| Health Canada | statements
Our health workers are experiencing significant strain and facing common challenges across the country. All levels of government owe it to them and to Canadians to come together and find immediate and longer-term solutions to address these challenges. The needs of health workers must be reflected in the discussions of health ministers here in Vancouver.
| Health Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Federal Minister of Health and the Honourable Adrian Dix, British Columbia Minister of Health will co-chair the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Health Minsters’ Meeting on November 7 and 8, 2022, in Vancouver, British-Columbia.
| Health Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, will announce funding to better understand, prevent and manage chronic pain.
| Health Canada | statements
On November 3, 2022, Health Canada authorized an adapted version of the Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine. This vaccine (known as a “bivalent” vaccine) targets the original SARS-CoV-2 virus from 2019 and the Omicron (BA.4/BA.5) subvariants, and is authorized for use as a booster dose in adults 18 years of age or older.
| Health Canada | statements
This November during Radon Action Month, the Government of Canada is raising awareness of an often-overlooked risk to Canadians’ health. Now is the time to take action on radon to protect your and your family’s health. Test the radon level in your home, and if it’s high, reduce it.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, the Government held the first meeting of a Coalition for Action for Health Workers. This group’s advice will inform immediate and longer-term solutions to address significant health workforce challenges, so that all Canadians can access the quality care they need and deserve
| Health Canada | backgrounders
The Coalition for Action will inform immediate and longer-term solutions to address significant health workforce challenges. The Coalition’s initial priorities will include providing advice on workers’ retention so health workers continue to stay in their jobs; increasing the supply of health professionals in the country; improving health workforce data; and opportunities to scale new models of care to address key barriers.
| Health Canada | statements
Today, we are taking another step towards establishing our Canadian Dental Care Program. We are issuing an Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) to create a list of qualified vendors who could deliver a long-term, Canada-wide dental care program with the scope and scale that would be needed to serve all eligible Canadians.
| Health Canada | statements
This Canadian Intensive Care Week, we would like to thank and recognize intensive care teams across the country for everything they do to help Canadians in critical moments.
| Health Canada | statements
On this day in 2018, the Cannabis Act came into force, putting in place a new, strictly regulated framework for controlling the sale, possession, production and distribution of legalized and regulated cannabis for non-medical purposes.
