Canada follows a system of universal healthcare for its citizens and permanent residents, who may apply for public health insurance. Those with insurance don’t have to pay for most healthcare services. But it isn’t free — it is paid for through taxes. Canadians, in general, pay higher taxes for their social safety net, which includes healthcare. The average family is expected to pay $12,935 per year for public healthcare through taxes.

National benefits granted to all Canadian citizens and permanent residents are free universal healthcare and public secondary education

National benefits granted to all Canadian citizens and permanent residents are free universal healthcare and public secondary education. The single-payer full Medicare health insurance system for all is affordable and universal. The healthcare system is best described as an interlocking set of 10 provincial and three territorial health systems.