Alberta’s Private-Public Surgery Model the Latest in a Trend of Reforms—With a Key Difference

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Hospital and Surgical Health Services Minister Matt Jones make a health-care announcement in Calgary on Nov. 14, 2025.The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

News Analysis

Alberta’s move to expand private health care is sparking a great deal of discussion across the country, but it isn’t the only province to try to introduce elements of private care into a public system that has become strained by growing wait-lists and crowded emergency rooms.