The Government of Canada, through various programs, provides prescription drug coverage for about one million Canadians who are members of the following eligible groups:

• First Nations and Inuit
• inmates in federal penitentiaries
• members of the Canadian Forces
• veterans of the Canadian Forces and RCMP
• civilian members of the RCMP
• police members of the RCMP

The federal government also oversees the Special Access Program, which allows physicians to apply on their patients