Health Canada is aware of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent inspection of the Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, Maryland, which noted multiple areas of concern. Health Canada would like to reassure Canadians that all AstraZeneca vaccines imported into Canada from this facility are safe and of high quality. Janssen vaccines produced at … Read more
The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development tabled his spring report and presented the results of the audit on Health Canada’s Natural Health Products Program. The audit focussed on natural health products available for sale in Canada to ensure that they are safe, effective and accurately represented to consumers. Canada has one of the … Read more
Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) announced the signature of a bilateral agreement with Ontario to enhance the province’s virtual health services. Under the agreement, the province will invest federal funding in keeping with agreed-upon pan-Canadian priorities for accelerating virtual health care services during the pandemic. Through this bilateral agreement, Ontario is receiving $46 million to … Read more
Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) announced nearly $1.7 million in funding to projects led by the Community Addictions Peer Support Association and Moms Stop the Harm (MSTH) to help organizations take action against stigma related to substance use and support families who are trying to help loved ones living with addiction or who have lost … Read more
Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) announced the establishment of a Critical Drug Reserve, an additional safety net of key drugs used in the treatment of COVID-19 symptoms. Canada is procuring an initial three-month supply of 12 drugs. The reserve targets the drugs that hospitals rely on most to treat patients who are critically ill with … Read more
Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) announced the launch of the StaySafe™ COVID-19 Rapid Screening Program in Ontario’s Waterloo Region, through a $430,000 investment from the Safe Restart Agreement. The StaySafe™ program will provide free rapid screening tests for local workers of small and medium-sized businesses, with a target of 3,000 rapid tests conducted … Read more
Liberal MP Ken Hardie (Fleetwood–Port Kells, B.C.) announced nearly $16.5 million in funding for 11 projects to help support communities in British Columbia in their efforts to address and prevent substance use-related harms. These projects will reach several key groups in British Columbia, including Indigenous peoples, youth, post-secondary students, individuals in the correctional system, and healthcare professionals. The … Read more
Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) announced the signature of a bilateral agreement with Saskatchewan to expand virtual health care services for its residents. Under the agreement, the province will invest federal funding based on agreed-upon pan-Canadian priorities for accelerating virtual health care services during the pandemic. Through this bilateral agreement, Saskatchewan will receive close to … Read more
Following a special review that included broad public consultation and science-based assessments, Health Canada released its decisions on the risks to aquatic insects from two neonicotinoid pesticides: clothianidin and thiamethoxam. The revised conditions of use must be reflected on all product labels no later than 24 months from today. A small number of uses for which there are no … Read more
Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) announced the signature of a bilateral agreement with Nova Scotia to support it in its efforts to expand virtual health care services for its residents. Under the agreement, the province will invest federal funding based on agreed-upon pan-Canadian priorities for accelerating virtual health care services during the pandemic. Through this … Read more
