TRENTON — The Ontario government is expanding services at the new Belleville and Quinte West Community Health Centre to help more people in the Bay of Quinte region connect to high quality and convenient care, closer to home. “Our government is continuing to make record investments to ensure that no matter where you live, you can connect to the care …
Ottawa – Increasing access to support services across Canada for members of the wider Defence community who have been affected by sexual misconduct is a priority for the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre (SMSRC) announced that its Community Support for Sexual Misconduct Survivors Grant Program recently began …
Toronto – Concerned about a senior family member or neighbour living alone? Call 211 for information and referral to support. The 211 is a free, confidential 24/7 helpline that easily connects people to the social services, programs and community support they need.
Ottawa – Providing timely access to appropriate mental health care is an essential part of ensuring every young person in Canada can reach their full potential. Stress and anxiety are taking a toll on the mental health of young people. Easy and equitable access to mental health services, where and when they need them, is key to helping young people …
Ottawa – Through the Healthy Canadians and Communities Fund (HCCF), the Public Health Agency of Canada supports projects that address unhealthy eating, tobacco cessation and prevention and physical inactivity. Projects funded through the HCCF help lower the risk of chronic disease, including type 2 diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease. The HCCF program supports interventions that focus on people who face health …
Gatineau – Over the years, the Government of Canada has taken firm action to protect Canadians and their environment from the harmful effects of mercury, including through its Products Containing Mercury Regulations, which made Canada one of the leading countries to prohibit mercury-containing products. Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced the publication …
Ottawa – Vaping rates among young people in Canada remain high, and the federal government recognizes the potential risks that vaping products pose to them. The Department of Finance released draft regulations to enable Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island to participate in Canada’s coordinated vaping taxation framework. Ontario, Quebec, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut are already …
THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is making it faster and easier for young people to connect to mental health and substance use services by launching a new Youth Wellness Hub to serve Thunder Bay and surrounding areas. This is one of 10 new hubs the government is adding to the network of 22 hubs already opened since 2020, bringing the total …
MOOSONEE — The Ontario government is investing an additional $44 million to ensure construction of the new Weeneebayko Area Health Authority hospital remains on track. The funding will support the design and early works construction of the new, culturally appropriate health campus in Moosonee which includes the hospital and Elder care lodge, as well as a new ambulatory care centre …
BRAMPTON — The Ontario government is making it faster and easier for young people to connect to mental health and substance use services by launching a new Youth Wellness Hub in Brampton to serve Peel Region. This is one of the 10 new hubs that the government is adding to the network of 22 hubs already opened since 2020, bringing the total …
