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Health Canada is responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health. It ensures that high-quality health services are accessible, and works to reduce health risks. We are a federal institution that is part of the Health portfolio.
Health Canada plays an active role in ensuring that you have access to safe and effective drugs and health products. The Department strives to maintain a balance between the potential health benefits and risks posed by all drugs and health products.
Health Canada is the Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, while respecting individual choices and circumstances.
Health Canada (HC; French: Santé Canada, SC) [NB 1] is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for national health policy. The department itself is also responsible for numerous federal health-related agencies, including the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), among others.
Canada's universal, publicly funded health-care system—known as Medicare—is a source of national pride, and a model of universal health coverage. It provides relatively equitable access to physician and hospital services through 13 provincial and territorial tax-funded public insurance plans. •.
Health Canada oversees the federal government's jurisdictions in all areas of health care in Canada and administers nationwide standards of medical service established in the Canada Health Act.
Health Canada is responsible for establishing standards for the safety and nutritional quality of all foods sold in Canada. The department exercises this mandate under the authority of the Food and Drugs Act and pursue its regulatory mandate under the Food and Drug Regulations.
Confirmed deaths. Overview of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by date. Visit the COVID-19 Situation dashboard.
The Health of Canadians report brings together important health data, both for the population overall and for specific groups, to provide a comprehensive portrait of population health and to shed light on health disparities.
List of authorized vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. JCOVDEN (Ad26.COV2.S [recombinant]) Cancelled by sponsor July 30th, 2023. Previously Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine. Vaxzevria (ChAdOx1-S [recombinant]) Cancelled by sponsor December 19th, 2023. Previously Astrazeneca Covid-19 Vaccine.