Government & Policy

WINNIPEG – Ottawa is spending more than $3 million and Manitoba is chipping in an additional $760,000 to upgrade monitoring systems at Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg, which staff say will help improve outcomes of their smallest patients. Read More

FREDERICTON – Premier Blaine Higgs (pictured) dropped his health minister and fired the CEO of one of two New Brunswick health networks after worsening news on the healthcare front that included a “traumatizing” death in an emergency department’s waiting room. Bruce Fitch is now health minister, switching places with Dorothy Shephard, who moves from Health to Social Development, Higgs announced. Read More

GATINEAU, Que. – Federal minister of seniors, Kamal Khera (pictured), announced the launch of a new initiative called Age Well at Home, which will help seniors stay in their homes for as long as possible as they age by providing them with practical assistance for everyday tasks. Read More

MONTREAL – Quebec’s ombudsperson has released a series of recommendations to the Montreal Children’s Hospital after an investigation revealed numerous shortcomings at the facility, including infrequent monitoring of patients’ vital signs post-surgery. The office of ombudsperson Marc-Andre Dowd audited 16 medical files from the autumn of 2021. Read More

TORONTO – The Ontario government is supporting investments of more than $3.6 million by three Ontario companies to increase the manufacturing of domestic medical supplies and the development and export of homegrown solutions and innovations. Through the Ontario Together Fund, the province is investing more than $1.9 million to support these projects, which are expected to create at least 41 new jobs. Read More

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – With the release of the 2022 Federal Budget, the Government of Canada reinforced its commitment to the Coordinated Accessible National (CAN) Health Network with a $30 million investment. This investment prioritizes the growth of Canada’s health focused small and medium-sized businesses and supports Canadian innovators in solving key issues faced by our health-care system, during this critical period of economic recovery. Read More

OTTAWA – The federal government’s 2022 budget is offering a $2 billion top-up to the healthcare system, money that’s intended to help clear up the backlog of surgeries and diagnostic tests that have accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The budget also provided funding for healthcare research and development initiatives, as well as programs that rely on the use of technologies. Read More

MARKHAM, Ont. – ventureLAB, a leading technology development hub, has announced a $2.5 million investment from the Government of Ontario to establish a MedTech-specific stream within its Hardware Catalyst Initiative (HCI), Canada’s only lab and incubator for hardware and semiconductor companies. The funding is part of the Ontario Together Fund, from the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, and builds on a $9.7 million investment from the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). Read More

OTTAWA – The federal government has announced a $2 billion top-up of the healthcare system. The funds are designed to address the backlog of surgical procedures and diagnostic imaging tests that have accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More