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Tabling of the cultural safety bill
QUÉBEC CITY, QC, June 9, 2023 – Minister Responsible for Relations with the First Nations and the Inuit Ian Lafrenière has tabled in the National Assembly a draft legislation to adopt the cultural safety approach in the health and social services network (HSSN). Bilateral consultation meetings with 14 Indigenous organizations that expressed their expectations and […]
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Quebec Indigenous relations minister tables bill to introduce cultural safety in healthcare – CTV
June 9, 2023 Staff in the health-care network will now be obliged to take account of the Indigenous peoples’ cultural and historical realities in any interaction with them. On Friday, the Minister responsible for Relations with First Nations and Inuit, Ian Lafrenière, introduced Bill 32, “establishing the cultural safety approach within the health and social […]
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Rio Tinto supports the CHU Sainte-Justine Dialogue Program
MONTREAL, June 1, 2023 – The CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation is proud to announce Rio Tinto’s continued support for the CHU Sainte-Justine through a $500,000 donation to the Dialogue Program. This program aims to provide specialized maternal and pediatric healthcare and services to better support patients and families from First Nations and Inuit communities. Unfortunately, even […]
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Government of Canada invests $42.9 million to support individuals and the health sector to adapt to our changing climate
From: Health Canada The National Adaptation Strategy will help the health care sector anticipate and respond to the health risks of climate change. May 26, 2023 Climate change affects us all. Warming temperatures and increased extreme weather events like heat waves, floods and wildfires already pose a serious threat to our health and wellbeing. These […]
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‘You would’ve never seen these tears before:’ Quebec healing centre shares how it helps Indigenous men – APTN News
May 26, 2023 More money needed to help clients says Waseskun employee. Nestled in the trees by St. Alphonse Rodriguez, a small community 100 km north of Montreal, the Waseskun Healing Centre doesn’t look like a typical minimum-security prison. The centre is funded by the Correctional Service of Canada but it employs its own healing programs which […]
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Scotiabank donates $1.35M to the MUHC Foundation to create a Montreal without hepatitis C
MONTREAL, May 11, 2023 — Viral hepatitis is one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, affecting 58 million people worldwide. In Canada, Hepatitis C reduces life expectancy more than any other infectious disease, including HIV. And Hepatitis C is the only chronic viral infection that can be cured. A new $1.35 million gift from Scotiabank […]
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Premier Health’s Subsidiary Canadian Health Care Agency Signs 2-year Agreement in British Columbia
Montréal, Québec – May 11, 2023 – Premier Health of America Inc. (TSXV: PHA) (the “Corporation” or “Premier Health”), a leader in healthcare services and technologies, is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cambridge based Canadian Health Care Agency (“CHCA”), has been retained as a contractor for a 2-year agreement in British Columbia. CHCA has […]
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Miscellaneous News – First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission
Indigenous Engagement on a National Diabetes Framework It is time to build and strengthen the vision for the future of diabetes for Indigenous peoples from coast to coast to coast. Every Indigenous person is asked to contribute their ideas, stories, works of art and music to create this future. For further information, click here. Tom […]
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Researchers discover new gene variant causing inherited lung disease in Inuit
May 1st, 2023 The newly discovered gene variant could contribute to high rates of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in Inuit populations Researchers at the CHEO Research Institute and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have discovered a previously unidentified gene variant that causes Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD), which is present in Inuit […]
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Government of Canada supports community-based projects addressing HIV, Hepatitis C, and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections
From: Public Health Agency of Canada Today, during a visit to Projet L.U.N.E., the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, announced $18.1 million through the HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund (CAF) and the Harm Reduction Fund (HRF) for 23 projects to support the work of community-based organizations addressing HIV, hepatitis C and other […]
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