Health Canada

Health Canada
Department overview
Santé Canada

Formed	1996
Type	Department responsible for national public health
Jurisdiction	Canada
Employees	12,000^[1]
Minister responsible	Jane Philpott
Website	www.hc-sc.gc.ca

Health Canada (French: Santé Canada) is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for national public health.

The current Minister of Health is Jane Philpott, a Liberal Member of Parliament appointed to the position by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Branches, regions and agencies

Health Canada has the following branches, regions and agencies:^[2]

Ministers and officers

Minister of Health
Deputy Minister - Simon Kennedy^[3]
Associate Deputy Minister - Paul Glover^[4]
Chief Public Health Officer

Branches

Audit & Accountability Bureau
Chief Financial Officer Branch
Communications and Public Affairs Branch
Corporate Services Branch
Departmental Secretariat
First Nations & Inuit Health Branch
Healthy Environments & Consumer Safety Branch
Health Products & Food Branch
Legal Services
Regions and Programs Branch
Strategic Policy Branch
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (operates as a branch)

^[5]

Agencies

Public Health Agency of Canada
Assisted Human Reproduction Canada
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission
Patented Medicines Prices Review Board

Offices

Office of the Cameron Visiting Chair
Office of the Chief Dental Officer
The National Office of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
Nurse Recruitment
Public Services Health Medical Centre

Laboratories

Laboratory Centre for Disease Control
Sir Frederick G Banting Research Centre

Compliance and Enforcement

The Compliance and Enforcement Directorate supports Health Canada's mission to help Canadians maintain and improve their health by enforcing the laws and regulations related to the production, distribution, importation, sale and/or use of consumer products, tobacco, pest control products, drugs, biologics, medical devices and natural health products.

The Directorate conducts inspections and investigations to ensure products are safe, of good quality, and properly labelled and distributed, in order to better protect Canadians from potentially harmful products and consumables.

Compliance and Enforcement Directorate is divided into six distinct programs:

Canada Vigilance Program
Controlled Substances Program
Inspectorate Program
Pesticide Control Program
Product Safety Program
Tobacco Control Program

^[6]

Related legislation

Acts for which Health Canada has Total or Partial Responsibility^[7]

Assisted Human Reproduction Act
Canada Health Act
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Act
Canadian Environmental Protection Act,
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Act
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act
Department of Health Act
Financial Administration Act
Fitness and Amateur Sport Act
Food and Drugs Act
Hazardous Materials Information Review Act
Hazardous Products Act
Patent Act
Pest Control Products Act
Pesticide Residue Compensation Act
Quarantine Act
Radiation Emitting Devices Act
Tobacco Act & Act to Amend the Tobacco Act (Sponsorship)

Acts for which Health Canada is Involved or has a Special Interest

Broadcasting Act
Canada Labour Code
Canada Medical Act
Canada Shipping Act
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act
Emergency Preparedness Act
Energy Supplies Emergency Act
Excise Tax Act
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
Feeds Act
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
National Parks Act
Nuclear Safety and Control Act
Non-Smokers Health Act
Queen Elizabeth II Canadian Research Fund Act
Trade Marks Act

Criticisms

An editorial published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal has called for Health Canada to more strictly regulate natural health products. The editorial cited weaknesses in current legislation that allow natural health products to make baseless health claims, to neglect side-effects research prior to products reaching market, and to be sold without being evaluated by Health Canada.^[8]

On September 10, 2012 a report on CBC television questioned the safety of drugs sold in North America .^[9] The Brandon Sun reported that Health Canada is secretive about inspections about drugs manufactured overseas, leaving the public unsure about the safety of these drugs. ^[10]

References

External links

Departments of the Government of Canada

Principal departments	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canadian Heritage Employment and Social Development Environment and Climate Change Finance Fisheries and Oceans Global Affairs Health Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Indigenous and Northern Affairs Innovation, Science and Economic Development Justice National Defence Natural Resources Privy Council Office Public Safety Public Services and Procurement Transport Veterans Affairs

Major agencies	Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Canada Border Services Agency Canadian Coast Guard Canadian Armed Forces Canada Revenue Agency Canadian Food Inspection Agency Canadian Space Agency Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Geological Survey of Canada Parks Canada Passport Canada Public Health Agency Royal Canadian Mounted Police Service Canada Western Economic Diversification Canada

Other departments	Infrastructure Library and Archives Statistics Canada

Historic departments	Canadian International Development Agency Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment Solicitor General of Canada

Health North America

Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States

Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

Law enforcement agencies in Canada

Federal	Canada Border Services Agency Canadian Forces Military Police Canadian Forces National Investigation Service Canada Revenue Agency Competition Bureau Correctional Service of Canada Environment Canada Enforcement Branch Fisheries and Oceans Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police Parks Canada Wardens Transport Canada

Provincial	Alberta Sheriffs Branch British Columbia Sheriff Service British Columbia Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement British Columbia Conservation Officer Service Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – British Columbia Ontario Provincial Police Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Sûreté du Québec

Regional and municipal	Abbotsford Police Department Barrie Police Service Brockville Police Service Calgary Police Service Camrose Police Service Central Saanich Police Service Cobourg Police Service Charlottetown Police Department Delta Police Department Durham Regional Police Service Edmonton Police Service Fredericton Police Greater Sudbury Police Service Guelph Police Service Halifax Regional Police Halton Regional Police Service Hamilton Police Service Kingston Police Lacombe Police Service Lethbridge Regional Police Service London Police Service Medicine Hat Police Service Nelson Police Department New Westminster Police Department Niagara Regional Police Service North Bay Police Service Ottawa Police Service Peel Regional Police Port Moody Police Department Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord Regina Police Service Rothesay Regional Police Force Saanich Police Department Saskatoon Police Service Service de police de la Ville de Laval Service de police de Longueuil Service de police de la Ville de Montréal Service de police de la Ville de Québec Saugeen Shores Police Service Shelburne Police Service South Simcoe Police Service Summerside Police Department Taber Police Service Thunder Bay Police Service Toronto Police Service Vancouver Police Department Victoria Police Department Waterloo Regional Police Service West Grey Police West Vancouver Police Department Windsor Police Service Winnipeg Police Service York Regional Police

Specialized	Anishinabek Police Service Calgary Transit Public Safety and Enforcement Section Canadian Pacific Police Service CN Police GO Transit Special Constables Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams Integrated Security Unit Niagara Parks Police Service Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Ottawa By-law Services Special Investigations Unit South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service McMaster University Security Service TTC Transit Enforcement Unit Treaty Three Police Service University of Alberta Protective Services University of Toronto Campus Community Police Service YRT/Viva Special Constable Services Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police Service

Defunct	Alberta Provincial Police British Columbia Provincial Police Dominion Police New Brunswick Highway Patrol Newfoundland Rangers North-West Mounted Police Organized Crime Agency of British Columbia Saskatchewan Provincial Police

Manpower	Aircraft Protective Officers Auxiliary Constables Bylaw enforcement officers Firearms Officers Peace officers Special Constables

Boards and Commissions	Military Police Complaints Commission Toronto Police Services Board Police board

Lists	Aboriginal police in Canada List of law enforcement agencies in British Columbia List of law enforcement agencies in Canada Provincial correctional services in Canada

Museums	Ontario Provincial Police Museum RCMP Heritage Centre Rotary Museum of Police and Corrections Vancouver Police Museum Winnipeg Police Museum

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 16, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.