| Health Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health and the Honourable Tracy-Anne McPhee, Yukon’s Minister of Health and Social Services, announced a bilateral agreement investing over $8.5 million over three years to improve access to selected new drugs for rare disease and to support enhanced access to existing drugs, early diagnosis and screening.
| Health Canada | backgrounders
To help support the response to tobacco related harms, the Government of Canada has announced more than $11.8 million in funding for 8 community-led projects through Health Canada's Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP).
| Health Canada | backgrounders
Today, the Governments of Canada and the province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) signed the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Disease (DRD) agreement to invest over $10 million over three years to improve access to new drugs for rare diseases for PEI residents and to support enhanced access to existing drugs, early diagnosis, and screening for rare diseases.
| Health Canada | news releases
Government of Canada announces the new Tobacco Charges Regulations
| Health Canada | statements
Canada is facing a tragic public health crisis that has left no community untouched. The toxic drug and overdose crisis is being driven by a dangerous, illegal drug supply. The devastating impacts are seen and felt among our families. Every loss of life to this crisis has a tragic impact on friends, families, and communities.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health and the Honourable Mark McLane, Minister of Health and Wellness for Prince Edward Island (PEI) announced a $40 million federal investment as part of two bilateral agreements to improve access to medications for Islanders.
| Health Canada | statements
MFH International Enterprise Inc., doing business as Male & Female Harmony (a chain of adult stores in Burnaby, Richmond, and Vancouver, B.C.) was found guilty of three charges under the Food and Drugs Act for the sale of sexual enhancement prescription drugs deceptively packaged as natural health products.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, Seamus O’Regan, Member of Parliament for St. John’s South on behalf of the Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, announced more than $2.4 million in federal funding for two organizations in St. John’s that are working to connect people to care.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health, and the Honourable Josie Osborne, British Columbia’s (BC) Minister of Health, announced the signing of a pharmacare agreement to invest more than $670 million over four years to provide universal access to contraceptive and diabetes medications, devices and supplies for residents of BC.
| Health Canada | media advisories
Government of Canada will make an important health care announcement in Prince Edward Island
