In Canada, which level primarily administers immigration policy and healthcare?

• A. Immigration is provincially administered; healthcare is federal.
• B. Healthcare is provincially administered; immigration is federal.
• C. Both immigration and healthcare are federally administered.
• D. Immigration is federal; healthcare is provincially administered.

Answer: (D)

In Canada, the difference in powers between levels of government is key: immigration policy is set and managed by the federal level, while health care is organized and delivered by the provinces. The federal government controls who can enter, stay, or become a citizen, handling visas, refugee policy, and border control. Health care, on the other hand, is delivered by each province (through their ministries and regional health authorities), with funding and national standards provided by the federal government under the Canada Health Act. So the sensible pairing is immigration at the federal level and health care at the provincial level.