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Health Canada

aka Santé Canada, Health Products and Food Branch

Canada's federal health department and drug regulator, which authorises cancer medicines and works with the provinces and Canada's Drug Agency on reimbursement.

Health Canada's Health Products and Food Branch reviews and authorises drugs, biologics, radiopharmaceuticals and devices for the Canadian market, with priority review and Notice of Compliance with Conditions pathways for serious diseases including cancer. It is a founding participant in Project Orbis and the Access Consortium and has aligned its review with health technology assessment through the aligned review process with Canada's Drug Agency (formerly CADTH) and the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance, which negotiates prices for the provinces. Health Canada also funds the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and regulates tobacco and cannabis, both relevant to cancer prevention.

Location
Ottawa, CA
Type
government
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
OnCo score
#369 · 18 points (0 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 18 from 9 linked objects) · ranking

Programmes

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  • Drug and biologic authorisation (Notice of Compliance)
  • Project Orbis and Access Consortium
  • Aligned review with Canada's Drug Agency
  • Tobacco regulation

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