---
title: "Health Canada"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/health-canada"
description: "Health Canada, Government of Canada. Official website: canada.ca. Services: Canadian Dental Care Plan and 1 more. 11 bodies in its portfolio."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Health Canada

Government of Canada · Departments

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

Health Canada upholds the public health care system, expands access to health services, helps to reduce health risks, and supports Canadians in making informed health decisions.

Source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: Government of Canada
- Layer: Departments
- Class: Ministerial Departments
- Wikidata: [Q1057591](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1057591)

## Official websites

- [canada.ca/en/health-canada.html](https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada.html)
- [canada.ca/fr/sante-canada.html](https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-canada.html)

## Services it delivers

- [Canadian Dental Care Plan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/dental-care)
- [Check product, food and vehicle recalls](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/product-recalls)

## In its portfolio

The 11 federal bodies in its portfolio, as GC InfoBase lists them.

- [Canada Health Infoway Inc.](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/canada-health-infoway-inc)
- [Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/canadian-agency-for-drugs-and-technologies-in-health-cadth)
- [Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addictions](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/canadian-centre-on-substance-use-and-addictions)
- [Canadian Food Inspection Agency](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/canadian-food-inspection-agency)
- [Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/canadian-institute-for-health-information-cihi)
- [Canadian Institutes of Health Research](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/canadian-institutes-of-health-research)
- [Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Corporation (CPAC)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/canadian-partnership-against-cancer-corporation-cpac)
- [Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/healthcare-excellence-canada-hec)
- [Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/mental-health-commission-of-canada-mhcc)
- [Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/patented-medicine-prices-review-board-canada)
- [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/public-health-agency-of-canada)

## Related bodies

More bodies of the same class (Ministerial Departments) in the Government of Canada.

- [Department of Indigenous Services](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/department-of-indigenous-services)
- [Department of Justice Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/department-of-justice-canada)
- [Employment and Social Development Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/employment-and-social-development-canada)
- [Environment and Climate Change Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/environment-and-climate-change-canada)
- [Fisheries and Oceans Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/fisheries-and-oceans-canada)
- [Global Affairs Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/global-affairs-canada)
- [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/immigration-refugees-and-citizenship-canada)
- [Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/innovation-science-and-economic-development-canada)
- [National Defence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/national-defence)
- [Natural Resources Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/natural-resources-canada)
- [Public Safety Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/public-safety-canada)
- [Public Services and Procurement Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/public-services-and-procurement-canada)

## Sources

- Description source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Record from: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=ifoi:127), with the sources of its record.
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Health Canada", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/health-canada