The Canadian Red Cross, with funding from Indigenous Services Canada / First Nations Inuit Health Branch, has launched a Help Desk resource for Indigenous Community Leadership. The Help Desk is launched in coordination with other Indigenous help desks, such as First Nations Health Managers Association’s InfoPoint.
Welcome to your online toolkit! This toolkit can be used to access information and guidance on planning for health emergencies;, referrals; and community wellness and protection tools to help support your community in the face of COVID-19.
In the last months of the 2019-2020 school year, schools worked hard to find inventive ways to connect with students and families. As learning shifted from schools to homes, teachers and community organizations worked to develop and adapt creative solutions to help keep students connected to local food systems.
The Northwest BEE SEE program was no exception. With the help of some incredible teachers and dedicated community partners, the program was able to quickly adapt to fit the needs of students learning from home. In the autumn of 2019, the project received funding from an IMAGINE Grant and was supported by Farm to School BC.
Ottawa, August 7, 2020 – The food recall warning issued on August 1, 2020 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.
Industry is recalling various products made with onions grown by Thomson International Inc., Bakersfield, California (USA), from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below. Retailers, distributors, manufacturers, and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals, and nursing homes should not serve, use, or sell the recalled products described below.
These products may also have been purchased on-line or through various restaurant or convenience store locations. The CFIA will continue its investigation into other possible importers and additional recalls may follow.
Go HERE to see a complete list of recalled products.
Canada is the only G7 country without a national school food program and sadly ranked 37th out of the world’s 41 wealthiest nations for access to healthy food (1). The implementation of a Universal Healthy School Food Program is in the best interest of Canadian children as it would support their health, well-being and education equitably.
To date, none of the Canadian provinces or territories have implemented a universal school food and nutrition program. That is not to say that food and nutrition programs are not being offered. The programs typically offered operate in high-need schools and communities with government funding, providing some but not all children access to the service. To ensure the health of all children and youth, a successful school food and nutrition program in Canada needs to be universal.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, it is necessary to gather data to inform the public and decision makers.
The current questionnaire will ask if you have experienced discrimination based on race, sex, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or language, and whether this has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We would also like to know how COVID-19 pandemic has impacted your confidence and trust in various institutions, the general public, and your neighbours. Data will help determine if discrimination during the pandemic has disproportionally impacted certain groups more than others.
Health Canada is advising Canadians that certain hand sanitizers containing technical-grade ethanol are being recalled from the market because they are not compliant with federal regulations and may pose a risk to health.
Given supply shortages of pharmaceutical- and food-grade ethanol, on April 15, 2020, Health Canada permitted the temporary use of technical-grade ethanol in alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
Manufacturers wishing to use technical-grade ethanol must choose from a list of Health Canada-authorized suppliers and receive a No Objection Letter from Health Canada before manufacturing or distributing the product. Technical-grade ethanol contains more impurities than pharmaceutical- and food-grade ethanol. Therefore, manufacturers must include the following risk statements on their product labels:
Under Medicinal Ingredients: “Ethanol XX% (technical-grade)”
Under Directions: “Adults only”
Under Warnings: “Do not use on broken or damaged skin,” “Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding” and “Do not inhale”
Include a statement for consumers: “Report any incident to Health Canada”
Under Questions: “Call 1-866-234-2345 to report any adverse reaction”
Health Canada is advising Canadians to stop using the products on the list below. The Department will update this list if it becomes aware of other affected products, so that Canadians can easily identify ones they may have purchased and take appropriate action. Canadians are encouraged to consult the list regularly for updates. Health Canada also maintains a list of hand sanitizers that contain ethanol or denaturants that are not acceptable for use in hand sanitizers and are being recalled from the market because they may pose a risk to health.
