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Novel Food Information - Glabrous canary seed (Phalaris canariensis L.)
Health Canada has notified the Canary Seed Development Commission of Saskatchewan (CDCS) that it has no objection to the sale of glabrous (hairless) hull varieties of brown and... -
Draft technical document guidelines for Canadian drinking water quality -...
Canadians can be exposed to antimony via food, drinking water, air and consumer products. Exposure to antimony trioxide and antimony containing substances (11 inorganic... -
Our Health, Our Environment: A Snapshot of Environmental Health in Canada
Today it is widely recognized that human health is affected by changes to our environment and that these changes can have a positive or negative impact on our health.... -
Guidance for Evaluating Human Health Impacts in Environmental Assessment: Air Quality
This document provides generic guidance on predicting health risks of air quality in federal environmental assessments (EAs) of proposed major resource and infrastructure... -
Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Dataset
The Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations (ARC) Dataset is a general dataset of airborne radionuclide concentrations analyzed at the Radiation Protection Bureau (RPB). The RPB is... -
Edmonton Indoor Air Quality Study (2010): Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)...
A residential indoor air quality study was conducted by Health Canada in 2010. A range of air parameters typically found in and around residences was measured for seven... -
Policy on Managing Health Risk Associated with the Consumption of Sprouted...
This policy on sprouted seeds and beans was developed following a health risk assessment (Health Canada, 2001, updated 2006). Health Canada's current opinion is that the... -
Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Human Biomonitoring Data for...
Human biomonitoring is used to estimate exposure to environmental chemicals by measuring the chemical, its metabolites, or reaction products in biological specimens. Since 2007,... -
Ottawa School Indoor Air Quality Study: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Dataset
In 2013, Health Canada conducted an indoor air quality study in 4 schools located near major roads in Ottawa, ON. At each school, a range of air pollutants were monitored both... -
Traffic-related air pollution: An umbrella review-based human health risk...
The objective of this risk assessment is to evaluate the association of cancer with TRAP exposure in order to inform and support programs and policies designed to mitigate... -
Health impacts of traffic-related air pollution in Canada
A large body of scientific evidence has accumulated over the past 25 years attributing a wide range of adverse health effects to ambient (outdoor) air pollution exposure. These... -
Human Health Risk Assessment for Sulphur Dioxide: Executive Summary
Health Canada undertook a health risk assessment of sulphur dioxide (SO2) in order to update the available information on adverse effects of SO2 to human health, determine... -
Priority Review of Drug Submissions Policy
Administrative Corrections to Health Canada's Priority Review Documents. Administrative changes were made to the French and Englishs version of the following Health Canada... -
Proposed Re-evaluation Decision PRVD2022-16, Dodecylguanidine Hydrochloride...
Dodecylguanidine hydrochloride is registered in Canada to control slime-forming bacteria and other microorganisms that form problematic biofilms on the surfaces of equipment in... -
Human Health Risk Assessment for Ambient Nitrogen Dioxide
This Human Health Risk Assessment for Ambient Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) is a comprehensive review of the most relevant health- and exposure-related science for this air pollutant,... -
About drugs and rare diseases in Canada
Drugs for rare diseases are also referred to as orphan drugs in some jurisdictions. A rare disease is a life-threatening, seriously debilitating or serious and chronic condition... -
Air: Metal composition of fine particulate air pollution and acute changes...
Health Canada is responsible for conducting health risk assessments on air pollution as part of the Clean Air Regulatory Agenda. This includes assessment of the health effects... -
Notice of danger to human health or safety and risk mitigation for high chairs
Health Canada has assessed the hazards associated with the use of high chairs. These products may pose an entrapment or fall hazard to children. -
Edmonton Indoor Air Quality Study XRF Metals Dataset
A residential indoor air quality study was conducted by Health Canada in 2010, in collaboration with University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta. A range of air parameters... -
Building a National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases: What We Heard from...
Canadians with rare diseases want access to drugs that could help manage and treat their conditions. Those drugs, however, can be extremely expensive. Advisory Council on the...