May 4, 2022 | Ottawa, ON | Health Canada More than 3 million people in Canada have a food allergy and as many as 400,000 of them have celiac disease. To recognize the challenges they face on a daily basis, we mark the Food Allergy Awareness Month and the Celiac Awareness Month each May. An…

Statement The first week of May marks National Hospice Palliative Care Week, a time to celebrate and share achievements of hospice palliative care throughout the nation. The first week of May marks National Hospice Palliative Care Week, a time to raise awareness of issues surrounding hospice palliative care in Canada, we are grateful to all…

Statement Today, on National Physicians’ Day, we would like to take the time to thank physicians for everything they do. May 1, 2022 | Ottawa, Ontario | Health Canada Today, on National Physicians’ Day, we would like to take a moment to thank physicians for everything they do. Physicians are so much more than doctors – they…

April 29, 2022 | Ottawa, Ontario | Health Canada Every year, thousands of Canadians receive life-saving organ transplants, while thousands still wait, and hundreds die because not enough organs are available. The Government of Canada recognizes that too many people in Canada are on organ waitlists and that Canada lags in organ donation when compared…

Statement Health Canada authorized a submission from Canadian Blood Services to eliminate the current three-month blanket donor deferral period for all sexually active men who have sex with men, and instead screen all donors, regardless of gender or sexuality, for high-risk sexual behaviours. Under the new screening approach, Canadian Blood Services will introduce a sexual…

Statement This week is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week—a week to raise awareness about the critical need for more donors across the country. April 26, 2022 | Ottawa, ON | Health Canada This week is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week—a week to raise awareness about the critical need for more donors…