Health Canada [ HC | Department of Health | Department of National Health and Welfare | Health and Welfare Canada | Department of Pensions and National Health ]

Canadian Association of Healthcare Auxiliaries [ CAHA | Canadian Association of Health-care Auxiliaries | Canadian Association of Hospital Auxiliaries ]

Canadian Institute for Health Research | CIHR [Abbr.]

EC-Canada Joint Management Committee (Agreement on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products)

Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products

Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations [ COHSR | Canada Occupational Safety and Health Regulations | Canada Accident Investigation and Reporting Regulations | Canada Boiler and Pressure Vessel Regulations | Canada Building Safety Regulations | Canada Confined Spaces Regulations | Canada Dangerous Substances Regul ]

health policy [ health | health protection ]

public health [ health of the population ]

reproductive health

health care environment inspector | health care facilities inspector | healthcare facilities inspector | healthcare inspector

Canada is listed in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC as authorised, inter alia, for the introduction into the Union of commodities obtained from poultry, farmed feathered game and wild game birds, which have undergone a non-specific treatment, as set out in Part 4 of that Annex, (‘treatment A’) under the condition that the meat from which the commodities were produced complies with the animal health requirements for fresh meat including its origin from a third country or parts thereof that are free from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) as provided for in the model certificate in Annex III to Decision 2007/777/EC.

According to the conclusions of an audit carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office in Canada in June 2012 concerning aquatic animal health, the competent authority of that third country can provide appropriate guarantees in relation to surveillance and monitoring of fish diseases, and a reliable certification system is in place for exports of fish and products thereof to the Union.

In addition, the EU has Science and Technology cooperation agreements with Canada, the Russian Federation and the US involving research programmes in the fields of environment, health, fisheries, transport, energy and space.

6. Expresses its concern about the continued mining of asbestos in Canada and its grave impact on workers' health; recalls that the EU has banned all use, extraction and processing of asbestos and manufacture of asbestos products; calls on Canada to take similar action in order to improve public health;