Public Health Agency of Canada

Briefing materials for the President’s Appearance at the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PACP) for AG Report 9, COVID-19 Vaccines on February 6, 2023

Briefing material for Minister Bennett for the appearance at SOCI of September 29 on the National Framework for Suicide Prevention

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases. 

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are mRNA vaccines that were initially authorized by Health Canada for use in individuals 16 and 18 years of age and older, respectively, in December 2020. On May 5, 2021, Health Canada expanded the Interim Order authorization for the...

If you missed certain vaccines before or during pregnancy, you should get them after your baby is born. This will lower the chance that you'll get a vaccine-preventable disease and spread it to your baby. This is especially important while your baby is too young to receive certain vaccines.

The government of Canada is providing access to COVID-19 Rapid Tests. To find out how your workplace can order free rapid tests visit Canada.ca/covid-workplace-testing.

Provinces and territories decide how, who and when to vaccinate populations living in their region. They consider advice from a number of expert sources as well as their unique situations to vaccinate the people in their region.

Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to protect our families, communities and ourselves against COVID-19. Evidence indicates that vaccines are very effective at preventing severe illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19, including against Alpha and Delta variants of concern....

As COVID-19 continues to circulate in Canada and more people are getting vaccinated, different public health measures (PHMs) may be required, based on the level of transmission and other key indicators outlined below. This interim guidance provides considerations for adjusting PHMs in the context...

The World Health Organization (WHO) refers to symptoms lasting for weeks or months after a COVID-19 infection as post COVID-19 condition. Some studies have reported later symptoms in patients with a severe COVID-19 infection. For example, those who were hospitalized or needed intensive care...

Breast milk is the best food for newborn babies. The Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada and the World Health Organization recommend: breast milk only for feeding your baby from birth to 6 months and continuing to breastfeed for up to 2 years or more after introducing solid foods.

People with COVID-19 do not always recognize their early symptoms. Even if you do not have symptoms now, it is possible to transmit COVID-19 before you start showing symptoms or without ever developing symptoms. You need to quarantine (self-isolate) for 14 days at home when you may have been...

This is the guidance document for organized summer activities for children and youth. When operating summer activities during the pandemic, extra care and precautions should be considered to help protect children, youth, staff and communities from COVID-19. When case numbers are down and more...

The following document integrates credible information from the Government of Canada that you can present at your virtual engagement session.

The Public Health Agency of Canada, in collaboration with provincial and territorial public health authorities, established the Canadian SARS-CoV-2 Variant Surveillance Group (CSVSG) to monitor and assess the impact of variants of SARS-CoV-2 on viral transmissibility, disease severity, and...

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases

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...

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases.

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases.

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases