Program type | NL | PE | NS | NB | QC | ON | MB | SK | AB | BC | YK | NWT | NU |
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Universal program for all residents without private insurance (deductibles are not income-indexed) | √ | √ | √† | √ | √‡ | ||||||||
Income-indexed drug plan | √ | √ | |||||||||||
Income-indexed catastrophic drug plan for persons with very high costs relative to income or transitional plan for persons leaving social assistance | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √§ | ||||||
Social assistance/welfare | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
Special family/child program for low-income families | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||||||||
Specific program for: | |||||||||||||
Cystic fibrosis | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||||||||
Diabetes | √ | √ | |||||||||||
Human growth hormone | √ | √ | √ | ||||||||||
Children with severe disabilities | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||||||||
Umbrella program for chronic disease | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Note: AB = Alberta, BC = British Columbia, MB = Manitoba, NB = New Brunswick, NL = Newfoundland, NS = Nova Scotia, NU = Nunavut, NWT = Northwest Territories, ON = Ontario,
PE = Prince Edward Island, QC = Quebec, SK = Saskatchewan, YK = Yukon.
↵* Programs described are those in effect as of April 2015 except where indicated.
↵† The Ontario universal pharmacare program is for all residents under 25 years of age, regardless of insurance status; effective January 2018.
↵‡ For children who are registered Indigenous or Inuit, or infants of parents that meet these criteria.
↵§ Alberta’s transitional program is not income-indexed and does not require cost sharing.