Table 1:

Provincial and territorial drug programs that provide benefits to children^*

Program type	NL	PE	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC	YK	NWT	NU
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.