Statement Message from the Minister of Health and the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health on National Poison Prevention Week – March 20 to 26, 2022 March 23, 2022 | Ottawa, ON | Health Canada This National Poison Prevention Week, we would like to remind Canadians that many items found in our…

March is Pharmacy Appreciation Month. Pharmacy professionals are a critical part of the health care team that keeps people living in Canada safe and healthy, in communities from coast to coast to coast. This is especially evident as we look back over the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are grateful that throughout…

Statement The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed every year on March 21, on the anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre, when South African police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid “pass laws” in 1960. March 21, 2022|Ottawa, Ontario|Health Canada The International Day for the…

Public consultation will enhance transparency, modernize review practices, and increase access to real-world, independent data March 21, 2022 | Ottawa, ON | Health Canada The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that Canadians are protected from all risks associated with the use of pesticides while working to better protect human health, wildlife, and the…

Backgrounder To help support the response to the overdose crisis, the Government of Canada has dedicated nearly $3.5M in funding from Heath Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP) to extend four safer supply pilot projects in Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria. March 2022 To help support the response to the overdose crisis, the Government of…

These investments will help respond to the toxic illegal drug supply and prevent overdose in Ontario and British Columbia March 17, 2022       |     Toronto, ON       |      Health Canada The evidence is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to a worsening of the overdose crisis, which continues…