Which provinces fund health care coverage only through an employer tax or levy?

• A. Manitoba, Québec, and Newfoundland and Labrador
• B. Ontario
• C. British Columbia
• D. Nova Scotia

Answer: (A)

In Canada, health care funding is handled differently by each province, and some rely on a payroll-based levy paid by employers to support health services. The provinces that fund health care coverage exclusively through an employer tax or levy—with no separate resident health premiums or other funding streams for health care—are Manitoba, Québec, and Newfoundland and Labrador. This means their health coverage is financed entirely by the employer payroll levy, rather than by resident premiums or personal tax contributions. Other provinces combine employer levies with additional funding sources such as personal income taxes or resident premiums, so they don’t fit the description of being funded solely by an employer levy.