July 11, 2024 | Ottawa, ON | Health Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Health workers are the backbone of the Canadian health care system; yet, they continue to face increased workloads and responsibilities. Now more than ever, there is a need to improve health workforce planning and advance research to better support…

Backgrounder Read Health Canada’s backgrounder on front-of-package labelling June 30, 2022 Health Canada is introducing new nutrition labelling regulations for packaged foods requiring a symbol on the front of packages indicating that a food is high in saturated fat, sugars and/or sodium. The regulations will come into effect on January 1, 2026. The new front-of-package…

Nutrition symbol will help Canadians identify foods high in saturated fat, sugars or sodium June 30, 2022 | Ottawa, Ontario | Health Canada Keeping Canadians healthy is one of the Government of Canada’s top priorities. Having clear and easy to access information on the foods Canadians find in their grocery stores is an important part of that.…

Media advisory The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, will make a nutrition related announcement. June 29, 2022, Ottawa, ON –  The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, will make a nutrition related announcement. The Minister will be joined by Francis Drouin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Member of Parliament…

Backgrounder Budget 2021 committed $45 million over three years, starting in 2021-22, to improve access to a full range of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care support, information and services for people in Canada who face the greatest barriers to access. June 28, 2022 Budget 2021 committed $45 million over three years, starting in 2021-22,…