Family medicine
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Family practice in Canada is significantly different in many ways from practice in the United States and is similar in others. This article describes Canada's comprehensive, government-controlled health care system, in which patients have free access to care, and most physicians are still paid on a fee-for-service basis. ⋯ The multiple roles of the College of Family Physicians of Canada are outlined. The article concludes with a description of the nature of family practice in Canada, comparing it with the United States.