Questions

Question 1

1. Which of the following reports prompted the creation of the Canada Health Act?

a. The Hall Report and the Mazankowski Report
b. The Romanow Report and the report of the Parliamentary Task Force on Federal–Provincial Arrangements
c. The Hall Report and the report of the Parliamentary Task Force on Federal–Provincial Arrangements
d. The Kirby Report and the Mazankowski Report

Answer 1

c. The Hall Report and the report of the Parliamentary Task Force on Federal–Provincial Arrangements

Question 2

2. The Canada Health Act became law in 1984. Who gave it royal assent?

a. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
b. The governor general of Canada
c. Justice Emmett Hall
d. Royal assent was not required

Answer 2

b. The governor general of Canada

Question 3

3. Which of the following reports presented recommendations to ensure the survival of Canada’s health care system while continuing to provide Canadians with a high level of health care?

a. The Romanow Report
b. The Hall Report
c. The Kirby Report
d. The Mazankowski Report

Answer 3

a. The Romanow Report

Question 4

4. The Established Programs Financing Act resulted in an increase in health care expenditures for the provinces and territories. What steps were taken to curb costs?

a. Extra billing was enforced.
b. Some services were delisted.
c. Clients had to pay out-of-pocket for health care services used.
d. No fees were paid to doctors.

Answer 4

b. Some services were delisted.

Question 5

5. Where and when was Canada’s first medical school established?

a. In Toronto, in 1919
b. In Winnipeg, in 1834
c. In Montreal, in 1825
d. In Upper Canada, in 1867

Answer 5

c. In Montreal, in 1825

Question 6

6. What did Tommy Douglas’s Hospital Insurance Act guarantee to residents of Saskatchewan?

a. Free hospital care for all residents of the province
b. Hospital care for residents in exchange for a modest insurance premium payment
c. Hospital care only for employed residents of the province
d. Hospital care for residents only in cases of acute illness

Answer 6

b. Hospital care for residents in exchange for a modest insurance premium payment

Question 7

7. Who is responsible for administering health care under the Medical Care Act?

a. The federal government
b. The provincial government
c. Health care providers and physicians
d. Health insurance companies

Answer 7

b. The provincial government

Question 8

8. An amendment to which of the following pieces of legislation led to the introduction of a national unemployment insurance program?

a. The British North America Act
b. The Canada Health Act
c. The Hospital Insurance Act
d. The Medical Care Insurance Act

Answer 8

a. The British North America Act

Question 9

9. What were the chief responsibilities of the first formal provincial public health units that were established in the early 1900s?

a. Ensuring that all provinces had a bureau of public health
b. Overseeing the establishment of health clinics in every district
c. Promoting immunization clinics, parenting education, control of infectious diseases, and related public health matters
d. Educating the public on disease control

Answer 9

c. Promoting immunization clinics, parenting education, control of infectious diseases, and related public health matters

Question 10

10. The Canada Health Act’s criterion of accessibility ensures that individuals be given access to insured health care services in which of the following locations?

a. In the province or territory of residence
b. In the closest location where the service is offered
c. Anywhere in Canada
d. Anywhere in the world, with a valid health card

Answer 10

b. In the closest location where the service is offered