Health Canada (French: Santé Canada) is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for national public health. Anthony Peter "Tony" Clement, PC, MP (born January 27, 1961 in Manchester, England) is a Canadian Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of Government Public administration, sometimes led by a minister, but usually a senior Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts and informed choices of society organisations
The current Minister of Health is Tony Clement, a Conservative Member of Parliament appointed to the position by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The Minister of Health (Ministre de la Santé is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's health Anthony Peter "Tony" Clement, PC, MP (born January 27, 1961 in Manchester, England) is a Canadian The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Honorific prefixes --> Stephen Joseph Harper PC
Branches, regions and agencies
Health Canada has the following branches, regions and agencies:[2]
Ministers and officers
Branches, offices, and bureaus
- Audit & Accountability Bureau
- Bureau of Veterinary Drugs
- Public Affairs, Consultations and Regions Branch
- Corporate Services Branch
- Departmental Secretariat
- First Nations & Inuit Health Branch
- Health Policy Branch
- Health Products & Food Branch
- Healthy Environments & Consumer Safety Branch
- Information, Analysis & Connectivity Branch
- Legal Services
- Office of the Cameron Visiting Chair
- Office of the Chief Dental Officer
- Office of the Chief Scientist
- Pest Management Regulatory Agency
Agencies
Laboratories
- Laboratory Centre for Disease Control
- Sir Frederick G Banting Research Centre
Offices
- Nurse Recruitment
- Public Services Health Medical Centre
- Chief Financial Officer
Related legislation
Acts for which Health Canada has Total or Partial Responsibility[3]
- Assisted Human Reproduction Act
- Canada Health Act
- Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Act
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research Act
- Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act (Not in force)
- 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, 2005
- 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
See also
External links
The Minister of Health (Ministre de la Santé is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's health The Chief Public Health Officer is the head of the Public Health Agency of Canada. The Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB of Health Canada manages the health-related risks and benefits of health products and food by minimizing risk factors while maximizing The Pest Management Regulatory Agency is the Canadian government agency responsible for the regulation of Pest control products in Canada under Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR is the major federal agency responsible for funding health research in Canada. The Public Health Agency of Canada ( French: Agence de la santé publique du Canada) is an agency of Health Canada, a department of the The Canada Health Act (CHA is a piece of Canadian federal Legislation, adopted in 1984 which specifies the conditions and criteria with which the provincial and The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is Canada 's federal drug control statute The Patent Act is the Canadian Act of Parliament that governs the patent law in Canada. The European Medicines Agency ( EMEA) is a European agency for the evaluation of medicinal products. The is one of Cabinet level ministries in the Japanese government.
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