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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.
Mark Holland PC MP (born October 16, 1974) is a Canadian politician who has served as Minister of Health since July 26, 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, Holland represents Ajax in the House of Commons.
John Dornan MLA is a Canadian politician and physician who has been serving as the minister of Health since November 2, 2024. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2024 election. [1] A member of the New Brunswick Liberal Association, he represents the district of Saint John Portland-Simonds.
In June 1993, Prime Minister Kim Campbell split the department into two separate entities: the portfolio related to health would form Health Canada, [2] while social-development and income-security programs (i.e., the 'welfare' side) would form Human Resources and Labour Canada [1] —which also combined Labour Canada, the employment programs ...
The first Department of Health in Canada was established in 1919, and unlike most other departments, had no designated minister. [8] The president of the Privy Council was the first designated to manage the department, [9] which was followed by the minister of immigration and colonization in 1921 under Arthur Meighen, [10] then the minister of soldiers' civil re-establishment later that year ...
Minister of Employment and Immigration; Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages; Minister of Environment and Climate Change; Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development
Introduced by the Progressive Conservative (PC) government of Premier Doug Ford, as the Health Program Initiatives, [4] the agency's mandate is defined in the Connecting Care Act, 2019, [5] and through memorandums of understanding, mandate and strategic priorities letters and other documents from the ministry of health. [1] [6] [7]
The Public Health Agency of Canada Act [34] empowers the CPHO to communicate with other levels of government, voluntary organizations, the private sector and Canadians on public health issues. Each year, the CPHO is required to submit a report to the Minister of Health on the state of public health in Canada. [citation needed]