A half-day invitational workshop co-hosted by the Faculty of Law and the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, and sponsored by the Atkinson Charitable Foundation was held on March 21, 2003 at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto.

The purpose of the workshop was to bring together experts and opinion leaders to review and analyze various models recommended by a number of diverse groups. Those attending included academics, practice leaders, key opinion leaders, and officials from the federal and provincial governments.

Through a discussion of the First Ministers' 2003 Health Accord, the recommendations of the Romanow Report and the models presented, the objective was to distill the common features and highlight the elements deemed necessary for a future Council.

The workshop has issued a report, representing a best effort to capture the discussion and exchange.

• Download the Report of the Invitational Workshop on a Health Council (Word document)
• Download the Conference Agenda, List of Participants, and Summary of Some Suggested Health Council Models (Appendices 1-3) (Word document)
• Workshop presentations:
  • Canadian Medical Association, A Vision for the Canadian Health Council Proposed Terms of Reference. March 13, 2003. (Powerpoint presentation)
  • Model of the Good Health through Good Governance Working Group, March 21, 2003
  • Tom Kent, A Health Council for Canada. Speaking Notes (Word document)
  • Antonia Maioni, Quebec and the Health Council: Some Reflections
• Background Material

See also the article for Nexus magazine by Caroline Pitfield: Roundtable on the Kirby and Romanow Reports

Our researchers have also collected together a bibliography of all the newspaper clippings, articles, and materials on the Health Council (PDF format)