Recruiting for Engagement in Health Policy.

Background: Who participates in public and patient engagement processes, and in what capacity they participate, matters. The strategies employed to recruit participants shape the outcomes and legitimacy of engagement processes. We explore these issues through a case study of workshop recruitment.

Trends in Government-Initiated Public Engagement in Canadian Health Policy From 2000 to 2021.

Introduction: Canada has a rich history of public engagement in health policy; however, shifts in engagement practices over time have not been critically examined.

Methodology: We searched for cases of government-initiated public engagement in Canadian health policy from 2000 to 2021 at the federal, provincial (Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia) and pan-Canadian levels. Government databases, portals and platforms for engagement were searched, followed by academic and grey literature using relevant search terms.