Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Canada’s leading source of high-quality health data for 25+ years | Principale source de données de grande qualité sur la santé au pays depuis +25 ans

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To help improve Canada’s health system and the well-being of Canadians by being a leading source of unbiased, credible and comparable information that will enable health leaders to make better-informed decisions.

If, like the rest of us, September rather rudely snuck up on you, we’ve got you covered.You can find all of our upcoming...
09/01/2026

If, like the rest of us, September rather rudely snuck up on you, we’ve got you covered.

You can find all of our upcoming releases, as well as catch up on the latest CIHI news, here: https://www.cihi.ca/en/news-events-and-education

08/27/2026

Why are health care providers leaving their jobs?

While retirement is an expected reason for people to leave their careers, burnout due to heavy workloads is a significant factor driving many health care providers to consider leaving their current job or field early.

With data from our friends Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada, our latest report examines recruitment and retention patterns of health care providers and offers insight into the impact of new policies designed to bolster Canada’s health care workforce.

The state of the health workforce in Canada, 2024: https://ow.ly/lPy750XY7fO

08/18/2026

What if the future of long-term care meant bringing support to older adults at home — instead of asking them to leave home to get it?

In this episode, host Avis Favaro explores Nursing Home Without Walls, an innovative Canadian program helping older adults stay independent, connected and healthy in their own communities.

Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard, professor of nursing at the University of Moncton and creator of the program, shares how an idea that started in New Brunswick is expanding across Canada — and how reimagining the role of nursing homes could help ease pressure on the health care system.

🎧 Listen to learn more about aging in place.

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Canadians expect their health information — from test results and medication records to details on past care — to be ava...
08/17/2026

Canadians expect their health information — from test results and medication records to details on past care — to be available when and where they need it.

But even when information exists electronically, it often cannot be shared easily among health providers and patients or across care settings and jurisdictions.

That’s why we’re working with the federal, provincial and territorial governments to build digitally connected health data systems.

Our latest report looks at 5 indicators of progress toward the goal of modernizing health care information systems, specifically focusing on electronic health information: https://ow.ly/Lr2W50Zyg1S

08/11/2026

🔊 Meet Amina...

Countless Canadians like Amina witness first-hand the many gaps in our health system. Tracking health inequalities matters, especially when you’re living through it.

With this goal in mind, we developed this toolkit to help analysts, researchers and health system advisors with measuring and reporting on health inequalities: https://ow.ly/zooz50Zuo97

08/06/2026

"In my 30+ years as a health journalist, I have never seen such intense pressure on Canada's emergency departments." — Avis Favaro
It's a powerful statement from someone who has spent decades reporting on Canada's health system.

Joined by emergency physician Dr. Fraser Mackay and CIHI’s Director of Health System Analytics, Cheryl Chui, host Avis Favaro sits down to explore what's driving record emergency department visits and why improving wait times requires solutions across the entire health system.

🎧 Listen now: https://ow.ly/I8cC50ZrW7p

07/31/2026

De meilleures données permettent de prendre de meilleures décisions. Découvre notre outil des données pharmaceutiques. Cet outil fournit des informations sur l’utilisation des médicaments financés par le secteur public au Canada et les dépenses connexes, ainsi que sur la conception, les structures de paiement et les listes de médicaments assurés des régimes publics d’assurance médicaments au pays.

En savoir plus : https://ow.ly/LsbP50Zv36b

07/30/2026

Behind every data point at CIHI is a team working to better understand Canada’s health systems. Meet some of the people behind our work and hear their perspectives on important health care topics in our Ask an Expert video series: https://ow.ly/6EtA50ZuMn4

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Derrière chaque donnée de l'ICIS, il y a une équipe qui s'efforce de mieux comprendre les systèmes de santé canadiens. Découvre certaines des personnes qui travaillent dans les coulisses et écoute leur point de vue sur des sujets importants liés aux soins de santé dans notre série de vidéos « Des spécialistes vous répondent » : https://ow.ly/saZN50ZuMn6

07/27/2026

As conversations about emergency physician burnout continue across Canada, it's important to understand what's driving the pressure. With emergency departments seeing a record 16.1 million visits, the pressures facing health care workers continue to grow.

But as we recently explored in our podcast, the challenges faced by emergency departments are because of factors in the entire health system, and addressing these pressures is critical for both patients and the physicians treating them.

In this clip from our latest episode, watch Dr. Fraser Mackay explain why improving emergency department wait times requires solutions that extend far beyond the emergency department itself.

🎧 Listen to the full episode for more insights: https://ow.ly/I8cC50ZrW7p

What factors contribute to health providers accessing and using digital health services? When health providers can see c...
07/23/2026

What factors contribute to health providers accessing and using digital health services?

When health providers can see clear value in digital health tools, they are more likely to integrate them into their work and encourage patients to use them too.

Systems that are unreliable or difficult to navigate, however, are less likely to be used to their full potential.

Better understanding health providers’ perceptions of digital health tools can help us advance adoption and ensure timely access to comprehensive and accurate patient information — such as test results, treatment plans, prescriptions and medical history.

Our latest report looks at 5 indicators of progress toward the goal of modernizing health care information systems, specifically focusing on electronic health information: https://ow.ly/tgKL50ZrWLT

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