Health Canada issued the following statement on the Coming into Force of Additional Elements of Vanessa’s Law: “Canadians who use medications to improve or maintain their health and wellbeing rely on Health Canada to continue to monitor the safety of drugs it has authorized for use in Canada, and to take prompt action if new … Read more
Health Canada is proposing to allow the importation and use of medications that have been authorized for sale in the United States, the European Union or Switzerland, but are not yet authorized in Canada. Once this process is implemented, the most immediate need is expected to be for drugs to treat opioid use disorder (addiction); however, drugs for … Read more
Health Minister Jane Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) announced the expansion of mental wellness teams that will support First Nations communities in northern Saskatchewan. The Government of Canada will invest $1.2 million over two years to develop two mental wellness teams in the communities of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and Lac La Ronge Indian Band. This funding will help increase … Read more
The Government of Canada, after extensive consultation with law enforcement, health and safety experts, and the hard work of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, introduced legislation to legalize, strictly regulate and restrict access to cannabis. The proposed Cannabis Act would create a strict legal framework for controlling the production, distribution, sale and possession … Read more
Health Minister Jane Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) was in Surrey, B.C., to highlight additional federal support for the opioid crisis announced in Budget 2017. Philpott highlighted $116 million in federal funding to help address the ongoing opioid crisis, $100 million of which will be invested over the next five years in national measures associated with the new Canadian Drugs … Read more
Health Minister Jane Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) marked World Health Day at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, by announcing that, as part of Budget 2017, the federal government plans to provide targeted funding of $5 billion over 10 years to provinces and territories to improve access to mental health services. These investments complement federal investments announced in … Read more
Health Canada announced a finalized amendment to the Tobacco Act to ban the use of menthol in cigarettes, blunt wraps and most cigars sold on the Canadian market. This will expand flavour restrictions to 95 per cent of the entire tobacco market in Canada. This amendment builds on changes that came into force in 2009 and 2015. The … Read more
Health Canada issue the following statement: “Canadians use self-care products every day to maintain health, treat minor ailments, improve appearance or generally care for themselves and their families. Today, Health Canada released a What We Heard report summarizing the feedback received during online consultations on policy proposals to modernize the regulations governing self-care products. Health Canada is looking to … Read more
New regulations have come into force requiring drug companies experiencing shortages and discontinuances to publicly report them. Drug manufacturers are now required to report on DrugShortagesCanada.ca: an anticipated drug shortage; a discontinuation of a drug six months in advance; and any previously unreported shortage within five days of learning about it. As part of the regulations, a … Read more
The federal government and the Government of Quebec agreed to new targeted federal funding over 10 years for investments in home care and mental health care. Over the next 10 years, the federal government will provide Quebec with an additional $2.52 billion in funds targeted to support initiatives in home care and mental health. The full release … Read more
