Health Canada is responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health. To carry out this responsibility, Health Canada supports activities that:

 

• Preserve and modernize Canada's health care system
• Enhance and protect the health of Canadians;
• Work in partnership with others;
• Communicate health promotion and disease prevention
  

Health Canada encourages Canadians to enhance their health through active living. It provides surveillance, prevention, control and research of disease outbreaks across Canada and around the world. The Department also monitors health and safety risks related to the sale and use of drugs, food, chemicals, pesticides, medical devices and certain consumer products across Canada and around the world

 

Health Canada is divided into several branches and agencies. Most often, matters relating to the FFNHP industry are dealt with under the Health Products and Food Branch. Within this branch are several regulating authorities, including, but not limited to:

 

• Food Directorate
• Therapeutic Products Directorate
• Natural Health Product Directorate

 

This, and other information about the role of Health Canada in the FFNHP sector, can be found on Health Canada’s website at:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca