e-2135 (Indigenous health)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-237-02 Government Response to petitions concerning Indigenous health
- Aboriginal peoples
- Non-Insured Health Benefits Program
- Pharmacology
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Indigenous Services
- The Non-Insured Health Benefits Program provides eligible First Nations and Inuit with coverage for a specified range of medically necessary health-related goods and services when not covered through private insurance plans or provincial/territorial health and social programs;
- A benefit will be considered for coverage when an item or service is unavailable through any other federal, provincial, territorial, or private health or social program, and provided by a recognized provider;
- Eight of the ten provinces in Canada offer provincially/publicly funded medication assessment services by a pharmacist;
- Registered First Nations individuals are excluded from accessing publicly funded medication assessment services by a pharmacist in every province (except British Columbia and Ontario);
- The greatest gaps in health outcomes experienced by Canadians exist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples; and
- Pharmacists are the most accessible health care professionals in Canada.
- Open for signature
- April 3, 2019, at 9:54 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 3, 2019, at 9:54 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Sheri Benson
(Saskatoon West)
May 13, 2019 (Petition No. 421-03718) - Government response tabled
- July 17, 2019
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
---|---|
Alberta | 81 |
British Columbia | 47 |
Manitoba | 52 |
New Brunswick | 13 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 9 |
Northwest Territories | 4 |
Nova Scotia | 13 |
Nunavut | 1 |
Ontario | 100 |
Prince Edward Island | 8 |
Quebec | 18 |
Saskatchewan | 576 |
Yukon | 2 |