Government & Policy

OTTAWA – Most Canadians don’t think the quality of healthcare in their province is likely to improve, a new survey suggests, despite new federal health accords with several provinces designed to quell the healthcare crisis unfolding across Canada. Read More

OTTAWA – The Public Policy Forum released a new report calling for the urgent modernization of the data and digital infrastructure that underpins Canadian healthcare. The report, titled, Unlocking Healthcare: How to free the flow of life-saving health data in Canada, sounds the alarm on Canada’s “chronic, subpar performance on data, the vital currency of a digital-age system.” Read More

FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick health department has requested to place four New Brunswick hospitals under a critical state procedure, which would allow staff to move long-term care patients to nursing or special care homes. The plan would alleviate pressure on hospitals as Horizon Health hospitals in New Brunswick are, on average, at 106 per cent capacity, according to a news release from Jan. 12. Read More

OTTAWA – On January 15th, minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault (pictured), announced $86 million in funding to 15 organizations across Canada. The funding will go towards speeding up the accreditation for internationally educated health professionals (IEHP), since long wait times and difficulty finding a family physician are increasingly common issues across the country. Read More

OTTAWA – CCC is pleased to announce that it was awarded a contract by the United States Department of Defense (U.S. DoD) to supply up to $356 million (USD) of anesthesia and life-support system equipment from medical technology innovator, Thornhill Medical, to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, the agency responsible for managing the medical supply chain for all the Armed Forces of the United States. Read More

HALIFAX – Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, and Nova Scotia Health have formed an unprecedented 10-year, $175 million multi-disciplinary oncology partnership (MDOP) designed to deliver value across the Nova Scotia Health system by accelerating the patient journey from screening to survivorship. Read More

WINNIPEG – A plan is in the works to overhaul Manitoba’s health authorities with the goal of putting the patient experience at the centre. Premier Wab Kinew (pictured) said the NDP government is reviewing the operations of the regional health authorities, which he described as one of the most important items on his agenda. Read More

EDMONTON – Randy Boissonnault (pictured), federal minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, on behalf of Dan Vandal, minister for PrairiesCan, announced an investment of more than $2.1 million for the Glenrose Hospital Foundation in Edmonton to accelerate industry applications for human mobility and home health technologies. Read More

OTTAWA – Mark Holland (pictured), minister of Health, has announced the creation of the Canadian Drug Agency (CDA). The CDA will provide the dedicated leadership and coordination needed to make Canada’s drug system more sustainable and better prepared for the future, helping Canadians achieve better health outcomes. Read More

OTTAWA – Canada is lagging behind other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries when it comes to both the number of physicians relative to the population, and its spending on primary care, according to a study – Primary care for all: lessons for Canada from peer countries with high primary care attachment | CMAJ – published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Read More