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A surveillance tool that classifies foods found in the Canadian Nutrient File into categories and tiers based on their alignment with the 2019 Canada's Food Guide.

The Nutrition Surveillance Data Tool presents usual intakes of energy, nutrients and other dietary components using data collected in the 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey – Nutrition (CCHS – Nutrition). The goal is to complement the full usual intake dataset, also provided below, by...

The Food Consumption Table (FCT) provides estimates of daily intakes of foods (means and percentiles) obtained using data from the 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) Nutrition. Estimates were generated at three different food grouping levels based on the food group list from the Bureau...

The file comprises COVID-19 case counts, population, demographic and air pollution data by Toronto neighbourhood. The data were employed in an ecological study of the association between air pollution and incidence of COVID-19. Data were obtained from the Toronto Open Data portal, McGill...

The file comprises COVID-19 case counts, population, demographic and air pollution data by health region. The data were employed in a national ecological study of the association between air pollution and incidence of COVID-19. Data were obtained from the COVID-19 Canada Open Data portal, the...

Since the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear accident, the Radiation Protection Bureau (RPB) of Health Canada has performed several analyses of the radioactive content of fish samples from Canada’s west coast. RPB is making the results of these measurements available in three separate, publicly...

Health Canada’s Canadian Radiological Monitoring Network (CRMN) is a national network that routinely collects environmental samples for radioactivity analysis. More information about the CRMN can be found here:...

The Active Soil Depressurization (ASD) radon field study is aimed to investigate mitigation technique efficacy in 52 participant homes in Ottawa-Gatineau area.

This dataset contains the historical (prior to 2015) environmental dosimetry results. The current data can be found here: http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/67bedee8-beb0-4b3a-a1c6-24a4cda08afe. The data after 2015 is provided in SI units of millisieverts (mSv) to be more in-line with current...

Published by Health Canada, the Nutrient Value of Some Common Foods (NVSCF) provides Canadians with a resource that lists 19 nutrients for 1000 of the most commonly consumed foods in Canada. Use this quick and easy reference to help make informed food choices through an understanding of the...

Radon (Rn-222) is the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoking. It can easily move through small spaces in soils and other materials, allowing it to enter buildings and accumulate to levels that can pose a health risk. Health Canada recommends that all Canadians test their home...

A series of health-related data sets from various quantitative public opinion research studies.

Risk Management Plan reviews protect Canadians from preventable hazards, and contribute to effective engagement with partners and stakeholders - in view of the department's reliance on shared responsibilities. This indicator measures post-market effectiveness in providing Canadians with access to...

A series of health-related data sets from various quantitative public opinion research studies.

A series of health-related data sets from various quantitative public opinion research studies.

The Patent Register is an alphabetical listing of medicinal ingredients and their associated patents, the patent expiry dates and other related information established in accordance with the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations [SOR/133-93 as amended].

A cross-over study was conducted among 42 healthy adults during the summer of 2010 in Ottawa, Canada. Participants cycled for 1 hour along high and low traffic routes and ultrafine particles (UFPs) 0.1um in aerodynamic diameter, particulate matter (PM2.5) 2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter, and black...

Radionuclides are elements that release energy called radiation. Radionuclides originate from both natural (e.g. soil and rock) and artificial (e.g. certain industrial, military and medical applications) sources...

A cross-over study was conducted among 42 healthy adults during summer 2010 in Ottawa, Canada. Participants cycled for 1-hour along high and low-traffic routes and volatile organic compound (VOC) exposures were determined along each route.

A series of health-related data sets from various quantitative public opinion research studies.