Table 1
Quality measure comparison between provincial/territorial health care registrations of total residents, new residents and the CCTB files

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Criterion Province / territory CRA
N.L. P.E.I N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt. CCTB
Total health care registrations
Coverage
Completeness No1 No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Yes
Eligibility2 Partial  Partial  Partial  Yes Partial Partial Partial Partial Yes Partial Partial Partial Partial Yes
New resident health care registrations
Consistency No No No No . No No No . No No No No Yes
Timeliness
3-month lag3 B C C A . B B B . C B B A
Punctuality Yes Yes Yes Yes . Yes Yes Yes . Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Reliability4 0 0 0 5 . 1 0 2 . 0 7 2 0 Yes
Details
Age: individual year .. Yes5 .. .. . .. .. .. . .. Yes5 .. .. Yes
Age: ≤ 17 .. .. .. Yes . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. ..
Age: 5-year group Yes .. Yes Yes . Yes Yes Yes . Yes .. Yes Yes Yes
Sex No Yes5 No No . Yes No No . No Yes5 No No Yes
In-migrants Yes Yes Yes Yes . Yes Yes Yes . Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Out-migrants No No No No . No Yes No . No No No No Yes
Unknown origin of in-migrant No No No No . No No Yes . Yes No No No No

Notes:

1. 2005/2006: too many people registered.

2. No, yes or partial under eligibility refers to whether the province/territory covers all or part of the Non-Permanent Residents (NPRs) and others.

3. Results based on Table 6 where A = No effect, B = Improved fit and C = Consistently improved fit.

4. Numbers refer to number of missing months over a 72-month period.

5. Microdata supplied for Prince Edward Island and Yukon.

CRA: Canada Revenue Agency

CCTB: Canada Child Tax Benefit

Two other criteria applicable across provinces and territories are also essential:

 

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