Federal public health authorities awarded $52 million in sole-source contracts under emergency powers to private security companies to help enforce its COVID-19 quarantine orders, data provided by Procurement Canada reveals. The four private contractors selected by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) ended up making 590,000 compliance verification visits from Jan. 29, 2021 to…
Health Canada Spent $52M on Private Contractors to Help Enforce Quarantines
October 21, 2022
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Military Eases Vaccine Mandate, Presses Ahead With Discipline for Unvaccinated Troops
The Canadian Armed Forces plans to press ahead with the forced expulsion of dozens of unvaccinated troops despite a new order from defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre on Friday ending the military’s blanket COVID-19 vaccine requirement. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Eyre said that is because service members are expected to follow legal…
Federal Health Minister Contemplates School COVID-19 Vaccination to Drive Uptake
October 11, 2022
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The federal government is not satisfied with COVID-19 booster vaccination uptake and is contemplating going mobile to bring the shots to people, including into schools, according to Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. “These vaccines have to be easily accessible, families don’t have a lot of time, so do we go into schools, into long term…
Over 5,000 Serious Adverse Reactions to Natural Health Products Unreported By Health Canada Before Correction Issued
Thousands of Canadians may have suffered serious adverse reactions from using natural health products, says Health Canada, but the figures were not detailed until a correction to the “error” was made a month later. On Aug. 15, an erratum was published to correct a July 6 legal notice on new labelling rules for natural health…
Health Canada Did Not Recommended Travel Vaccine Mandate, Official Behind the Policy Testifies
The federal government bureaucrat who wrote the policy that prevented unvaccinated Canadians from flying or travelling by train said she has no recollection of health officials recommending a vaccine mandate for travel, according to court documents. Jennifer Little, director general of COVID Recovery at Transport Canada, made the comments on June 9 and 10 while…
Health Canada Proposal for Warning Label on Ground Beef Upsets Ranchers
Beef producers are mounting opposition to a Health Canada proposal to label ground beef sold in stores as high in saturated fat. The proposal is part of an upcoming policy requiring warning labels on foods high in saturated fat, sugars, and sodium. Jennifer Babcock, senior manager of government relations for the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, says…
Mask Mandate Lifted for Public Servants, Workplaces to Return to Full Capacity: Health Canada
Mask mandates are being lifted for public servants while government departments and agencies will return to the workplace at full capacity, Health Canada said in an update of its occupational health guidance on May 16. “Masks can be removed when physical distancing can be maintained at a workstation or in a meeting,” the federal health agency…
Health Canada Approves Pfizer Antiviral
OTTAWA—Health Canada has approved Pfizer’s antiviral treatment for COVID-19. The authorization posted to the Health Canada website this morning says the treatment is greenlighted for adult patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 who are also at high risk of becoming more seriously ill. Health Canada did not authorize it for use on teenagers. It is…
‘This Is Beyond My Expectations,’ Champagne Says of Canadian Biomanufacturer Rebound
December 7, 2021
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OTTAWA—Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada’s biomanufacturing sector has rebounded beyond his initial expectations in the last several months, as a Canadian drug maker stands poised to bring positive results from the first plant-based COVID-19 vaccine to Health Canada. At the outset of the pandemic, Canada’s lack of biomanufacturing capability came into sharp focus, and…
Canada Fully Approves J&J COVID-19 Vaccine for Adults
Johnson & Johnson announced Wednesday that Canada’s health agency has given full approval to its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 18 years and above, making it the first to fully approve the vaccine globally. Janssen Pharmaceuticals said in a statement on Wednesday that Health Canada has approved its vaccine, following a study that shows it…
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