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Radon action guide for provinces and territories: Energy efficiency
The following guides, standards and programs include radon - The following guides, standards and programs include radon - Energy efficiency guides. -
Tanning beds and equipment
There is no safe way to tan. Health Canada recommends you do not use tanning equipment (like sunlamps or tanning beds). However, if you do, it is important to know the risks. -
Letter of agreement to amend bilateral agreements for home and community...
Further to the Government of Canada’s commitment on November 30, 2020 to further support provinces and territories through a new Safe Long-term Care Fund, providing... -
Notice: Prescription Drug List (PDL): Triamcinolone acetonide
The purpose of this Notice of Intent to Amend is to notify that, as a result of consultation, Health Canada will revise the listing for Adrenocortical hormones on the... -
Guidance when Developing Therapeutic Regimens for the Eradication of...
The purpose of this document is to suggest elements for consideration when designing clinical trials dealing with eradication of H. pylori in GI diseases and to outline elements... -
Arsenic in Drinking Water
Arsenic is a natural element found widely in the earth's crust. It may be found in some drinking water supplies, including wells. Exposure to high levels of arsenic can cause... -
Improving the regulatory review of drugs and devices: Expanding priority...
This project will build new review pathways for those drugs shown to meet health care system needs. The outcome for the people of Canada will be faster access to drugs,... -
Recreational water quality and health: Protecting your health
Before your visit, Check for up-to-date water quality monitoring results and swimming advisories on local health department or municipal websites. Pack protective gear such as:... -
Guidelines for the Safe Use of Ultrasound: Part II - Industrial & Commercial...
Ultrasound is applied extensively in industry, commerce, the military and the home. Evidence on the harmful health effects of exposure to ultrasound suggests that a cautious... -
A Patient Guide for Reporting Side Effects from Health Products
2011 Health Canada brochure -
Good manufacturing practices guide for drug products (GUI-0001) - Summary
These guidelines interpret the requirements for good manufacturing practices (GMP) in Part C, Division 2 of the Regulations. Guidance documents like this one are meant to help... -
Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document...
This guideline technical document was prepared in collaboration with the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water and is based on assessments of 2,4-D... -
Breast implants risks
There are many complications and risks associated with breast implants. These risks are explained in the product labelling, which should be available from your surgeon. -
Naphthalene Sulfonic Acids and Salts (NSAs) Group - information sheet
As a result of the draft screening assessment, the Government is proposing that 6 substances in the NSAs Group are not harmful to human health or to the environment at levels of... -
Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Odour
As odour cannot be measured objectively, a maximum acceptable limit for drinking water has not been specified. -
Health Product InfoWatch: April 2022
This monthly publication is intended primarily for healthcare professionals and includes information on pharmaceuticals, biologics, medical devices and natural health products. -
Notice: Implementation of eCTD for clinical trial regulatory activities
The pilot for Clinical Trial regulatory activities in electronic Common Technical Document (eCTD) format concluded on August 31, 2019. Health Canada is pleased to announce that... -
Novel Food Information - Simplot Innate® Potato Event Gen1-V11
Health Canada has notified J.R. Simplot Company that it has no objection to the food use of Simplot Innate® potato event Gen1-V11. The Department conducted a comprehensive... -
Vitamin B12 - Nutrition Biomarkers, Cycle 1 - Canadian Health Measures...
Vitamin B12 (also known as cobalamin) plays an important role in some enzyme reactions in the body and is essential for normal red blood cell formation and neurological... -
Listeria monocytogenes Challenge Testing of Refrigerated Ready-to-Eat Foods
The purpose of this document is to recommend an experimental design for challenge test studies to determine the potential for growth of Listeria monocytogenes in refrigerated...