| Health Canada | statements
Today, Health Canada issued a label change authorization to Pfizer-BioNTech to reflect that each vial of its COVID-19 vaccine contains six doses, rather than five.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced the signature of a bilateral agreement with Prince Edward Island (PEI) 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 services during the pandemic.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced the signature of a bilateral agreement with British Columbia 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.
| Health Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada continues to support communities across Canada as they respond to drug overdoses and harms during the COVID-19 outbreak and beyond. This includes over $15 million in funding for four community-based safer supply projects for people with opioid use disorder in British Columbia.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, on behalf of the Minister of Health, the Honourable Hedy Fry, along with the Honourable Sheila Malcolmson, British Columbia’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, announced more than $15 million in federal funding for four safer supply projects for people at risk of overdose in B.C.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced the signature of a bilateral agreement with Yukon to expand capacity to provide virtual care to its residents. Through this bilateral agreement, Yukon will receive approximately $3.12 million in targeted federal funding in 2020-21 to support 1Health Yukon.
| Health Canada | statements
Health Canada is aware that the European Medicines Agency has issued a conditional marketing authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.
| Health Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament, on behalf of Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, along with the Honourable Sheila Malcolmson, British Columbia’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, will announce federal funding for four safer drug supply projects to help people at risk of overdose in British Columbia.
| Health Canada | news releases
High-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder (AUD) can have significant health, social and economic consequences for individuals and communities. However, a lack of research, limited access to substance use specialists, and insufficient training resources mean that AUD can frequently go unrecognized or untreated in Canada.
| Health Canada | backgrounders
Backgrounder: National Consortium for Indigenous Medical Education
