A/HRC/41/34/Add.2 Annex Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health on his visit to Canada Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Right to health in Canada .............................................................................................................. 3 A. Background ........................................................................................................................... 3 B. Normative and institutional framework ................................................................................ 4 C. National health-care system .................................................................................................. 6 Right to mental health ................................................................................................................... 10 A. National approach ................................................................................................................. 10 B. Local mental health and “problematic substance use” services ............................................ 11 C. Towards reaching parity between physical and mental health .............................................. 13 IV. Right to health of indigenous peoples ........................................................................................... 14 V. Additional remaining challenges ................................................................................................... 17 A. Other groups in vulnerable situations ................................................................................... 17 B. Sexual and reproductive health rights ................................................................................... 18 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 19 III. VI. 2