TY - JOUR AU - Wagner, Camille PY - 2021/01/25 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Are we providing ethical health care to new residents of Canada? JF - The Journal of Canada’s Physician Assistants JA - JCANPA VL - 2 IS - 6 SE - Perspective, opinion, and commentary: DO - 10.5203/jcanpa.v2i6.882 UR - https://ojs.lib.umanitoba.ca/index.php/jcpa/article/view/882 SP - p50-59 AB - <p>As mandated by the Canada Health Act, the intention of Canadian health care is to ensure the physical and mental well-being of residents of Canada by providing reasonable access to health services, without financial or other barriers.&nbsp; Is Canada meeting the objective of the Canada Health Act for those people who are new arrivals to the country? &nbsp;Health care is a universal, basic good and as such, it should be provided to all who reside within Canada, regardless of their immigration status.&nbsp; As this discussion highlights, Canada is falling short in the provision of health care to those residents who are not Canadian citizens.&nbsp; The current structure of care fails to meet the ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> ER -