Departments of the Government of Canada
Health
Santé Canada
Minister	Leona Aglukkaq
Established	1996
Responsibilities	Health
Employees	10,000 [1]
Department Website

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 Leona Aglukkaq, a Conservative Member of Parliament appointed to the position by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Contents 1 Branches, regions and agencies 1.1 Ministers and officers 1.2 Branches, offices, and bureaus 1.3 Agencies 2 Laboratories 3 Offices 4 Related legislation 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Branches, regions and agencies

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

[edit] Ministers and officers

• Minister of Health
• Deputy Minister
• Associate Deputy Minister
• Chief Public Health Officer

[edit] 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
• Strategic 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
• The National Office of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

[edit] Agencies

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

[edit] Laboratories

• Laboratory Centre for Disease Control
• Sir Frederick G Banting Research Centre

[edit] Offices

• Nurse Recruitment
• Public Services Health Medical Centre
• Chief Financial Officer

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• European Medicines Agency (EMEA)
• Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)

[edit] External links

• Health Canada
• Health Canada's MedEffect Adverse Reaction Database
• Disinfopedia - SARS
• Health Canada Population Based Case Study
• Health Canada Guidances
• Analysis: New, Final Health Canada eCTD Guidance for Industry

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