Government & Policy

EDMONTON – The newly appointed board of Alberta Health Services said six of the organization’s top executives have been removed from their positions. Those changes include Mauro Chies, who has been the president and CEO since the UCP government replaced Dr. Verna Yiu in April 2022. Read More

VANCOUVER – Circle Innovation Solutions, a leading non-profit organization dedicated to facilitating technology solutions and innovation, is proud to announce the SME projects selected for its Healthtech SME Program. The program was made possible through a $4.7 million contribution from PacifiCan, the Government of Canada’s economic development agency for British Columbia. Read More

EDMONTON – Alberta’s government said it will “de-aggregate” Alberta Health Services into four entities in a sweeping overhaul that will change the delivery of healthcare for the province. Calling it a “new day for healthcare in Alberta,” Premier Danielle Smith (pictured) said dividing Alberta Health Services (AHS) into new agencies with a narrower focus, to be overseen by a council of politicians and senior government bureaucrats, will improve access to care in a system under strain. Read More

OTTAWA – Canada is a global hub for life sciences, thanks to our strong research and development (R&D) ecosystem, highly skilled professionals, top-tier academic institutions, and many opportunities for research collaboration and skills development. The Government of Canada is investing in the potential of businesses and entrepreneurs who are developing innovative health technologies to provide care Canadians deserve. Read More

MONTREAL – Six former Quebec premiers are concerned about the potential effects of the provincial government’s proposed health reform, known as Bill 15. The bill was tabled in March and aims to create Santé Québec, which would be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the health network. Read More

HALIFAX – The federal government announced it’s giving nearly $3 million to six medical and technology companies in Nova Scotia, money aimed at helping them expand their operations, enhance their products and create jobs. Read More

CHARLOTTETOWN – Health ministers from across the country wrapped up two days of meetings in Prince Edward Island and the federal Health Minister responded by issuing five “concrete” priorities for Ottawa to focus on. Federal Health Minister Mark Holland (pictured) listed those items in a communique: Read More

ESTEVAN, Sask. – A Saskatchewan philanthropist says she is “dumbstruck” after the provincial government passed on a $2-million donation that would bring a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine to Estevan, Sask. In March of this year Elaine Walkom (pictured), a businesswoman from Estevan, Sask., wrote to then-provincial health minister Paul Merriman offering to buy the machine and train two technicians to operate it at St. Joseph’s Hospital. The province declined the offer. Read More

TORONTO – In collaboration with the federal, provincial and territorial governments, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is building robust projection models around physician supply and demand. This month, CIHI released its report called Factors impacting the number of physicians practising in Canada over 20 years. Read More

OTTAWA – Despite bolstered federal investments in health and a firm commitment by provincial and territorial leaders to fix healthcare, a survey conducted by the Angus Reid Institute indicates that Canadians are losing hope that the system is getting the attention it urgently requires. Only one quarter of Canadians (25%) are optimistic about improvements in healthcare in the next two years. Read More