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Research: Gap analyses to assess Canadian readiness for respiratory syncytial virus vaccines: Report from an expert retreat. Published on Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR), volume 46-4, April 2, 2020.

In the past five years (2016 to 2020) rates of infectious syphilis among females increased by 740%, while male cases increased by 70% during the same period. Overall, infectious syphilis rates have increased by 124% nationally, from 2016 to 2020. Rates of infectious syphilis have increased in...

The following contains a recount of Shared Services Canada's actions to work in a COVID-19 environment for the past year. This includes Shared Services Canada's response to COVID-19, but then describes what SSC has accomplished this past year throughout the pandemic. This publication also...

Three years ago, Mr. Gilles Dufour, Director General, Business Planning and Client Support Division, saw that Shared Services Canada (SSC) was sitting on a goldmine of data. However, silos of data systems across the department limited his ability to provide accurate analytics.

When people from around the world apply for a visitor visa, study or work permit, or permanent residence, they need to give their fingerprints and a photo, known as biometrics. Just recently, the Government of Canada (GC) made it easier for foreign nationals to provide biometrics when applying...

Shared Services Canada (SSC), in collaboration with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), recently upgraded the Government of Canada’s High Performance Computing (HPC) environment. ECCC’s Meteorological Service of Canada uses components of the environment, our supercomputers, to...

FluWatch is Canada's national surveillance system that monitors the spread of influenza and influenza-like illnesses on an ongoing basis. FluWatch reports, posted every Friday, contain information on flu activity in Canada. The FluWatch program consists of a network of labs, hospitals, doctor's...

FluWatch is Canada's national surveillance system that monitors the spread of influenza and influenza-like illnesses on an ongoing basis. FluWatch reports, posted every Friday, contain information on flu activity in Canada. The FluWatch program consists of a network of labs, hospitals, doctor's...

COVID-19 is a serious health threat, and the situation is evolving daily. The risk will vary between and within communities, but given the increasing number of cases in Canada, the risk to Canadians is considered high.

Weekly surveillance reports and monitoring maps for measles and rubella in Canada. As a nationally reportable disease in Canada, surveillance of measles is conducted by public health professionals in provinces and territories. They report cases to the Government of Canada (GC) through systems at...