Canada Health Transfers

Whereas seniors account for 47 of Canadas healthcare spending while comprising 17 of our countrys population; And whereas the next decade is set to see a 93-billion-dollar increase in healthcare spending in Canada as a result of our aging population; And whereas mid-island communities can expect per capita increases in healthcare costs owing to demographics in roughly the following amounts: Qualicum Beach: 77, Parksville: 53, Courtenay: 19, Nanaimo: 12.5, and Campbell River: 7; And whereas seniors comprise 52.1 of the population of Qualicum Beach and 23.3 of the population for Vancouver Island and the Coast; And whereas demographic data was removed as a consideration for determining health transfer payment amounts by the federal government in 2012 and is presently not factored into health transfers, despite the fact there is a 444 variance in per capita healthcare spending on seniors relative to the rest of the population: Therefore be it resolved that the AVICC lobby the provincial and federal ministries of health to have demographics included in determining each provinces funding through Canada Health Transfers.