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Patient Portals
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Wellness APIs

Threat themes

  • Data Breach
  • Privacy Violation
  • Unauthorized Access

Verified industry data · Canada

Cyber security incident impact in Health care and social assistance

Statistics Canada reports this figure for its source-defined Health care and social assistance sector category in Canada. It provides relevant sector context for healthcare organisations; it is not healthcare-only evidence.

Canada · Health care and social assistance sectorReference period: 2023

Enterprises impacted by cyber security incidents

Health care and social assistance enterprises
12.2%
Unit
percent
Source
Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0076-01, 2023
Period
2023
Scope
Canada Health care and social assistance sector

Reported as impacted by cyber security incidents in 2023.

Published estimate quality indicator: A. This is Health care and social assistance sector context, not healthcare-only evidence.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0076-01, 2023

Scope: Statistics Canada Health care and social assistance category in Canada; not healthcare-only evidence. Published estimate quality indicator: A.

Methodology: Official Statistics Canada table from the Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime. The table reports source-defined industry categories for Canada in 2023 and may publish estimate quality indicators. Every admitted metric and presentation must retain its source-defined sector label and published quality indicator, and must not be reframed as a narrower sector than the table reports.

Accessible data table
Verified Canada Health care and social assistance sector context data from Statistics Canada, Table 22-10-0076-01, 2023, reporting period 2023.
MetricValueSourceScopeReporting period
Health care and social assistance enterprises12.2% percentStatistics Canada, Table 22-10-0076-01, 2023Canada Health care and social assistance sector2023
Percentage of Canadian Finance and insurance enterprises impacted by cyber security incidents in 2023.25.5% percentStatistics Canada, Table 22-10-0076-01, 2023Canada Health care and social assistance sector2023
Percentage of Canadian enterprises in the source-defined Information and cultural industries category impacted by cyber security incidents in 2023.24.7% percentStatistics Canada, Table 22-10-0076-01, 2023Canada Health care and social assistance sector2023
Percentage of Canadian Manufacturing enterprises impacted by cyber security incidents in 2023.19.2% percentStatistics Canada, Table 22-10-0076-01, 2023Canada Health care and social assistance sector2023
Percentage of Canadian enterprises in the source-defined Transportation and warehousing category impacted by cyber security incidents in 2023.16.7% percentStatistics Canada, Table 22-10-0076-01, 2023Canada Health care and social assistance sector2023
Percentage of Canadian enterprises in the source-defined Professional, scientific and technical services category impacted by cyber security incidents in 2023.21.1% percentStatistics Canada, Table 22-10-0076-01, 2023Canada Health care and social assistance sector2023
Percentage of Canadian enterprises in the source-defined Real estate and rental and leasing category impacted by cyber security incidents in 2023.18.8% percentStatistics Canada, Table 22-10-0076-01, 2023Canada Health care and social assistance sector2023
Percentage of Canadian Construction enterprises impacted by cyber security incidents in 2023.12.6% percentStatistics Canada, Table 22-10-0076-01, 2023Canada Health care and social assistance sector2023

Verified market cyber context · Canada

Reported cyber security impact and preparedness context for Canadian businesses

Market context — not industry-specific evidence

These figures are drawn from Statistics Canada’s Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime for 2023. Total business spending on recovery from cyber security incidents reached CAD 1.2 billion in 2023, approximately double the approximately CAD 600 million reported in 2021. The figures below describe business-wide reported cyber context and recovery-spending context among surveyed Canadian enterprises with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration; they are not industry-specific findings for the sector shown on this page.

Canada · Businesses with 10 or more employees · Public administration excludedReference period: 2023

Businesses impacted by cyber security incidents

Canadian businesses
16%
Unit
percent
Source
Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023
Period
2023
Scope
Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration

Reported being impacted by cyber security incidents in 2023.

Methods affecting impacted businesses

Scams and fraud
50%
Unit
percent
Source
Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023
Period
2023
Scope
Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration
Identity theft
31%
Unit
percent
Source
Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023
Period
2023
Scope
Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration
Ransomware
13%
Unit
percent
Source
Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023
Period
2023
Scope
Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration

These percentages refer to businesses already impacted by cyber security incidents; they are not percentages of all Canadian businesses.

Selected cyber preparedness signals

Risk identification activities
59%
Unit
percent
Source
Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023
Period
2023
Scope
Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration
Written policies
26%
Unit
percent
Source
Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023
Period
2023
Scope
Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration
Cyber risk insurance
22%
Unit
percent
Source
Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023
Period
2023
Scope
Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration

Canada business-wide survey context; these measures are not an industry-specific readiness assessment.

Cyber incident recovery spending by business size — CAD million (2023)

Large businesses
500
Unit
CAD million
Source
Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023
Period
2023
Scope
Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration
Medium businesses
300
Unit
CAD million
Source
Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023
Period
2023
Scope
Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration
Small businesses
300
Unit
CAD million
Source
Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023
Period
2023
Scope
Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023

Scope: Canada business-wide survey context among enterprises with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration. Incident indicators capture incidents businesses considered impactful and may not represent total cyber-attack prevalence.

Methodology: Data were collected from January to March 2024 for activities occurring in 2023. The target population included enterprises with Canadian operations and 10 or more employees across most economic sectors, excluding public administration. Incident indicators capture incidents businesses considered impactful and may not represent the total number of cyber attacks in Canada.

Accessible data table
Verified Canada business-wide cyber context data from Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023, reporting period 2023.
MetricValueSourceScopeReporting period
Canadian businesses16% percentStatistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration2023
Scams and fraud50% percentStatistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration2023
Identity theft31% percentStatistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration2023
Ransomware13% percentStatistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration2023
Risk identification activities59% percentStatistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration2023
Written policies26% percentStatistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration2023
Cyber risk insurance22% percentStatistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration2023
Large businesses500 CAD millionStatistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration2023
Medium businesses300 CAD millionStatistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration2023
Small businesses300 CAD millionStatistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration2023
Total spending on recovery from cyber security incidents across all Canadian businesses in 2023, in CAD billions.1.2 CAD billionStatistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, 2023Canadian businesses with 10 or more employees, excluding public administration2023

Relevant loss and exposure areas

These existing industry scoping prompts help frame a proposal. They do not assert an incident, loss, or market-specific condition.

Industry themes

  • Data Breach
  • Privacy Violation
  • Unauthorized Access

Digital surfaces in scope

Patient PortalsTelehealth AppsWellness APIs

What structured security support changes

The Security File turns risk signals into decisions.

Official market data shows where risk exists. The BilgeQor Security File connects that context to your real websites, apps, accounts, payment flows and team responsibilities, so leaders can decide what to fix first.

Why this matters

The file gives your team one place to understand what was reviewed, what matters, what changed, and what still needs a decision.

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What the Security File contains

A Security File is not a generic report. It is a structured decision record for the assets, workflows and risks covered by the agreed scope.

01

Market and sector context

We connect official market signals and industry exposure to the business surfaces in scope.

02

Exposure map

We map websites, apps, accounts, payment journeys, admin roles, vendors and customer-facing workflows.

03

Priority register

We separate urgent risks, important improvements and lower-priority findings so the next action is clear.

04

Executive summary

We provide a concise summary that leadership, operations, vendors or insurers can read without needing raw technical detail.

05

Remediation roadmap

We turn findings into a 14 / 30 / 90-day action path with ownership, evidence notes and follow-through guidance.

What it is not

  • Not a guarantee of perfect security.
  • Not a certification or compliance verdict.
  • Not a per-company loss estimate or fear-based claim.

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