Canada ranks near the bottom of OECD countries—28 out of 35—for its relatively low share of public health care spending compared to the private share of total health care spending
Private health care spending grew nearly twice as fast as public spending in Canada, per person, from 2021 to 2023 (8.1 per cent vs. 4.3 per cent)
Most private spending is on only a few things, with more than three-quarters of private health care spending (out-of-pocket and private insurance) going towards non-physician professionals, drugs, and long-term care