The Saskatchewan Doctors Strike of 1962 National Historic Event

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Getty Images (515030322) - Protesting at the Legislative Buildings in Regina, Saskatchewan, as thousands of people marched on protesting the governments stand in the Medicare crisis, 1962. © Photographer Bettmann / Bettman Collection / 515030322 | Photographe Bettmann / Collection Bettman Collection / 515030322/ Getty Images
Protest march, Regina, July 11, 1962.
© Photographer Bettmann / Bettman Collection / 515030322 | Photographe Bettmann / Collection Bettman Collection / 515030322/ Getty Images
Protest marchers with signs gather in front of the Legislative Building during Protest Parade in Regina, SK, July 11, 1962. Police estimated that about 4,000 persons converged on the capital to attend the anti-government protest against Medicare. © Photographer Bettmann / Bettman Collection / 515467794 | Photographe Bettmann / Collection Bettman / 515467794 /Getty ImagesGetty Images (515030322) - Protesting at the Legislative Buildings in Regina, Saskatchewan, as thousands of people marched on protesting the governments stand in the Medicare crisis, 1962. © Photographer Bettmann / Bettman Collection / 515030322 | Photographe Bettmann / Collection Bettman Collection / 515030322/ Getty ImagesSaskatchewan Medical Association meeting in Regina, Saskatchewan, during the Medicare Crisis, July 1962. © George E. Dragan / Library and Archives Canada | George E. Dragan / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / PA-088485
Address : Bessborough Hotel, 601 Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 2024-08-13
Dates:
  • 1962 to 1962 (Significant)

Other Name(s):
  • The Saskatchewan Doctors Strike of 1962  (Designation Name)
Research Report Number: 2023-33, 2023-33-A

Importance: Perhaps the best-known and most significant doctors’ strike of the 20th century, important impact on the development of publicly funded health care in Canada