Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.), Minister for Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) and N.L. Premier Andrew Furey announced a bilateral agreement to invest almost $256 million to improve health care access and services in Newfoundland and Labrador. Through the Working Together Agreement, the … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Ya’ara Saks (York Centre, Ont.) released the final report of the Legislative Review of the Cannabis Act. The report found that there has been significant progress made on several of the key objectives of the legislation including: the establishment of … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) issued a statement: “As Minister of Health, I am incredibly concerned about the growing popularity and recreational use of nicotine replacement therapies, particularly nicotine pouches, among youth.” He continued “It has become clear that gaps and weaknesses exist within the regulation of these products, and to this end, Health … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) issued a statement: “Today marks the start of National Poison Prevention Week, an important week dedicated to raising awareness about the widespread risks of poisonings across all age groups. Aligned with this year’s theme, “Poison prevention: Empowering Canada for a safer tomorrow,” Health Canada is encouraging the public to … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health Yasir Naqvi (Ottawa Centre, Ont.) announced more than $388,000 in additional funding towards the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing’s National Nurse Residency Program. The full release is available online. Call 613-291-4176.
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) and Yukon Minister of Health and Social Services Tracy-Anne McPhee announced three agreements to invest a total amount of nearly $86 million to improve health care access and services in the Yukon. The full release is available online. Call 613-291-4176.
Starting on March 11, oral health providers can confirm their participation in the CDCP through the Sun Life portal. In choosing to participate in the CDCP, oral health care providers are playing an important role in advancing more equitable access to oral health care and towards improving health outcomes in Canada. Resources and tools on how to … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) issued a statement: “Nutrition Month is celebrated each March to remind us all of how essential good nutrition is to our health and well-being. This year’s theme “We Are Dietitians!”, and this month we celebrate the important role Dietitians play in helping us achieve good nutrition, as well as … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) joined Dr. Leigh Chapman, Canada’s Chief Nursing Officer at Trillium Health Partners, Credit Valley Hospital, to announce the release of the Nursing Retention Toolkit: Improving the Working Lives of Nurses in Canada to help improve the working lives of nurses. The toolkit will be shared widely throughout Canada’s health care system- … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) introduced Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare (Pharmacare Act), which proposes the foundational principles for first phase of national universal pharmacare in Canada and describes the Government of Canada’s intent to work with provinces and territories to provide universal, single-payer coverage for a number of contraception and diabetes medications. Holland also announced the government’s … Read more
