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Stigma is negative attitudes, beliefs or behaviours about or towards a group of people because of their situation in life. It includes discrimination, prejudice, judgment and stereotypes, which can isolate people who use drugs.

The Diversity and Inclusion survey was commissioned by the Privy Council Office in 2017 with the aim of examining the attitudes of Canadians aged 18 and over with respect to diversity and social inclusion. Canadian Heritage, including the Policy Research Group, participated in the Diversity and...

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice (the HPCDP Journal) is the monthly, online scientific journal of the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch of the Public Health Agency of Canada. The journal publishes articles on disease...

This year’s annual report describes the heavy toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Canadian society, both directly and through the steps taken to mitigate its effect.

Response to questions raised by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in the Concluding Observations in follow-up to Canada’s 2016 UN appearance for the review of its Eighth and Ninth Reports on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against...

The following snapshot aims to highlight how Anti-Black racism and systemic discrimination are key drivers of health inequalities faced by diverse Black Canadian communities.

Canadians are still reluctant to get tested for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI).

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice (the HPCDP Journal) is the monthly, online scientific journal of the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch of the Public Health Agency of Canada.The journal publishes articles on disease...