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Iain Stewart is out as president of PHAC

October 13, 2021


Iain StewartOTTAWA – Iain Stewart (pictured) is out as president of the Public Health Agency of Canada, after leading the agency through much of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stewart was also the focus of an extraordinary moment in parliamentary history earlier this year, when he was publicly admonished by MPs in the House of Commons for failing to turn over documents related to the firing of two scientists from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. Read More

Jason Copping takes over as Alberta health minister

September 22, 2021


Jason CoppingEDMONTON – Tyler Shandro is out as Alberta’s health minister and Jason Copping (pictured) is taking over the key cabinet position. Shandro and Copping are swapping portfolios, Shandro takes over as the minister of labour and immigration. Premier Jason Kenney shuffled his cabinet Tuesday in a short swearing-in ceremony at Government House. Read More

O’Toole promises $1 billion for Indigenous care

September 8, 2021


Erin O'TooleBRANTFORD, Ont. – To help Indigenous communities facing unique challenges, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (pictured) promised $1 billion in new funding over five years for First Nations, Métis and Inuit mental health and drug treatment programs. He said he wants to see “innovative approaches” to tackling these issues, such as land-based treatment programs and culturally appropriate care delivered in Indigenous languages. Read More

Trudeau pledges $400 million for virtual care

August 25, 2021


Justin TrudeauHALIFAX – If re-elected on Sept. 20, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau (pictured) promised to spend $3 billion more on healthcare to help the provinces hire 7,500 new family doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners. As well, the Prime Minister said his government would allocate an additional $400 million to the provinces and territories to expand virtual primary care services. Read More

NLCHI to be folded into Dept. of Health

June 2, 2021


John HaggieST. JOHN’S, N.L. – This week’s budget in Newfoundland and Labrador announced that as a cost-cutting measure, the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information and the province’s 911 service will be integrated into the Department of Health. Read More

Ontario invests $5 million to train innovators

May 26, 2021


Gail GarlandTORONTO – The Ontario government is investing more than $5 million to train and mentor up to 150 health sciences professionals on how to secure investments for their innovative medical solutions and bring them to market. The project, led by the Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization, will support the creation of new pharmaceuticals, vaccines and other medical tools. Read More

Ontario pumps $2.5 million into epoc technology

May 26, 2021


Mathias GanzmannOTTAWA – The Ontario government is investing $2.5 million in Siemens Healthineers through the Ontario Together Fund. The investment will help increase production capacity of the epoc Blood Analysis System, a handheld device that can analyze blood gas levels, helping clinicians make faster decisions with lab-quality results at the patient’s side. Read More

CAN Health Network expands into Atlantic Canada

May 19, 2021


Mary NgOTTAWA – The government of Canada announced a one-year extension of the CAN Health Network project in Ontario, with an investment of $3.25 million in Trillium Health Partners through FedDev Ontario. This builds on the government’s previous $3.5 million investment in 2019, which launched the network in Ontario and supports 15 companies to bring solutions to market. Read More

Connected, wearable tech to be tested in N. Ontario

May 5, 2021


Ilaria VaroliTORONTO — The Ontario government is investing over $1.5 million, through the Ontario Together Fund, in Myant Inc. to help commercialize “connected wearables” that can sense, monitor and help detect various symptoms that may signal the onset of diseases, including those associated with COVID-19. Read More

Ontario and feds fund flu vaccine production plant

April 30, 2021


Ontario Sanofi

TORONTO – Three levels of government – federal, provincial, and municipal – have thrown their support behind Sanofi Pasteur in building an “end-to-end” influenza vaccine manufacturing facility in Toronto. Together, the partners will invest nearly $1 billion to get the site up and running, which is expected by 2027. Read More

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