Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) issued a statement: “Canada’s health workers are the backbone of our health care system, yet they continue to experience unprecedented challenges. Over the last two and a half years, Canada’s health workers, … Read more
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) announced over $3 million in federal funding for three projects in British Columbia through Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program. This funding will allow people living in British Columbia to access greater prevention, harm reduction and treatment services including access to … Read more
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) announced over $13 million in federal funding for 11 projects in the Prairies, Northwest Territories and Yukon through Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program. The funding announced will allow people living in the Prairies, Northwest Territories and Yukon to access greater prevention, harm reduction and … Read more
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) announced over $7 million in federal funding for eight projects in Ontario through Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program. This funding will allow Ontarians to access greater prevention, harm reduction and treatment services including access to safer supply programs. This includes people … Read more
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) issued a statement: “In Canada, between 2015 and 2020, approximately 7 in 10 infants who died suddenly and unexpectedly in their sleep were sleeping on a surface not intended for sleep such as an adult bed, a couch, a playpen, infant chair, car seat or stroller. Sleep-related deaths can happen any … Read more
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) announced mandatory Canada Health Transfer deductions totalling over $82 million in respect of patient charges levied during 2020-21 for medically necessary services that should be accessible to patients at no cost. He also announced next steps to curb private medically necessary health care being paid out-of-pocket by Canadians, with … Read more
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) issued a statement: “With more than 45,000 pharmacists and 9,900 pharmacy technicians working in over 11,000 pharmacies across Canada, pharmacy professionals play an essential role in providing health care across the country. … Read more
Liberal MPs Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI), Heath MacDonald (Malpeque, PEI) and Robert J. Morrissey (Egmont, PEI) announced expanded provincial drug coverage that will reduce the copay eligible Islanders spend on many prescription medicines, expand access to the Catastrophic Drug Program and increase access to the provincial High Cost Drug Program. The changes announced today will … Read more
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and Minister of Seniors Kamal Khera (Brampton West, Ont.) reiterated the government’s commitment to help ensure quality, safe and respectful care for seniors in long-term care (LTC) homes across Canada. This follows the Jan. 31, 2023 release of two independent LTC standards from CSA Group and the Health Standards Organization, … Read more
The Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta announced an agreement in principle for a shared plan that will invest $24.18 billion in federal funding over 10 years in Alberta, including $2.92 billion for a new bilateral agreement focusing on the shared health care priorities and $233 million through the immediate, one-time CHT top-up … Read more
