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Table 9: Departmental Regulatory Initiatives


Regulations Expected Results
Public Health Information Regulations:  The Regulatory Authority under section 15 of the Public Health Agency of Canada Act allows the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, to make regulations respecting:

(a) the collection, analysis, interpretation, publication and distribution of information relating to public health, for the purpose of paragraph 4(2)(h) of the Department of Health Act; and (b) the protection of that information if it is confidential information, including if it is personal information as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act.
These regulations are intended to enable the Agency to lawfully collect, analyze, interpret, publish and distribute public health information in a more coordinated fashion for the purposes of minimizing public health risks to Canadians.
Quarantine Regulations: A new Quarantine Act was recently brought into force, and the outdated Regulations were repealed, with the exception of two. Other appropriate regulations may be developed under the new Quarantine Act. Regulations that may be developed include specifications for quarantine stations and facilities; information to be provided by conveyance operators and any other traveller on board; the protection of personal information collected under the Act; and the conduct of physical examinations to be carried out for the purpose of a health assessment.