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House of Commons adopts legislation for a Canada Disability Benefit
Press Release From: Employment and Social Development Canada February 2, 2023 The Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) has the potential to transform the lives of working-age persons with disabilities. In Canada, persons with disabilities are twice as likely to live in poverty and have trouble making ends meet.…
Neskantaga First Nation Mark 28th Year in Boil Water Advisory
Press Release LANDSDOWNETHHOUSE, ON: The community of Neskantaga First Nation (NFN) marked today as the 28 year of being under a Boil Water Advisory (BWA). A major challenge for the federal government to resolve—the current BWA was first declared on February 1, 1995. It has caused the…
Statement from the Minister of Health on Update to COVID-19 border measures for travellers arriving from the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong or Macao
Press Release From: Public Health Agency of Canada February 2, 2023 In response to the increasing spread of COVID-19 and its variants in the People’s Republic of China and limited epidemiological and viral genomic sequence data available on these cases, the Government of Canada announced temporary pre-boarding…
B.C. expands mental-health, substance-use supports for more young people
Press Release Feb. 2, 2023 VICTORIA – More children, youth and families will benefit from seamless mental-health and substance-use services as B.C. expands Integrated Child and Youth (ICY) teams to seven additional school districts. The new multidisciplinary teams are being added in Fraser-Cascade (Hope, Harrison, Agassiz), Kootenay-Columbia…
Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care
Press Release February 02, 2023 Ontario government connecting people to convenient care, close to home TORONTO — The Ontario government today released Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care. The plan focuses on providing people with a better health care experience by connecting them to…
Plan for health care unveiled today by Health Minister Sylvia Jones missing updates for midwifery
Press Release TORONTO, Feb. 2, 2023 – Ford government’s plan for health care, unveiled today by Health Minister Sylvia Jones, should include updates for midwifery to ensure Ontarians have access to the medication and tests they need from their midwives. “Midwives need timely action from Minister Jones.…
B.C. trains more paramedics for emergency health care
Press Release Feb. 2, 2023 VICTORIA – British Columbians will have improved access to emergency health services as the Province invests approximately $2 million into expanding paramedic training programs in communities around the province. “Paramedics are the backbone of our emergency health services and our government is…
Delay of eligibility for medical assistance in dying for persons suffering solely from mental illness proposed by Ministers of Justice and Health
Press Release From: Department of Justice Canada February 2, 2023 Medical assistance in dying (MAID) is a complex and deeply personal issue. The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring our laws reflect Canadians’ needs, protect those who may be vulnerable, and support autonomy and freedom of…
NAN Calls for First Nation Representation as Prime Minister to meet with Premiers on Health Funding
Press Release February 1, 2023 TORONTO, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Derek Fox is calling for NAN First Nations to be represented when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with provincial health ministers next week: “Despite signing a Charter of Relationship Principles with our federal and…
The NCCIH announces new Academic Co-Leads
Press Release After 20 years of visionary leadership, Dr. Margo Greenwood, a scholar of Cree descent, is moving on from the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health to her new appointment as a Senator representing British Columbia in the federal government. Dr. Sheila Blackstock and Dr. Daniel…
Twenty-One New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in the James and Hudson Bay Region
Press Release February 1, 2023 To our community members: We can confirm there are twenty-one (21) new COVID-19 cases in our region. Please see the community case breakdown below: Community New Cases Attawapiskat 10 Fort Albany 0 Kashechewan 1 Moose Factory 1 Moosonee 0 Peawanuck 9 *WAHA has not…
New funding supports more accessible taxis
Press Release Feb. 1, 2023 VICTORIA – British Columbians who use wheelchairs or have other accessibility needs will soon see more accessible taxis on the road with the launch of the Passenger Transportation Accessibility Program (PTAP). People who depend on wheelchair-accessible taxis often experience longer wait times…
UBCIC Calls for Holistic, System-Wide Supports from Canada and BC as Decriminalization Begins
Press Release January 31, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – January 31, 2023) In response to the unprecedented, escalating overdose and drug toxicity crisis, British Columbia, with the approval of the federal government, has decriminalized small quantities of drugs for personal possession.…
AMC FNHSSM Cautiously Optimistic of Apology for Racism in Medical Practice
Press Release Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – On the first day of the Special Chiefs Assembly on Health Legislation hosted by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) in partnership with the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (FNHSSM), the College of Physicians and Surgeons of…
System failure: Women’s heart and brain health are at risk
Press Release Feb 01, 2023 Heart & Stroke report reveals significant inequities persist Gaps in awareness, research, diagnosis and care threaten women’s heart and brain health according to a new Heart & Stroke report: System failure: Healthcare inequities continue to leave women’s heart and brain health behind.…
Statement and Apology on Truth and Reconciliation and Indigenous-Specific Racism In Medical Practice
Press Release January 31, 2023 This apology was delivered in person at the Special Chiefs Assembly on Health Legislation hosted by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs on Treaty One Territory by Dr. Anna Ziomek, CPSM Registrar/CEO, Dr. Jacobi Elliott, CPSM Council President, and Dr. Ira Ripstein, Council…
AMC Special Chief’s Assembly Holds Honouring and Headdress Ceremony for Women in Leadership in Historical Special Assembly
Press Release January 31st, 2023 Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) held an honouring ceremony during today’s Special Chiefs Assembly for First Nations health experts who lead the COVID-19 response in First Nations in Manitoba. The Manitoba First Nations Pandemic Response Coordination Team…
Saskatchewan Significantly Expanding Opportunities For Health Care Training
Press Release January 31, 2023 Saskatchewan is dramatically increasing educational opportunities for Saskatchewan students and young adults interested in health careers. An immediate initial investment of more than $5.5 million will help create over 550 new post-secondary training seats across 18 health care training programs. Expanding health…
Minister’s statement on lives lost to poisoned drugs in 2022
Press Release Jan. 31, 2023 VICTORIA – Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has released the following statement regarding the BC Coroner’s Service’s year-end report: “The toxic-drug crisis continues to devastate our province. Today’s release by the BC Coroners Service of the 2022 drug toxicity…
Toxic-drug supply claims nearly 2,300 lives in 2022: BC Coroners Service
Press Release Jan. 31, 2023 VICTORIA – As the province’s drug toxicity public health emergency continues into its eighth year, at least 2,272 British Columbians lost their lives to toxic drugs in 2022. “British Columbians across the province are continuing to experience tremendous harm and loss as…