Health Canada

Health Canada has updated the product information for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to describe very rare reports of Bell’s Palsy (typically temporary weakness or paralysis on one side of the face) following vaccination.

Summary of advertising incidents addressed by Health Canada related to COVID-19 as of August 5, 2021

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and PHAC have put in place enhanced health and safety measures to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 while continuing to support the movement of essential workers and goods across the border.

This document provides guidance to health authorities working to protect people in Canada from extreme heat by considering COVID-19 in heat alert and response planning. COVID-19 information evolves rapidly and this document is based on the medical community's current understanding of this issue.

Many potential drugs and treatments for use against COVID-19 are being evaluated in Canada and around the world. Several different types of treatments have been developed.

Progress is being made everyday as more and more people get vaccinated. Vaccination is a strong tool in our fight against COVID-19. When combined with public health measures and personal preventive practices, it's much more impactful.

The secure, standardized proof of vaccination announced on August 11 is being developed in partnership with provinces and territories to facilitate travel outside of Canada.

Fully vaccinated foreign nationals will be allowed to enter Canada for discretionary travel on specific dates.

Use ArriveCAN to provide mandatory travel information before and after your entry into Canada. It only takes minutes to help keep each other safe.

The food consumption table (FCT) provides estimates of daily intakes of foods (means and percentiles) obtained using data from the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) cycle 2.2. Estimates were generated at three different food grouping levels based on the food group list from the Bureau...

Canada's national food composition database reporting the amount of nutrients in foods commonly consumed in Canada.

The purpose of this document is to inform registrants and other interested groups and agencies about the colour standards for seed treatment products and the labelling requirements for treated seed. This document also outlines new labelling requirements for seed treatment products containing the...

The purpose of this Regulatory Directive is to inform registrants, other interested parties and agencies about the legislation and policy on the advertising of pest control products, and to provide some guideline on wording in promotional material and timing of advertising of control products.

The purpose of this Regulatory Directive is to advise registrants of the product class designation of pesticides to be used on aquatic sites.

The purpose of this Regulatory Directive is to inform registrants and other interested groups and agencies of revisions to the regulatory position on the aerial application of pesticides. These changes are intended to assist farmers and aerial applicators by clearly defining proper aerial uses...

The purpose of this document is to inform pesticide registrants and other interested groups and agencies about the regulatory status of pesticides for use in forest management, woodlands management, and on ornamentals.

Disposal statements for commercial and restricted class control product containers used in agricultural and non-crop land sites have been revised in consultation with the Crop Protection Institute and the Federal/Provincial/Territory Committee on Pest Management and Pesticides. These statements...

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to industry on the implementation of the label process changes described in the companion document LPS2003-01, Label Process Changes Part 1: Overview. This document provides direction to applicants concerning label requirements and process for...

The purpose of this document is to communicate to industry and other interested parties, revisions to label statements addressing first aid measures in the event of accidental ingestion of pesticides. The intent is to reflect modern medical practices in relation to handling poisoning incidents...

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to industry and other interested parties on the label process changes being implemented within the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) as part of the ongoing efforts to streamline the registration process. The process changes include...