Changes in Canadian Health Care Employment

The controversial ruling by the Supreme Court in the Chaoulli case has set the stage for important changes in the Canadian health care system.

The case involved a Quebec physician who argued that the ban on allowing private health insurance to pay for services offered through the public health sector was in violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The court ruled in his favor, based on the premise that it violated a patient’s right to prompt medical treatment. The ruling is expected to set a precedent for other provinces.

The possible consequences of this ruling will have an impact, not only on medical professionals, but also on their medical office staffs.

With the growth in the number of private clinics in Canada, demand for Medical Office Assistants and Medical Transcriptionists will increase.

There will be increased opportunities for those office personnel familiar with private insurance billing procedures.

To control the rise of private health care, Canadian provincial governments will attempt to reduce waiting times for surgical procedures, which will require more medical services and encourage more entrants to the medical field. Practitioners will require a trained medical office support staff, making it highly likely that the field will experience pronounced growth within the next five to ten years.

Source: Michael Savich, Instructor, ICS Canada
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According to Susan Ward, author of
Small Business: Canada, to
turn a home business opportunity into a success, you need to be prepared to work at it and have the appropriate knowledge and skills that you need to run any business.

Based on their potential now, and because there’s going to be an even greater demand for these products and/or services over the next few years, Ms. Ward has compiled a list of what she believes will be the top ten home business opportunities. Read more.

You need to have the appropriate knowledge and skills to manage your own business. The ICS Canada Managing Your Own Business Program helps you to learn quickly and conveniently with hands-on training in:

  • The elements of marketing
  • Creating effective advertising
  • Using a computer to run the
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  • Customer service, budgeting time,
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  • Managing financial activities

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According to Susan Ward, author of Small Business: Canada, starting a business may seem overwhelming at first because there are so many things to do. The information on this site (http://sbinfocanada.about.com/cs/startup/a
/startingsteps.htm) can help you make your dream of starting a business a reality. Use it as a guide, or as a checklist to be sure that you haven’t overlooked anything.

Steps to Starting a Business:

  1. Come up with a good business idea.
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  3. Decide on a winning name for your business.
  4. Choose the form of business
    you’re going to start.
  5. Register your form of business.
  6. Get a business license.
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  8. Register for the GST/HST.
  9. Register for the PST.
  10. Prepare to have employees.
  11. Buy other kinds of business insurance.
  12. Get your business records off to a good start.
Whether your interest
is interior decorating, bookkeeping, catering, firearms repair, or small engine repair, you might be thinking about starting your own business. If so, you are poised to become an integral part of the Canadian economy.

According to Statistics Canada, small and mid-sized companies comprise over 90% of the country’s total businesses and employ over 50% of the country’s workforce. Small business owners tend to be extremely motivated and invest in research and development on a greater per capita basis than do large corporations. Given these facts, it is not surprising that governments at all levels have services and programs in place to help aspiring entrepreneurs.
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www.workinfonet.ca
A national site for career and labor market information, linking to job information for each province and territory. It also includes information on self-employment, education, and training.

www.canadait.com
A gateway to job opportunities in the information technology and communications sector, linking to company directories and associations that will help you find potential employers.

www.jobs.gc.ca
Posts federal government jobs available across the country and accepts on-line applications.

If you have a Web resource you’d like to
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