| Health Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, will deliver opening remarks and take part in a fireside chat with Dr. Joss Reimer, President of the Canadian Medical Association, to discuss the current challenges and future directions of healthcare in Canada at the Canada Healthcare Innovation Summit 2024.
| Health Canada | statements
This Digital Health Week, we recognize the important role that digital health systems play in creating a secure and connected health care system. We are committed to ensuring that digital health data and tools, such as electronic health records, telemedicine, and mobile health apps, work together to securely connect patients, caregivers, and health care providers so Canadians can more easily access the best quality care.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, launched the first call for proposals under the Youth Mental Health Fund. Organizations can apply for funding to increase access to community-based mental health care for young people across Canada. These projects will enhance access to mental health supports and services for youth in their communities that meet their unique needs, including underserved populations and Indigenous youth.
| Health Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health will launch an open call for proposals under the Youth Mental Health Fund.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and the Honourable John Hogan, K.C., Newfoundland and Labrador’s Minister of Health and Community Services announced over $47 million in federal investments as part of two bilateral agreements to support the health of people in Newfoundland and Labrador.
| Health Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador signed an amendment to the Aging with Dignity Agreement, providing Newfoundland and Labrador access to more than $25 million in new funding to support Personal Support Workers (PSWs) and related professions. This funding is being provided over five years (2024-25 to 2028-29), extending the existing Aging with Dignity (AWD) Agreement by one year.
| Health Canada | backgrounders
Today, the Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador signed the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Disease (DRD) agreement to invest a total amount of over $22 million over three years to improve access to new drugs for rare diseases for its residents and to support enhanced access to existing drugs, early diagnosis, and screening for rare diseases.
| Health Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health, and the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Canada’s Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Rural Economic Development, along with the Honourable John Hogan, K.C., Newfoundland and Labrador’s Minister of Health and Community Services, will make an announcement on improving health care for people in Newfoundland and Labrador.
| Health Canada | news releases
Élisabeth Brière, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and to the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of National Revenue, and Geneviève Hébert, Member of the National Assembly for Saint-François, visited CAP Estrie today to announce significant support for the organization and four other projects in the region. The total amounts to over $2.5 million, through the New Canada-Quebec Contribution Agreement, for local organizations to address substance use and addictions.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced the establishment of the Committee of Experts which will recommend options on how to operate and finance a national, universal, single-payer pharmacare program in Canada.
