Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français. The year 2021 marks 100 years since Drs. Banting and Best first isolated insulin at the University of Toronto. The discovery soon changed the lives of people with diabetes worldwide. Several advances have been made since that… Read More ›
Public health
The Movement of People In and Out of Canada in a COVID-19 World
Reading Time: 5 minutes 28 October 2021, 8:22 a.m. Disponible en français. In March 2020, the Government of Canada announced measures restricting the entry into Canada of visitors and other temporary residents, as well as some Canadian citizens and permanent residents, in an effort… Read More ›
The COVID-19 Pandemic, the COVID-19 Infodemic, and Information Literacy
Reading Time: 4 minutes 6 April 2021, 8:40 a.m. Disponible en français. Current and accurate information are key elements in the global and Canadian response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This HillNote examines the impact of information and misinformation on public health responses to the… Read More ›
The Movement of Goods and People in and out of Canada in a COVID-19 World
Reading Time: 7 minutes 25 March 2021, 9:10 a.m. Disponible en français. In March 2020, in an effort to contain COVID-19, the Government of Canada announced measures that have restricted the entry of visitors and other temporary residents, as well as some Canadian citizens… Read More ›
COVID-19 and Selected Artificial Intelligence Research and Applications
Reading Time: 4 minutes Revised on 06 October 2021, 8:20 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. Disponible en français. Given their capacity to tackle problems by combing vast stores of data… Read More ›
Inequities in COVID-19 Health Outcomes: The Need for Race- and Ethnicity-Based Data
Reading Time: 5 minutes 8 December 2020, 8:50 a.m. (Disponible en français : Inégalités des répercussions en santé de la COVID‑19 : besoin de données sur la race et l’ethnie) For Indigenous peoples, Black Canadians and other racialized groups, race and racism are important… Read More ›
Executive Summary – Food Insecurity in Northern Canada: An Overview
Reading Time: 2 minutes (Disponible en français : Résumé – L’insécurité alimentaire dans le Nord canadien : aperçu) Food insecurity is generally defined as a situation that exists when people lack secure access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food. In 2017–2018, 12.7%… Read More ›
COVID-19 and the Federal Correctional System
Reading Time: 5 minutes Revised on 26 June 2020, 8:20 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : La COVID 19 et le système correctionnel fédéral) Since the start… Read More ›
Canadian and Global Military Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Reading Time: 5 minutes 3 June 2020, 11:15 a.m. (Disponible en français : Interventions militaires canadiennes et étrangères en réponse à la pandémie de COVID-19) Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments in Canada and other countries have mobilized and deployed their military… Read More ›
Executive Summary – Sport Canada and the Public Policy Framework for Participation and Excellence in Sport
Reading Time: < 1 minute (Disponible en français : Résumé – Sport Canada et l’encadrement public de la participation et de l’excellence sportives) This document provides an overview of the programs and initiatives implemented by Sport Canada. The Physical Activity and Sport Act (PASA) defines Canada’s… Read More ›