pharmacare pharmacare pharmacare is a canadian proposal for a publicly-funded insurance program for medications, similar to medicare for health insurance. limited pharmacare programs exist in the provinces of ontario, manitoba, and british columbia. multiple organizers and commenters have advocated a pan-canadian pharmacare program to complement the existing health system, but the precise model for implementation is unclear. in 2019, prime minister justin trudeau promised to implement pharmacare if re-elected. as of november 2020, this pledge is unfulfilled.