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This briefing examines whether medical tourism can contribute to sustaining Canada’s health care systems. It describes the current state of medical tourism in Canada and around the world, and the possible advantages and risks associated with medical tourism from the point of view of Canadian hospitals and health care systems. It offers guiding principles that would help ensure that if medical tourism in Canada is developed, its growth will make a positive contribution to our public health care systems.
This briefing sheds some light on an emerging area in international health trade—medical tourism—and looks at how and if it might contribute to sustaining Canada’s health care systems.
Hear expert analysis of this report from Ronald Labonté from the University of Ottawa with our webinar, Medical Tourism: An Opportunity for Canada?
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