Essays and Research Papers on Canadian Studies

This 10 page paper considers the thesis that violence against women is predominately a symptom of a male dominated patricidal society. The paper looks at the evidence for this thesis, arguing that it can be seen as endemic in the social structures of society which are self perpetuating. The paper goes on to look ...

This 16 page paper argues that Canada's changing policy is not supported by the state of its military forces. Its rhetoric is global in nature, while its reality is still relative isolationism. Much of the problem is attributable to a public, and a a government, that does not want to spend the necessary dollars to ...

A 5 page overview of the budgetary concerns which are resulting in inadequate staffing in many of Canada’s health care environments. Emphasizes the rising cost of health care noting that even though funding has increased substantially it has not kept up with increased cost. Comments on the use of unregulated health care workers, ...

A 6 page paper which examines controversial political issue of privatizing Canadian healthcare by examining arguments in favor of and opposing it, then offering either support for the argument or more plausible alternatives. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the Telehealth Ontario nursing system in Ontario, Canada. Telehealth Ontario is a free around the clock health care consultation service which has been available to Ontario citizens since February 2001. The service allows a patient to call a toll free number and talk instantly to health care professionals ...

A 5 page paper that discusses the applications and trends for e-health/tele-health in Canada, something that is strongly supported by the government. Specific examples are provided. The essay concludes with an overview of the network that is being attempted in the United States. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 11 page paper that discusses how Canada's national health care system came about and what is happening now, including how it is failing to serve all Canadians and the dangers and risks associated with long wait times and unequal care between and among the provinces and territories. The writer reports innovations and programs ...

A 15 page comparison of Canadian and United States Health Care. Emphasizes the trend in Canada towards a two-tiered system which utilizes both public and private funding and compares the dilemma of managed care in the United States. Bibliography lists 20 sources.

A 4 page research paper that discusses the problem of childhood/adolescent obesity in Canada. Canadian statistics are cited and the writer also discusses the influence of TV and video games in this trend. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page research paper that offers an overview of the Canadian healthcare system. Topics covered include a description of the system, its history, its strengths and weaknesses, and projections for the future. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

An 8 page research paper that offers a literature review that assesses Canadian health care for immigrant women. The writer reports on both quantitative and qualitative studies, focusing on an educational program for immigrant women that proved to be quite successful. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 9 page paper. Companies who offer health and wellness programs for their employees gain both tangible and intangible returns. This paper discusses who initiates and leads such a program, the goals, design and components, how to motivate employees to become engaged in the program, projected costs per employee, and evaluating the success of the ...

A 5 page research paper that outlines the debate of whether or not the Canadian health care system should permit charging user fees. The writer discusses both sides of the issue and then argues in favor of not charging user fees. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 7 page discussion of the prevalent health concerns that characterize Alberta. The author identifies obesity as the most preventable of these problems and proposes a program to address it. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page research paper on the current status of the universal health care program in Canada, as well as predictions on how well it will have survived the first decades of the twenty-first century. Particular emphasis is laid on women's health funding, which now is threatened to some degree by budget cuts. Bibliography lists ...

This 5 page paper looks at the problem where French Canadians feel their heritage is not being preserved. Some history is discussed. The movement is compared to other forms of nationalism. Nationalism is defined. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing benefits, costs and possible modernization of the public health care system in Canada. Canadians currently appreciate the public healthcare system in their country mainly because the Canada Health Act guarantees free health care to anyone in the country. Despite this advantage over other countries in which patients have ...

A 4 page research paper that examines what the popular press in Canada is saying about that country’s healthcare system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the process of funding healthcare in Ontario, Canada. The process of the healthcare system in Ontario and the other provinces and territories of Canada is multi-level. The citizens of the province of Ontario, Canada enjoy universal healthcare which is considered a right according to the Canada Health Act. ...

A 10 page discussion of the many challenges facing the Canadian health care system, challenges which are translating into a deleterious impact to patient welfare. Contends that although the system is characterized by a rapidly changing technology and more complex nursing needs little is being accomplished toward addressing those needs. Indeed, the present ...

This is a 5 page paper discussing the current issues involved with the privatization of health care in Canada. Canadians have been slowly absorbing more of personal medical costs within the last decade indicating a slow trend toward a private health care system in Canada. As federal funding decreases toward medicare, the provinces have had ...

A 4 page overview of Canada’s health care system, conducted for the purpose of assessing its appropriateness for consideration by the United States. The Canadian system looks much more attractive for US consideration now than in the past, as increasing numbers of US citizens are left without access to care. The health care ...

An 8 page overview of the problems confronting Canadian Healthcare. The author contends that many of these problems are attributable to pharmaceutical company insistence that medicine focus almost exclusively on the use of drugs rather than the various alternative approaches which exist. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page essay endorsing the thematic idea of Bill Clinton's health plan. The writer feels that plans such as the one proposed by Clinton during the mid-1990's can not be dejected simply because similar ideas have failed in other countries like Canada. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper considers the healthcare system in Canada and the need for the biomedical system to become more people based. After briefly outlining some of the p[problems the writer developed a framework for the system to be re-engineered with these softer objectives as the goals, whilst still maintains efficiently and maximising resources. The ...