Health Canada

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CanadaCanada Health Canada (Eng.)
Santé Canada (Fr.)

- HC / SC -
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State level Federal level
Position of the authority Ministry
Supervisory authority (s) Government of Canada
Consist since 1996
Headquarters Ottawa , Ontario
Minister of Health Patty Hajdu
Employee 9,198 (as of March 31, 2016)
Website www.hc-sc.gc.ca

Health Canada ( HC , English ) or because of the government Canadian bilingualism equally well Santé Canada ( SC , French ) is the name of the Ministry of Health of Canada , headquartered in Ottawa . The responsible minister of health has been Patty Hajdu since 2019 .

tasks

Health Canada deals with all areas of public health care , such as: B .:

aims

Health Canada, in cooperation with other organizations, in particular the authorities of the Canadian provinces and territories:

  • Reduce risks to the health of the individual
  • Promote a healthier lifestyle
  • Improve prevention, health promotion and health protection in the long term
  • Reduce health care inequalities in Canadian society
  • Provide health information.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Population of the Federal Public Service by Department. Government of Canada - Department of Treasury, September 22, 2016, accessed February 27, 2017 .
  2. Health Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia