Here are some links to Canadian (and some international) health-related web sites that open the door to even more information. It is by no means a complete list and should be considered a work in progress. If you would like us to add your organization's link, please send us an email. If you would like to have healthedition.com as a link on your site click here.
- Governments and Health Ministries
- Political Parties
- Legislatures
- Professional Associations and Colleges
- Academic
- Health Agencies and Research
- Hospital and Community Care Organizations
- Disease Associations/Consumer Information
- Alternative Medicine
- Lobby/Advocacy/Unions
- Think Tanks
- Industry Associations
- International Sites
Governments and Health ministries
Government of Canada
http://canada.gc.ca/depts/major/depind-eng.html
- Health Canada Online
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ - Public Health Agency of Canada
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/new_e.html
Government of British Columbia
www.gov.bc.ca
- Ministry of Health Services
http://www.gov.bc.ca/health/index.html
Government of Alberta
www.gov.ab.ca
- Alberta Health and Wellness
www.health.gov.ab.ca
Government of Saskatchewan
www.gov.sk.ca
- Saskatchewan Health
http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/
Government of Manitoba
www.gov.mb.ca
- Manitoba Health
http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/
Government of Ontario
www.gov.on.ca
- Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/
Government of Quebec
http://www.gouv.qc.ca/
- Ministry of Health and Social Services
http://www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/
Government of New Brunswick
www.gov.nb.ca
- Department of Health
http://www.gnb.ca/0051/index-e.asp
Government of Nova Scotia
www.gov.ns.ca
- Department of Health
http://www.gov.ns.ca/health/
Government of Prince Edward Island
http://www.gov.pe.ca/
- Department of Health
http://www.gov.pe.ca/hss/index.php3
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
www.gov.nf.ca
- Department of Health and Community Services
http://www.gov.nf.ca/health
Government of Northwest Territories
http://www.gov.nt.ca/
- Department of Health and Social Services http://www.hlthss.gov.nt.ca/
Government of Nunavut
http://www.gov.nu.ca/
- Department of Health and Social Services
http://www.gov.nu.ca/health/
Government of Yukon Territory
http://www.gov.yk.ca/
- Department of Health and Social Services
http://www.hss.gov.yk.ca/
Canadian Political Parties (Website with links to all political parties)
http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=pol&document=index&dir=par&lang=e
House of Commons and Senate
http://www.parl.gc.ca/
Legislative Assembly of B.C.
http://www.legis.gov.bc.ca/
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
http://www.assembly.ab.ca/
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
http://www.gov.mb.ca/leg-asmb/
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
http://www.ontla.on.ca
Québec National Assembly
http://www.assnat.qc.ca/
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
http://www.gov.nb.ca/legis/index.htm
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
http://www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/house_of_assembly/index.html
Legislative Assembly of P.E.I.
http://www.gov.pe.ca/leg/index.php3
Newfoundland & Labrador House of Assembly
http://www.assembly.nl.ca/
Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories
http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca
Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
http://www.assembly.nu.ca/
Yukon Legislative Assembly
http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/
Professional associations and colleges
Canadian College of Health Service Executives
http://www.cchse.org
Canadian Dental Association
http://www.cda-adc.ca/public/index.html
Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
http://www.cma.ca/
- Links to CMA provincial/territorial divisions
(provincial medical associations)
http://www.cma.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/19812/la_id/1.htm - Links to affiliated societies and observer organizations
http://www.cma.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/19742/la_id/1.htm
Canadian Nursing Association
http://www.cna-nurses.ca/
- Links to CNA Members (associations of registered nurses)
http://www.cna-nurses.ca/CNA/about/members/provincial/default_e.aspx - Links to Nursing Specialty Groups
http://www.cna-nurses.ca/CNA/about/members/associate/default_e.aspx
Canadian Pharmacists Association
http://www.pharmacists.ca/
- Links to provincial/territorial regulatory colleges
http://www.pharmacists.ca/content/
Canadian Physiotherapy Association
http://www.physiotherapy.ca/
Canadian Psychologists Association
http://www.cpa.ca
College of Family Physicians of Canada and links to provincial colleges
http://www.cfpc.ca/
Federation of Medical Women of Canada
http://www.fmwc.ca/
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
http://rcpsc.medical.org/main_e.php
- Links to provincial medical regulatory authorities
http://rcpsc.medical.org/links/provli_e.php
Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists
http://www.camrt.ca
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada and links to schools of medicine
http://www.afmc.ca/index.php
Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing and links to schools of nursing
http://www.casn.ca/
Links to schools of pharmacy (source: Canadian Pharmacists Association)
http://www.pharmacists.ca/content/about_cpha/
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
http://www.cadth.ca/
Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation
http://www.cchsa.ca/
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.innovation.ca/index.cfm
Canada Health Infoway
http://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
http://www.chsrf.ca
Canadian Institute for Health Information
http://www.cihi.ca/
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca
Centre for Health Research and Policy Research
http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/
Centres of Excellence for Women's Health
http://www.cewh-cesf.ca/en/index.shtml
Genome Canada
http://www.genomecanada.ca/
Health Council of Canada
http://healthcouncilcanada.ca/splash.htm
Health Quality Council (Saskatchewan)
http://www.hqc.sk.ca
Health Quality Council of Alberta
http://www.hqca.ca/
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
http://www.ices.on.ca/
Institute for Work & Health
http://www.iwh.on.ca/
Institute of Health Economics
http://www.ihe.ca/
Manitoba Centre for Health Policy
http://umanitoba.ca/medicine/units/mchp/
Networks of Centres of Excellence
http://www.nce.gc.ca/index.htm
Ontario Health Quality Council
http://www.ohqc.ca/en/index.php
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
http://www.pmprb-cepmb.gc.ca/
Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/
- Statistics Canada (The Daily)
http://www.statcan.ca/english/dai-quo/
Hospital and Community Care Organizations
Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations
http://www.acaho.org/
Association québécoise d'établissements de santé et de services sociaux
http://www.aqesss.qc.ca/fr/accueil.aspx
British Columbia Academic Health Council
http://www.bcahc.ca/index.php
Canadian Healthcare Association
http://www.cha.ca/
Canadian Homecare Association
http://www.cdnhomecare.ca/
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
http://www.chpca.net/
Canadian Mental Health Association
http://www.cmha.ca
Canadian Public Health Association
http://www.cpha.ca/
Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario
http://www.caho-hospitals.com/default.aspx
Nova Scotia Association of Health Organizations
http://www.nsaho.ns.ca/
Ontario Hospital Association
http://www.oha.com/
New Brunswick Healthcare Association
http://www.nbhealthcare.com/main.asp
Regional Health Authorities of Manitoba
http://www.rham.mb.ca/
Saint Elizabeth Health Care
http://www.saintelizabeth.com/
Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations
http://www.saho.org
Victorian Order of Nurses
http://www.von.ca/
Disease Associations/Consumer Information
Health Canada List of Diseases and Conditions
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/dc-ma/more-autres-eng.php
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.ca
Canadian Lung Association
http://www.lung.ca
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
http://www.heartandstroke.ca
The Arthritis Society
http://www.arthritis.ca
Canadian Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.ca
ALS Society of Canada
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/dc-ma/more-autres-eng.php
Canadian Celiac Association
http://www.celiac.ca
Liver Foundation Canada
http://www.liver.ca
The Kidney Foundation
http://www.kidney.ca
Alzheimer Society of Canada
http://www.alzheimer.ca
Osteoporosis Canada
http://www.osteoporosis.ca
Huntington Society of Canada
http://www.huntingtonsociety.ca
Autism Canada Foundation
http://www.autismcanada.org
Canadian Chiropractic Association
http://www.ccachiro.org/
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
http://www.ccnm.edu
Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors
http://www.naturopathicassoc.ca/
Assembly of First Nations
http://www.afn.ca/article.asp?id=3
Canadian Caregiver Coalition
http://www.ccc-ccan.ca/
Canadian Doctors for Medicare
http://www.canadiandoctorsformedicare.com/
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions and links to provincial/territorial nurses unions
http://www.nursesunions.ca/
Canadian Health Coalition
http://www.healthcoalition.ca/
Canadian Women's Health Network
http://www.cwhn.ca/about.html
HEAL (Health Action Lobby)
http://www.physiotherapy.ca/HEAL/english/index.htm
Friends of Medicare
http://www.friendsofmedicare.ab.ca/
Wait Time Alliance
http://www.waittimealliance.ca/
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/
Canadian Policy Research Networks
http://www.cprn.com/
C.D. Howe Institute
http://www.cdhowe.org/
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/
Fraser Institute
http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/indexe.htm
Public Policy Forum
http://www.ppforum.com/en/
BIOTECanada
http://www.biotech.ca
Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies
http://www.canadapharma.org/
Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores
http://www.cacds.com/
Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association
http://www.canadiangenerics.ca/
Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association
http://www.clhia.ca/
MEDEC (medical devices)
http://www.medec.org/node
Non-Prescription Drug Manufacturers Association of Canada
http://www.ndmac.org/
American Healthcare Council
http://www.ahc.org/
American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/
National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov/
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
http://www.oecd.org/home/
Food and Drug Administration (U.S.)
http://www.fda.gov/
World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/