| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | statements
April marks Parkinson’s Awareness Month, a time to acknowledge the tremendous strength and resilience of Canadians living with Parkinson’s disease and to celebrate the contributions of researchers, health professionals, family members, friends, and advocates who are supporting efforts to find effective treatments and to improve the care of people living with this disease.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
Today, Minister of Labour, Seamus O’Regan Jr., issued the following statement marking the National Day of Mourning:
| Health Canada | statements
Health Canada authorized a submission from Canadian Blood Services to eliminate the current three-month blanket donor deferral period for all sexually active men who have sex with men, and instead screen all donors, regardless of gender or sexuality, for high-risk sexual behaviours. Under the new screening approach, Canadian Blood Services will introduce a sexual behaviour-based donor-screening questionnaire that will apply to all donors of blood and plasma.
| Canadian Heritage | statements
The Government of Canada marks the beginning of Yom HaShoah
| Library and Archives Canada | statements
At Library and Archives Canada (LAC), we are dedicated to preserving and sharing Canada’s documentary heritage. We provide Canadians with access to the records in our care in a wide variety of ways and on a daily basis. In one form of access, however, we are falling short: completing Access to Information (ATI) requests for Government of Canada documents within the legislated timeframe.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | statements
Government of Canada’s statement on reports tabled by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
| Health Canada | statements
This week is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week—a week to raise awareness about the critical need for more donors across the country.
| Health Canada | statements
Today, we mark the beginning of National Immunization Awareness Week (NIAW), celebrated each year to highlight and recognize the importance of vaccines to our health.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | statements
Minister Miller issues statement regarding documents located in secure storage in the Northwest Territories and the ongoing document review.
| Canadian Heritage | statements
Today, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Christians in Canada and around the world celebrate Orthodox Easter
