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Health Canada, in collaboration with Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, assists First Nations in ensuring safe drinking water in their communities, south of 60 degrees parallel.
Source: Government of Canada; Health Canada (HCan)
Maintaining the safety of Canada's food supply is a shared responsibility among government, industry and consumers. Eating a nutritious and balanced diet is one of the best ways to protect and promote good health.
Source: Government of Canada; Health Canada (HCan)
The purpose of this policy brief is to propose the principal elements of a reform package for dealing with the situation facing First Nation communities, a package that borrows heavily from the Walkerton Inquiry but builds on other relevant experience as well.
This page is AANDC's Water Index Page, which offers links to protocol for safe drinking, water management strategy, infrastructure and maintenance, etc.
Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Health Canada's First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, in collaboration with First Nations authorities, carries out West Nile virus surveillance, public education and intervention/mosquito control activities in First Nations communities south of 60°.
Source: Government of Canada; Health Canada (HCan)