Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) issued a statement: “Today marks the beginning of National Immunization Awareness Week, celebrated each year to highlight the importance of vaccines to our individual and collective health. This week is an opportunity to look back on the last hundred plus years and reflect on everything vaccination has done to … Read more
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) announced $2.4 million to the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing to support the implementation and evaluation of a National Nurse Residency Program. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-0200.
At Western University in London, Ont., Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) highlighted Budget 2023’s proposed investment of $359 million to support a renewed Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy, which will continue to guide the government’s work to address the overdose crisis and broader substance … Read more
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix announced the signature of an agreement with British Columbia to continue to improve access to home and community care, and mental health and addictions services. Through this agreement, British Columbia is receiving close to $164 million in 2022-23 from the $11 billion, … Read more
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) issued a statement: “Today’s decision by the Supreme Court of Canada to not grant the plaintiffs leave to appeal the decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal in Cambie Surgeries Corporation et al. v. British Columbia brings finality to this matter. The British Columbia Court of Appeal decision … Read more
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) met with oral health professionals and patients at Dalhousie Dentistry in Halifax, N.S., to highlight Budget 2023’s investments in stronger public health care, including funding to implement the Canadian Dental Care Plan. The full … Read more
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) announced how Budget 2023 proposes over $144 million to support Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP) projects, which provides funding to community-led and not-for-profit organizations across the country. She also highlighted over $300,000 that has already been invested … Read more
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) issued a statement: “Today is World Bipolar Day, an opportunity to learn, raise awareness, and reduce stigma for the approximately 1 to 2 per cent of Canadians who will experience bipolar disorder in their lifetime,” she said. “It is … Read more
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) issued a statement: “Today’s national data release on opioid- and stimulant-related harms is another tragic reminder that the toxic drug and overdose crisis is one of the most serious and unprecedented public health threats in Canada’s history. Our hearts go out … Read more
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) announced measures in support of the first-ever National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases, with an investment of up to $1.5 billion over three years. The Government of Canada will make available up to $1.4 billion to provinces and territories through bilateral agreements. The Government of Canada will engage with … Read more
