Reading Time: 4 minutes 21 April 2020, 9 a.m. (Disponible en français : Mesures fédérales concernant la planification de la lutte contre la pandémie dans les communautés des Premières Nations) Indigenous people are disproportionately affected negatively by factors that influence health and well-being, known… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minute (Disponible en français : Résumé – La Loi canadienne sur la santé : Un aperçu) The Canada Health Act (CHA) sets out criteria and conditions that provincial and territorial health insurance plans have to meet in order to receive the… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes Note: This publication was updated in June, 2020: COVID-19 and the Federal Correctional System 7 April 2020, 9:05 a.m. (Disponible en français : La COVID-19 et le système correctionnel fédéral) In recent weeks, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) reported cases of… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes Revised on 29 March 2021, 11:10 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : Résultats cliniques dans différentes populations au Canada lors de pandémies) On 11… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes 1 April 2020, 2 p.m. (Disponible en français : Le respect des droits de la personne dans les situations d’urgence) In addition to obligations during peacetime, States have duties to respect and ensure human rights during wartime and national emergencies. In… Read More ›
Reading Time: 6 minutes Revised on 16 July 2020, 8:45 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : Les pouvoirs du gouvernement fédéral en cas d’urgence de santé publique)… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français: La résistance aux antibiotiques : une menace pour la santé publique de portée mondiale) Halting the spread of resistance to antibiotics is becoming one of the major global health challenges of the 21st Century. The most recent… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : La réglementation de la marijuana selon la loi canadienne) Marijuana, otherwise known as cannabis, has been legally prohibited in Canada since 1923. The 2002 report of the Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs noted that there… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Le prix des médicaments brevetés au Canada) Drug pricing in Canada is an area of shared jurisdiction among federal, provincial and territorial governments. The price of every patented drug, both prescription and non-prescription, sold in Canada… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Le financement fédéral des soins de santé dans le contexte économique actuel) Provincial and territorial health care systems in Canada are facing common challenges. The population is aging; chronic non-communicable diseases are becoming increasingly prevalent; and… Read More ›