly from a sample of approximately 65,000 respondents.The CCHS covers the population age 18 and older living in the 10 provinces and 3 territories. Excluded from the survey’s coverage arePersons living on reserves and in other Indigenous settlements in the provincesFull-time members of the Canadian ForcesThe institutionalized populationPersons living in 2 Quebec health regions: Nunavik Region and Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James RegionAltogether, these exclusions represent less than 3% of the Canadian population age 18 and older.AgePrior to the 2023 CCHS, data was collected on the population age 12 and older. Starting in 2023, the CCHS collects data only for those age 18 and older.Starting with 2025 reporting, data will be available for the population age 12 and older, based on data collected from the CCHS and the Canadian ϱ Survey on Children and Youth (CHSCY).GeographyFor each of the 3 territories, data from a 2-year cycle is needed to produce estimates of good quality. The most recent good-quality territorial data available is based on data collection from CCHS 2022.Comparison with previous yearsCCHS underwent a major redesign in 2022: the content of the survey was updated and major changes were made to collection and sampling approaches, including the transition to an electronic questionnaire for direct self-reporting by selected respondents. As a result, caution should be taken when comparing data from previous cycles. " "Quality Statement: Trending Issues","The COVID-19 pandemic had major impacts on the data collection operations for the 2020 CCHS. Users are advised to use the 2020 CCHS data with caution when comparing with other CCHS years." "Quality Statement: Comments","This indicator is part of a set of common indicators to measure progress on the priority areas to improve health care announced by federal, provincial and territorial governments in 2023. Additional information is available on the Shared ϱ Priorities web page.Historical regional resultsHistorical indicator results by region are available in Your ϱ System: In Brief.Data for Ontario’s local health integration networks and British Columbia’s regional health authorities was obtained through custom tabulation requests and is reproduced and distributed on an “as is” basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.Source: Statistics Canada. Selected CCHS Indicators for Ontario by Local ϱ Integration Network and British Columbia Regional ϱ Authority, 2017–2018. January 2020." References,"Canadian Institute for ϱ Information. ϱ workforce in Canada: Overview. Accessed May 31, 2024.Canadian Institute for ϱ Information. How Canada Compares: Results From the Commonwealth Fund’s 2020 International ϱ Policy Survey of the General Population in 11 Countries. 2021.Statistics Canada. Canadian Community ϱ Survey — Annual Component (CCHS). Accessed May 10, 2024.Statistics Canada. Canadian ϱ Survey on Children and Youth (CHSCY). Accessed May 10, 2024.Statistics Canada. ϱ characteristics, annual estimates. Accessed May 10, 2024.Statistics Canada. ϱ characteristics, two-year period estimates. Accessed May 10, 2024.Statistics Canada. Primary health care providers, 2019. Accessed May 10, 2024."