Mr. Speaker, the pan-Canadian health human resource strategy, HHRS, was a Health Canada funded initiative to help recruit and retain health care providers and promote optimal working conditions for them. Although funding for projects under the HHRS concluded in 2015-16, Health Canada continues to examine health workforce priority issues, including the planning, organization, and delivery of health services through the pan-Canadian committee on health workforce.
With regard to (a), although the Government of Canada provides financial support to the provinces and territories for health care services, the responsibility for matters related to the administration and delivery of the health workforce, including identifying areas of need and managing the supply and distribution of the health workforce, falls within provincial and territorial jurisdiction.
With regard to (b), Health Canada does not collect this data. Please refer to response (a).
With regard to (c), Health Canada does not collect this data. Please refer to response (a).
With regard to (d), Health Canada does not collect this data. Please refer to response (a).