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Health

Ministry Summary

Vote	(thousands of dollars)	2010–11	2009–10	Difference
		Main Estimates	Main Estimates
	Health
	Department
1	Operating expenditures	1,876,073	1,788,379	87,695
5	Capital expenditures	37,718	40,795	(3,077)
10	Grants and contributions	1,382,680	1,422,741	(40,061)
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	122,825	116,665	6,161
(S)	Minister of Health – Salary and motor car allowance	79	78	. . . . .
	Total Department	3,419,376	3,368,658	50,718
	Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of Canada
15	Program expenditures	9,929	9,923	6
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	594	593	1
	Total Agency	10,523	10,516	7
	Canadian Institutes of Health Research
20	Operating expenditures	48,995	43,240	5,755
25	Grants	926,926	876,687	50,239
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	4,900	4,399	501
	Total Agency	980,821	924,326	56,495
	Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission
30	Program expenditures	4,980	4,855	125
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	724	700	24
	Total Agency	5,704	5,555	149
	Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
35	Program expenditures	11,163	10,369	795
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	1,018	989	29
	Total Agency	12,182	11,358	824
	Public Health Agency of Canada
40	Operating expenditures	406,216	352,686	53,530
45	Capital expenditures	36,774	9,646	27,128
50	Grants and contributions	203,200	255,381	(52,181)
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	31,806	30,287	1,519
	Total Agency	677,995	648,000	29,996

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.  

Department

Strategic Outcome

Better health outcomes and reduction of health inequalities between First Nations and Inuit and other Canadians.

Program Activity Descriptions

First Nations and Inuit Health Programming and Services

The provision of health programs and services by Health Canada to First Nations and Inuit is rooted in the Federal Indian Health Policy. The Department provides health programs and services to First Nations and Inuit as a matter of policy, using the Annual Appropriations Act to obtain Parliamentary approval. Together with First Nations and Inuit and other health partners, the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch through it's regional offices, delivers public health and community health programs on-reserve, these include environmental health and communicable and non-communicable disease prevention, and provision of primary health care services through nursing stations and community health centres in remote and/or isolated communities to supplement and support the services that provincial, territorial and regional health authorities provide. We also support targeted health promotion programs for Aboriginal people, regardless of residency (e.g. Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative) as well as counselling, addictions and mental wellness services. The Non-Insured Health Benefits coverage of drug, dental care, vision care, medical supplies and equipment, short-term crisis intervention mental health services, and medical transportation is available to all registered Indians and recognized Inuit in Canada, regardless of residency.

Strategic Outcome

Accessible and sustainable health system responsive to the health needs of Canadians.

Program Activity Descriptions

Canadian Health System

This program activity provides strategic policy advice on health care issues such as improved access, quality and integration of health care services to better meet the health needs of Canadians wherever they live or whatever their financial circumstances. The objective is pursued mindful of long-term equity, sustainability and affordability considerations and in close collaboration with provinces and territories, health professionals, administrators, other key stakeholders and citizens.

Improved access, quality and integration of health services administration is achieved through investments in the health system and in health system renewal, for instance by reducing wait times for essential services, by working with provinces and territories to ensure that the principles of the Canada Health Act are respected, by developing health information and health measures for Canadians, by meeting the health and health access needs of specific groups such as women and official language minority communities, and by ensuring the implementation of agreements between federal/provincial/territorial Ministers of Health.

International Health Affairs

Health Canada works internationally through leadership, partnerships and collaboration to fulfill its federal mandate of striving to make Canada's population among the healthiest in the world. International Affairs serves as the department's focal point to initiate, coordinate, and monitor departmental policies, strategies and activities that help promote Canadian priorities and values on the international health agenda. International collaboration on global health issues is important given that the health of Canadians is influenced significantly by public health risks originating from other countries. Global issues such as pandemic influenza preparedness, HIV/AIDS strategies and global health security are critical initiatives that are discussed with key external health partners such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

Countries and international organizations want to connect quickly to information about Canada's health care system and initiatives. The international affairs program activity strives to share Canada's best policies and practices with other countries, and assists in the development of bilateral agreements with numerous countries on important health issues. This program activity delivers strategic policy advice on international health issues to the Minister of Health, senior management and the Health Portfolio, including appropriate representation at international fora concerning the health portfolio. It also manages grants to non-profit organizations for projects in the domain of international health that are aligned with Canada's priorities in global health.

Canadian Assisted Human Reproduction

This program activity implements the Assisted Human Reproduction Act , whose objective is to protect and promote human health, safety, dignity and human rights in the use of Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) technologies. It develops policies and regulations in the area of assisted human reproduction. The science of AHR evolves rapidly and, as a result, the program activity engages stakeholders on an ongoing basis to find a balance between the needs of patients who use these technologies to help them build their families, the children born from these technologies and the providers of these services with health and safety as the overriding factors. The goal of the policies and regulations is developing a responsive regulatory regime which is a leader both domestically and in the international AHR community, and reflects the objectives put forward in the Assisted Human Reproduction Act . The program activity gathers input from stakeholders, including the provinces, to ensure a pan-Canadian approach.

Strategic Outcome

Access to safe and effective health products and food and information for healthy choices.

Program Activity Descriptions

Health Products

The Health Products program activity is responsible for a broad range of health protection and promotion activities that affect the everyday lives of Canadians. As the federal authority responsible for the regulation of health products, the program activity evaluates and monitors the safety, quality and effectiveness of drugs (human and animal), biologics, medical devices, and natural health products, under the authority of the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations, as well as the Department of Health Act. The program activity also provides timely, evidence-based and authoritative information to key stakeholders (including but not limited to: health care professionals such as physicians, pharmacists and practitioners such as herbalists, naturopathic doctors, traditional chinese medicine practitioners) and members of the public to enable them to make informed decisions and healthy choices.

Food and Nutrition

The Food and Nutrition program activity establishes policies, regulations and standards related to the safety and nutritional quality of food. Food safety standards-quality are enforced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The legislative framework for food is found in the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act and the Department of Health Act. The program activity also promotes the nutritional health and well-being of Canadians by collaboratively defining, promoting and implementing evidence-based nutrition policies and standards. As the focal point and authoritative source for nutrition and healthy eating policy and promotion, the program activity disseminates timely, evidence-based and authoritative information to Canadians and stakeholders to enable them to make informed decisions and healthy choices.

Strategic Outcome

Reduced Health and Environmental Risks from Products and Substances, and Healthy, Sustainable Living and Working Environments.

Program Activity Descriptions

Substance Use and Abuse

Through regulatory, programming and educational activities, Health Canada seeks to improve health outcomes by reducing and preventing tobacco consumption and combatting alcohol and drug abuse. Through the Tobacco Act and its regulations, Health Canada regulates aspects of the manufacture and sale of tobacco. It also leads the Federal Tobacco Control Strategy – the goals of which are to: further reduce the prevalence of smoking; decrease the number of cigarettes sold; increase compliance with sales-to-youth laws; reduce exposure to second hand smoke; and, continue to explore ways to regulate the product.

Health Canada administers the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and its regulations. Through four regional labs, Health Canada provides expert scientific advice and drug analysis services to law enforcement agencies. The Marihuana Medical Access Regulations and related programs control the authorization for use and cultivation of marihuana by those suffering from grave and debilitating illnesses. Health Canada is a partner in the government's anti-drug strategy which includes: prevention programming aimed at youth; facilitating access to treatment programs; compliance and enforcement activities related to controlled substances and precursor chemicals; and increased resources to Drug Analysis Services commensurate with the increase in law enforcement resources.

Sustainable Environmental Health

The environment continues to be a key determinant of health for all Canadians. This program activity promotes and protects the health of Canadians by identifying, assessing and managing health risks posed by environmental factors in living, working and recreational environments. The scope of activities includes: research on drinking water quality, air quality, contaminated sites, toxicology and climate change; clean air programming and regulatory activities; risk assessment and management of: chemical substances, environmental noise, environmental electromagnetic frequencies, products of biotechnology and products of other new and emerging technologies (including nanotechnology); solar ultraviolet radiation; preparedness for nuclear and environmental disasters as well as working with the passenger conveyance industry to protect the travelling public.

Under the Chemical Management Plan, Health Canada assesses and regulates chemicals used in industrial and consumer products. Other activities include: implementing a national bio-monitoring system; developing risk management performance agreements with industry sectors; and, strengthening the assessment and management of risks to human health posed by pharmaceuticals, personal care and consumer products, cosmetics and food. Finally, enhanced communications and outreach activities allow Canadians to make better informed decisions about limiting their exposure to potential environmental hazards. Relevant Act includes the Canadian Environmental Protection Act .

Pesticide Regulation

To help prevent unacceptable risks to people and the environment, and facilitate access to sustainable pest management tools, Health Canada, through the Pest Management Regulatory Agency, regulates the importation, sale and use of pesticides under the federal authority of the Pest Control Products Act and Regulations.

Consumer Products

Health Canada identifies, assesses, manages and communicates to Canadians the health and safety risks associated with consumer products (including domestic, industrial and clinical use products), cosmetics and radiation emitting devices. This is achieved through research, risk assessments and the development of risk management strategies to minimize the exposure of Canadians to potentially hazardous products. Also included are regulatory monitoring and compliance activities as well as information, education and guidance aimed at both industry and the public. Relevant acts include: consumer products ( Hazardous Products Act ), cosmetics ( Food and Drugs Act ) and radiation emitting devices ( Radiation Emitting Devices Act ).

Workplace Health

This program activity provides services to protect the health and safety of the federal public sector, visiting dignitaries, and others. Specific programs include: the provision of occupational health services to federal employees; delivery of the Employee Assistance Program; emergency health services to Internationally Protected Persons; dosimetry services (the measurement of personal, occupational exposure to radiation through the reading of "dosimeters" or plaques enclosed in special holders worn by the user for specified periods); and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System a national hazard communication standard, including worker education, inspector training, and standards for cautionary labels.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)			2010–11 Main Estimates				2009–10
			Budgetary			Total	Main
	Operating	Capital	Grants	Contributions	Less:		Estimates
				and other	Revenues
				transfer	credited
				payments	to the vote
First Nations and Inuit Health
Programming and Services	1,163,919	4,845	. . . . .	1,037,616	5,450	2,200,930	2,156,063
Internal Services	299,208	25,818	. . . . .	. . . . .	682	324,344	302,609
Canadian Health System	38,388	. . . . .	186,650	72,265	. . . . .	297,302	293,302
Health Products	176,804	. . . . .	5,000	3,580	40,696	144,688	146,080
Substance Use and Abuse	70,976	140	4,250	58,235	. . . . .	133,601	138,644
Sustainable Environmental Health	129,490	2,215	105	. . . . .	1,400	130,410	152,847
Food and Nutrition	62,681	4,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	66,681	60,879
Pesticide Regulation	53,716	200	. . . . .	. . . . .	6,975	46,941	45,133
Consumer Products	32,100	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	454	31,646	25,648
International Health Affairs	6,264	. . . . .	2,480	12,500	. . . . .	21,244	22,961
Workplace Health	33,595	500	. . . . .	. . . . .	13,968	20,127	23,013
Canadian Assisted Human Reproduction	1,462	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,462	1,479
	2,068,602	37,718	198,485	1,184,195	69,625	3,419,376	3,368,658

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Transfer Payments

(dollars)	2010–11	2009–10
	Main Estimates	Main Estimates
Grants
Grant to the Canadian Institute for Health Information	81,746,000	81,746,000
Grant to the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer	55,000,000	57,500,000
Grant to the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health	16,903,967	16,903,967
Grant to support the Mental Health Commission of Canada	15,000,000	12,000,000
Grant to the Health Council of Canada	10,000,000	10,000,000
Grant to the Canadian Patient Safety Institute	8,000,000	8,000,000
Grant to the Canadian Blood Services: Blood Safety and Effectiveness
and Research and Development	5,000,000	5,000,000
Grant to the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse	3,750,000	3,750,000
Grant to eligible non-profit international organizations in support of their
projects or programs on health	3,080,000	3,975,000
International Commission on Radiological Protection	5,000	5,000
Total grants	198,484,967	198,879,967
Contributions
First Nations and Inuit Health Services Transfer	256,147,206	243,649,471
Contributions for First Nations and Inuit Community Programs	170,486,848	240,846,472
Contributions for First Nations and Inuit Health Benefits	168,742,241	139,814,825
Contributions for First Nations and Inuit Health Governance and
Infrastructure Support	166,804,860	216,197,510
Contributions for First Nations and Inuit Primary Health Care	130,252,981	124,099,211
Contributions for First Nations and Inuit Health Facilities and Capital
Program	112,912,478	47,330,028
Official Languages Health Contribution Program	36,700,000	. . . . .
Health Care Policy Contribution Program	32,714,500	46,053,500
Drug Treatment Funding Program	27,960,712	26,028,000
Contributions in support of the Federal Tobacco Control Strategy	15,759,000	15,759,000
Drug Strategy Community Initiatives Fund	14,515,000	11,515,000
Contributions for First Nations and Inuit Health Protection	12,752,511	18,616,084
Assessed contribution to the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)	12,500,000	12,500,000
Contributions for Bigstone Non-Insured Health Benefits Pilot Project	9,116,988	8,821,805
Contributions for the Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health
Support Program	5,400,000	7,200,000
Contribution to the Organization for the Advancement of Aboriginal
People's Health	5,000,000	5,000,000
Contribution to strengthen Canada's organs and tissues donation and
transplantation system	3,580,000	3,580,000
Women's Health Contributions Program	2,850,000	2,850,000
Total contributions	1,184,195,325	1,169,860,906
Items not required
Contributions Program to improve access to health services for official
language minority communities	. . . . .	23,000,000
Nunavut Medical Travel Fund	. . . . .	10,200,000
Grant to the Government of Yukon for the Territorial Health Access Fund
and Operational Secretariat	. . . . .	6,333,333
Grant to the Government of Nunavut for the Territorial Health Access
Fund	. . . . .	4,333,334
Grant to the Government of Northwest Territories for the Territorial
Health Access Fund	. . . . .	4,333,333
Northwest Territories Medical Travel Fund	. . . . .	3,200,000
Yukon Medical Travel Fund	. . . . .	1,600,000
Health Canada Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program	. . . . .	1,000,000
Total items not required	. . . . .	54,000,000
Total	1,382,680,292	1,422,740,873

Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of Canada

Strategic Outcome

Protection and promotion of human health, safety, dignity and rights in relation to assisted human reproduction and related research, within a sound ethical framework.

Program Activity Descriptions

Licensing and Enforcement of a Regulatory Framework for Assisted Human Reproduction

The Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of Canada would achieve this objective by the following means: issuing licences for controlled activities and for facilities used by qualified persons or organizations; assessing applications against licence requirements, including scientific and ethical considerations; conducting periodic inspections of assisted human reproduction clinics, service providers or research to ensure compliance; and enlisting the participation or support of other recognized organizations in the development of other supporting policy instruments, for example, standards, guidelines and accreditation models.

Health Information and Knowledge Management for Assisted Human Reproduction

The Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of Canada would achieve this objective by the following means: maintaining a personal health information registry to consolidate health reporting information concerning donors, patients and offspring born of assisted human reproduction procedures to allow for a look-back and trace-back mechanism; providing ongoing reports of assisted human reproduction controlled activities, including success rates by assisted human reproduction clinics and results of research, to enable prospective assisted human reproduction users to make informed decisions; and providing public information on assisted human reproduction matters or issues via a public website or in other forms such as brochures.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2010–11 Main Estimates		2009–10
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Licensing and Enforcement of a Regulatory Framework for
Assisted Human Reproduction	4,296	4,296	4,294
Internal Services	3,674	3,674	3,671
Health Information and Knowledge Management for
Assisted Human Reproduction	2,553	2,553	2,552
	10,523	10,523	10,517

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Strategic Outcome

A world-class health-research enterprise that creates, disseminates and applies new knowledge across all areas of health research.

Program Activity Descriptions

Health Knowledge

These programs aim to support the creation of new knowledge across all areas of health research to improve health and the health system. This is achieved by managing CIHR's open competition and related peer review processes based on internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence.

Health and Health Services Advances

Through the competitive peer review process based on internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, these programs aim to support the creation of new knowledge in strategic priority areas and its translation into improved health and a strengthened health system.

Health Researchers

These programs aim to build health research capacity to improve health and the health system by supporting the training and careers of excellent health researchers through a competitive peer review process based on internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence.

Health Research Commercialization

These programs aim to support and facilitate the commercialization of health research to improve health and the health system. This is achieved by managing funding competitions to provide grants, in partnership with the private sector, where relevant, and using peer review processes based on internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, and by building and strengthening the capacity of Canadian health researchers to engage in the commercialization process.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program. 

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2010–11 Main Estimates			2009–10
	Budgetary		Total	Main
	Operating	Grants		Estimates
Health Knowledge	11,368	438,092	449,460	. . . . .
Health and Health Services Advances	13,319	244,507	257,826	. . . . .
Health Researchers	3,039	198,616	201,655	. . . . .
Health Research Commercialization	449	45,710	46,160	. . . . .
Internal Services	25,721	. . . . .	25,721	20,763
Open Research	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	449,681
Researchers and Trainees	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	199,668
Strategic Priority Research	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	111,996
Research Resources and Collaboration	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	48,479
Knowledge Translation of Health Research	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	40,258
Commercialization of Health Research	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	26,098
National and International Partnerships	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	24,557
Ethical, Legal and Social Issues	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	2,827
	53,895	926,926	980,821	924,327

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Transfer Payments

(dollars)	2010–11	2009–10
	Main Estimates	Main Estimates
Grants
Grants for research projects and personnel support	842,888,285	811,636,100
Canada Graduate Scholarships	36,250,000	21,750,000
Networks of Centres of Excellence	27,500,400	27,500,400
Institute support grants	13,000,000	13,000,000
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships	5,550,000	2,800,000
Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence and Centres of
Excellence for Commercialization and Research.	1,737,000	. . . . .
Total grants	926,925,685	876,686,500

Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission

Strategic Outcome

Trade secret exemptions are provided in a way that balances the right of industry to protect their confidential business information with the right of workers to receive accurate information concerning the health and safety hazards posed by chemicals in the workplace.

Program Activity Descriptions

Claims Exemption Process

Under this activity, the Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission registers claims for exemption received from a supplier or employer who wishes to withhold confidential business information, decides on the validity of the claim, adjudicates and issues decisions on the compliance of the material safety data sheet or label to which the claim relates, and administers an appeal process to these decisions.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2010–11 Main Estimates		2009–10
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Claims Exemption Process	4,232	4,232	5,555
Internal Services	1,472	1,472	. . . . .
	5,704	5,704	5,555

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

Strategic Outcome

Canadians and their health care system are protected from excessive pricing for patented drug products sold in Canada and are informed on pharmaceutical trends.

Program Activity Descriptions

Compliance and enforcement of non-excessive prices for patented drug products

The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) is responsible for regulating the prices that patentees charge for patented drug products sold in Canada for human and veterinary use. Through this program activity, the PMPRB reviews the prices that patentees charge for patented drug products, based on the price review factors in the Patent Act , to ensure that these prices are not excessive. In the event that the Board finds, following a public hearing, that a price is excessive in any market, it may order the patentee to reduce the price and take measures to offset any excess revenues it may have received as a result of excessive prices.

Pharmaceutical trends reporting

Through this program activity, the PMPRB provides analysis of pharmaceutical price trends and research and development spending by pharmaceutical patentees. It also provides critical analyses of price, utilization and cost trends for prescription drugs, and information on non-patented prescription drug prices. The PMPRB reports on these analytical studies and its price review and enforcement activities as they relate to excessive pricing for patented drug products, annually to Parliament through the Minister of Health.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2010–11 Main Estimates		2009–10
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Compliance and enforcement of non-excessive prices for
patented drug products	7,749	7,749	7,045
Internal Services	2,808	2,808	2,719
Pharmaceutical trends reporting	1,625	1,625	1,594
	12,182	12,182	11,358

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Public Health Agency of Canada

Strategic Outcome

Canada is able to promote health, reduce health inequalities, and prevent and mitigate disease and injury.

Program Activity Descriptions

Health Promotion

This program provides leadership and support in promoting health and reducing health disparities among Canadians. It supports Canadians in making healthy choices throughout all life stages through initiatives focussed on, for example, child development, families, lifestyles, and aging. It also facilitates the conditions that support these choices by working with and through others to address factors and determinants that influence health, such as health literacy, food security, social support networks and the built environment.

Public Health Preparedness and Capacity

This program increases Canada's public health preparedness and capacity by: providing tools, training and practices that enhance the capabilities of organizations and people who have a role in Canada's public health; increasing public health human resource capacity; developing and maintaining Canada's ability to prepare for public health emergencies; and by establishing/maintaining networks both within and outside Canada. The program is necessary as public health skills, tools and networks are required for Canada to be able to keep Canadians healthy.

Disease and Injury Prevention and Mitigation

This program develops and implements strategies, undertakes prevention initiatives, and supports stakeholders to prevent and mitigate chronic disease, injury, and prevent and control infectious disease. This work leads federal efforts and works collaboratively to mobilize domestic efforts. This program is necessary given the current and potential impact of injury and chronic and infectious disease on the health of Canadians and the sustainability of the Canadian health care system.

Science and Technology for Public Health

This program deals with the development and application of leading edge national public health science and innovative tools, providing specialized diagnostic laboratory testing and reference services, and mobilizing Canadian scientific capacity and networks to enable Canada to improve public health and better respond to emerging health risks.

Surveillance and Population Health Assessment

This program facilitates ongoing, systematic analysis, use and sharing of routinely-collected data with and among provinces, territories, and local health authorities, and other federal departments and agencies so that they can be in a better position to safeguard the health of Canadians. This program is necessary because of the continuous risk to the health of Canadians from emerging infectious and chronic diseases as well as other population health risk factors that are present in the population. The program is geared towards working with federal departments and agencies, other levels of government, health professionals, and hospitals and laboratories across the country to facilitate the development of surveillance systems and sharing of information.

Regulatory Enforcement and Emergency Response

This program deals with providing regulatory enforcement; managing the Health Portfolio Operations Centers, the National Emergency Stockpile System (NESS) and the Health Emergency Response Teams (HERT); and responding to national and international public health emergencies including natural disasters, serious outbreaks of infectious disease, such as pandemic influenza, or human caused emergencies.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)			2010–11 Main Estimates				2009–10
			Budgetary			Total	Main
	Operating	Capital	Grants	Contributions	Less:		Estimates
				and other	Revenues
				transfer	credited
				payments	to the vote
Health Promotion	48,397	. . . . .	7,781	122,551	. . . . .	178,729	194,456
Public Health Preparedness and
Capacity	110,104	. . . . .	1,547	9,419	. . . . .	121,070	. . . . .
Disease and Injury Prevention and
Mitigation	58,631	. . . . .	11,934	44,378	. . . . .	114,943	. . . . .
Internal Services	92,581	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	92,581	74,001
Science and Technology for Public
Health	51,137	33,902	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	85,038	. . . . .
Surveillance and Population Health
Assessment	51,760	. . . . .	95	5,495	. . . . .	57,350	. . . . .
Regulatory Enforcement and
Emergency Response	25,462	2,872	. . . . .	. . . . .	50	28,284	. . . . .
Infectious Disease Prevention and
Control	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	261,298
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	60,319
Strengthen Public Health Capacity	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	31,121
Emergency Prparedness and Response	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	26,804
	438,072	36,774	21,357	181,843	50	677,995	648,000

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Transfer Payments

(dollars)	2010–11	2009–10
	Main Estimates	Main Estimates
Grants
Grants to individuals and organizations in support of health promotion
projects in the areas of building community capacity, stimulating
knowledge development and dissemination, and partnership building/
intersectoral collaboration	16,810,000	12,544,000
Grant to the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute for the Canadian
Breast Cancer Research Alliance	3,000,000	3,000,000
Grants to graduate students, post-graduate students and Canadian post
secondary institutions to increase professional capacity and training
levels in order to build an effective public health sector	1,433,000	1,298,000
Grants to individuals and organizations in support of public health
infrastructure	114,000	137,000
Total grants	21,357,000	16,979,000
Contributions
Contributions to non-profit organizations to support, on a long-term basis,
the development and provision of preventative and early intervention
services aimed at addressing the health and developmental problems
experienced by young children at risk in Canada	82,088,000	82,088,000
Contributions to individuals and organizations to support health
promotion projects in the areas of building community capacity,
stimulating knowledge development and dissemination, and
partnership building/intersectoral collaboration	40,505,000	39,837,000
Contributions to incorporated local or regional non-profit Aboriginal
organizations and institutions for the purpose of developing early
intervention programs for Aboriginal pre-school children and their
families	29,134,000	32,134,000
Contributions in support of the Federal Initiative on HIV/AIDS	16,757,000	16,757,000
Contributions to individuals and organizations in support of public health
infrastructure	10,206,000	8,748,000
Contributions to Canadian Blood Services and/or other designated
transfusion/transplantation centres to support adverse event
surveillance activities	2,190,000	2,190,000
Contributions to non-government organizations, corporations, other levels
of government, post-secondary institutions and individuals to support
development and creation of public health workforce development
products and tools	963,000	963,000
Total contributions	181,843,000	182,717,000
Items not required
Payments to provinces and territories to improve access to health care and
treatment services to persons infected with hepatitis C through the
blood system	. . . . .	49,700,000
Grants toward the Federal Initiative on HIV/AIDS	. . . . .	5,985,000
Total items not required	. . . . .	55,685,000
Total	203,200,000	255,381,000

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