Migración internacional de enfermeras/os de América Latina 2010-2019

132 Migración internacional de enfermeras/os de América Latina 2010-2019 lowest minimum wage is in Saskatchewan with just over USD 9 per hour, and the highest minimum wage is in Nunavut with almost USD 13 per hour. However, typically the minimum wage values correlate with the average standard of living in the province or territory (Retail Council of Canada, 2021). Canada has a universal healthcare system for all permanent residents or citizens of the country, whe- re almost all healthcare services are provided free-of-charge to taxpayers (Martin et al, 2018). As healthcare is a provincial responsibility, each province or territory has their own health insurance plan its residents (GoC, 2021-b). Each province must follow the Federal Government's Canada Heal- th Act to ensure all health insurance plans meet a certain standard (GoC, 2019-a). All emergency healthcare services will be provided for free, even to non-citizens or immigrants without a provincial health card. In addition, refugees and migrants under the protected persons class may be eligible for temporary health insurance through the Interim Federal Health Program (GoC, 2021-c). In 2019, there were a recorded 284,082 deaths in Canada, where the greatest increase in deaths was experienced in Nunavut and the greatest decrease in deaths was experienced in the Northwest Te- rritories. Of this total, 145,562 deaths were female, and 138,520 were of men. Yet, women in Canada have a longer life expectancy than men, with an average of approximately 84.2 years and men with 80.0 years. However, these life expectancies among different sexes varies among the Canadian pro- vinces as men in Quebec are expected to live to 81.1 years, while men in Nunavut are 69.3 years, and women in British Columbia are expected to live until 84.8 years, while in Nunavut it is 72.8 years (Sta- tistics Canada, 2020). In 2019, the leading causes of death in all provinces and territories was cancer and heart disease, whereas in Nunavut the leading causes of death were cancer and suicide. The top 10 leading causes of death in Canada are cancer, heart disease, unintentional accidents, cerebrovas- cular disease, chronic lower respiratory diseases, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, Alzheimer's disease, suicide, and kidney disease and contributed 70.6% of the deaths in 2019 (Statistics Canada, 2021-b; Statistics Canada, 2020; GoC, 2019-b).