Contact Health Canada

Your comments are important to us. We will address your concerns; however, the fastest way for us to do so is to help you find the information available online.

On this page

• General inquiries
• Contact resources
  • Inquiries by subject
  • Media inquiries
  • Publications inquiries
  • Departmental contacts
  • Health portfolio contacts
• Technical difficulties

General inquiries

You can contact Health Canada for general enquiries in any one of the following ways:

By mail:
Health Canada
Address Locator 1801B
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0K9

Email: hcinfo.infosc@canada.ca
Telephone: 613-957-2991
Toll free: 1-866-225-0709
Facsimile: 613-941-5366
Teletypewriter: 1-800-465-7735 (Service Canada)

For individuals seeking information about cannabis for medical purposes only, contact Health Canada. Call toll-free at 1-866-337-7705 or email omc-bcm@hc-sc.gc.ca.

Contact resources

For a quicker response, select one of the categories below to send your comments and suggestions to the right area.

Inquiries by subject

Media inquiries

Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada

Media Relations
Telephone: 613-957-2983
Email: media@hc-sc.gc.ca

Media Relations Unit
Communications and Public Affairs Branch
Brooke Claxton Building
70 Colombine Driveway, Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9

Publication inquiries

There are several ways you can order printed copies of Health Canada publications. To ensure 2-4 weeks delivery, provide your first and last name, full Canadian mailing address including postal code and a telephone number where you can be reached during the day, and the title of the publications and the quantities.

Order our publications and resources through our online ordering system.

Health Canada
Address Locator 0900C2
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0K9

E-mail: publications@hc-sc.gc.ca
Telephone: 613-957-2991
Toll free: 1-866-225-0709
Facsimile: 613-941-5366
Teletypewriter: 1-800-465-7735 (Service Canada)

Departmental contacts

• Contact the Minister of Health by email at hcminister.ministresc@hc-sc.gc.ca
• Contact the Deputy Minister of Health
• Contact an employee by searching the Government of Canada Employee Directory to find their telephone and fax numbers, or mailing address.

Health portfolio contacts

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Technical difficulties

Report a technical problem (i.e. broken links, pages that do not display properly, etc.). Please do not include questions about programs and services.