| Health Canada | media advisories
NOTICE TO THE MEDIA - December 12, 2016 - The Honourable Anne McLellan, Chair of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, and Dr. Mark Ware, Vice Chair, will speak to media about their report to the Ministers of Justice, Health and Public Safety.
| Health Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jane Philpott, Federal Minister of Health and the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, will make an important announcement regarding an Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related amendments to other Acts.
| Health Canada | speeches
I want to thank my co-host Minister Eric Hoskins for agreeing to help in the coordination of this very important day and for hosting it. And of course I want to also thank the folks at the Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse
| Health Canada | news releases
OTTAWA – Shoppers Drug Mart, in consultation with Health Canada, is voluntarily recalling Life Brand Instant Read Digital Temple Thermometers (see photo below), Model No. 057800711568, due to some devices displaying temperatures that are lower than actual body temperatures. All affected devices were sold between January 2013 and December 2015.
| Health Canada | statements
December 1-5 is Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week in Canada, when we stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities and partner organizations in voicing our support for increasing awareness, supporting prevention and treatment, and reducing stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.
| Health Canada | backgrounders
Health Canada is proposing the introduction of a 130 mg/kg total cadmium limit under the Children's Jewellery Regulations for children's jewellery items small enough to be swallowed by a child. The Department is also proposing to reduce the current total lead limit for children's jewellery from 600 mg/kg to 90 mg/kg. These proposals would better align lead limits for children's jewellery with lead limits under the CCPSA for other product categories with a similar exposure risk. The strict lead limit is similar to the limits in place in the European Union and the United States.
| Health Canada | backgrounders
The current Consumer Products Containing Lead (Contact with Mouth) Regulations under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) have a lead content limit of 90 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) for the following product categories.
| Health Canada | news releases
Young children are curious, always learning and constantly exploring new objects and environments. As they do so, they need to be protected from the possibility of exposure to toxic substances in children's products.
| Health Canada | news releases
Canada is experiencing a crisis of opioid-related overdoses and deaths across the country. Many of these deaths involve fentanyl, a highly potent and addictive synthetic opioid. The severity of this issue requires a comprehensive and collaborative response.
| Health Canada | statements
November 30, 2016 (Ottawa, ON) – The Honourable Anne McLellan, Chair of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, and Dr. Mark Ware, Vice Chair
