Government promises

Continue the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines.

Ensure sufficient domestic supply of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, evaluate Canada's border posture and ensure surge capacity supports are available to assist provinces and territories.

Ensure implementation of and adherence to public health measures, and support the availability of rapid tests and self-tests.

Launch a COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination Fund to support provinces and territories who implement a requirement for proof of vaccine credentials in their jurisdiction for non-essential businesses and public spaces.

Ensure the Public Health Agency of Canada has the resources and support necessary to continue protecting the health and safety of Canadians.

Strengthen surveillance and capacity to detect and act on public health threats.

Invest in the study of the long-term health impacts of COVID-19, including the effects of long COVID on different groups, notably vulnerable populations and children.

Invest in supporting initiatives that will help to speed access to care for critical services.

Support provinces and territories to hire new family doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners.

Expand virtual care, helping to cover digital infrastructure and other system improvements so that Canadians can access virtual medical consultations or remote monitoring.

Expand the number of family doctors and primary health teams in rural communities and work to give rural communities greater access to a full suite of health and social services professionals.

Strengthen compliance with and modernize the interpretation of the Canada Health Act on matters of extra billing for publicly insured services.

Expedite work to create a world-class health data system that is timely, usable, open-by-default, connected and comprehensive.

Negotiate agreements with provinces and territories to support efforts to improve the quality and availability of long-term care homes and beds.

Reinforce compliance under the Canada Health Act.

Establish a sexual and reproductive health information and rights portal.

Support the establishment of mechanisms to help families cover the cost of in vitro fertilization.

Support youth-led and youth-focused organizations that respond to the unique sexual and reproductive health needs of young people.

Ensure science and evidence are integrated into Canada's pandemic response.

Reinforce international efforts to ensure that people around the world have access to health interventions to fight COVID-19, including vaccines, therapeutics and strengthened health systems.

Take increased and expedited action to monitor, prevent and mitigate the threat of antimicrobial resistance.

Engage with willing provinces and territories towards national universal pharmacare.

Proceed with a national strategy on high-cost drugs for rare diseases.

Advance the establishment of the Canada Drug Agency.

Introduce mandatory labelling of chemicals in consumer products.

Introduce legislation to end testing on animals.

Increase testing of products for compliance with Canadian standards.

Implement an action plan to protect Canadians, including firefighters, from exposure to toxic flame retardants found in household products.

Modernize and strengthen the Pest Control Products Act.

Promote healthy eating by advancing the Healthy Eating Strategy.

Invest in Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities Program.

Promote seniors’ physical and mental health to enable them to live longer at home.

Accelerate the development of the National Autism Strategy.

Improve the operation of health surveillance systems to bolster national resilience and readiness for future pandemics and other emergencies.

Sign new Health Accord with the provinces and territories.

Increase rates of vaccination.

Introduce plain packaging requirements for tobacco products.

Introduce restrictions on the commercial marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children.

Bring in tougher regulations to eliminate trans fats and reduce salt in processed foods.

Improve food labels to give more information on added sugars and artificial dyes.

Ensure safety and non-discrimination in blood donation policies.

Facilitate collaboration on an organ and tissue donation and transplantation system that gives Canadians timely and effective access to care.

Ensure Canada's response to the current opioid crisis is robust, well-coordinated and effective.

Ensure Canada has a solid surveillance system for monitoring and reporting overdoses and deaths related to opioids.

Review Canada's framework for dealing with public health emergencies.

Curb opioid misuse by introducing prescribing guidelines, tracking prescriptions at the patient level, and increasing transparency in marketing and promotion of therapies.

Ensure communities can introduce effective opioid treatments and programs.

Promote the *Canada Health Act* to make absolutely clear that extra-billings and user fees are illegal and reporting is improved.

New Health Accord advances pan-Canadian collaboration on health innovation.

New Health Accord improves access to necessary prescription medications.

New Health Accord makes high quality mental health services available.