Federal health department promoting and protecting Canadians’ health; one of five organizations in the Canadian Health Portfolio.
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How Canada’s health governance works
The federal Health Portfolio, including autonomous and arm’s-length institutions
Health Canada is one part of the federal Health Portfolio. Other portfolio bodies are not Health Canada subsidiaries. Provinces and territories are responsible for significant parts of healthcare delivery; this map focuses on federal institutions.
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Government health structure
Click an organization to open its profile. Each labelled relationship links to official evidence.Federal health portfolio representative
Public health and food safety
Federal public-health organization responsible for disease prevention, health promotion and responses to public-health threats; a peer Health Portfolio institution.
Federal science-based food, animal and plant safety agency forming part of Canada’s Health Portfolio.
Research and evidence
Canada’s federal health-research funding organization operating at arm’s length within the federal Health Portfolio.
Patented-medicine price review
Independent quasi-judicial federal body that reviews prices of patented medicines and reports on pharmaceutical trends; part of Canada’s Health Portfolio.
Canada’s diagram groups peer Health Portfolio organizations; it does not depict them as Health Canada subsidiaries.
Public health and food safety
- Public Health Agency of Canada →
Federal public-health organization responsible for disease prevention, health promotion and responses to public-health threats; a peer Health Portfolio institution.
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency →
Federal science-based food, animal and plant safety agency forming part of Canada’s Health Portfolio.
Research and evidence
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research →
Canada’s federal health-research funding organization operating at arm’s length within the federal Health Portfolio.
Patented-medicine price review
- Patented Medicine Prices Review Board →
Independent quasi-judicial federal body that reviews prices of patented medicines and reports on pharmaceutical trends; part of Canada’s Health Portfolio.
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency — Government food-safety agency
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research — Government medical research agency
- Health Canada — Government health department
- Patented Medicine Prices Review Board — Independent medicines-price review body
- Public Health Agency of Canada — Government public health agency
Evidence and scope
This independent directory summarizes public institutional relationships from official sources. It is not an official government service or a complete map of health providers, hospitals, or regional authorities. Relationships were checked on 24 October 2026.