Statement April is Oral Health Month, which is a perfect opportunity to remind ourselves that the health of our teeth and gums can affect our overall health and well-being April 1, 2022 | Ottawa, ON | Health Canada April is Oral Health Month, which is a perfect opportunity to remind ourselves that the health of…

Speech Remarks from the Minister of Health on Backlogs Top-Up & Five Areas of Priority for the Future of Federal Provincial Relations on Health Care, March 25, 2022. March 25, 2022 | Ottawa, ON | Health Canada  Check against delivery Greetings everyone, And thank you all for being here today. I just had a wonderful exchange with…

Statement Statement from the Minister of Health and Minister of Mental Health and Associate Minister of Health on International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade March 25, 2022 | Ottawa, Ontario | Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health and the Honourable…

Media advisory Government of Canada to make an announcement on health care (March 25, 2022) March 24, 2022, OTTAWA, ON – The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, and the Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister of Seniors, will hold a news…

Statement Today, Health Canada authorized a submission from Héma-Québec to change their source plasma donor screening criteria. The decision will enable Héma-Québec to move away from the current three-month plasma donor deferral period for all sexually active men who have sex with men, and to instead screen all source plasma donors, regardless of gender or…

Statement Statement from the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health on the Overdose Crisis. March 23, 2022 | Ottawa, ON | Health Canada Today’s release of national data on opioid and stimulant-related overdose deaths and other harms highlights the continued tragic impacts of the increasingly toxic drug supply and how the COVID-19 pandemic has…