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09/03/2026

Investing in hospital-based clinical trial infrastructure...

⭐ Gives more patients access to clinical trials closer to home
⭐ Strengthens Canada’s clinical trial workforce and site readiness
⭐ Attracts private investment, start-ups and industry partnerships
⭐ Accelerates the translation of research into better patient outcomes
⭐ Strengthens Canada’s global competitiveness in life sciences\

Clinical trial infrastructure is health infrastructure and economic infrastructure.

Read our brief: https://www.healthcarecan.ca/portfolio_item/clinical-trial-infrastructure-spurs-economic-growth-and-improves-patient-outcomes/

HealthCareCAN is the national voice of healthcare organizations and hospitals across Canada. We foster informed and continuous, results oriented discovery and innovation across the continuum of healthcare. We act with others to enhance the health of the people of Canada; to build the capability for....

08/24/2026

What does quality mental health care look like when it’s designed with people, not just for them?

Alisha’s story demonstrates how lived and living experience is helping to shape more person-centred, culturally safe and equitable mental health care. Through its Quality Mental Health Care Framework and Implementation Toolkit, the Quality Mental Health Care Network offers practical tools to help organizations turn these principles into action and improve how care is designed and delivered.

Explore the Toolkit and read Alisha Haseeb’s story: https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/catalyst/from-silence-to-systems-change-how-lived-experience-is-redefining-quality-mental-health-care/

Mental Health Commission of Canada Commission de la santé mentale du Canada

Today, Alisha Haseeb is a member of the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s Youth Council. But her journey — shaped by a silent struggle and a growing determination to help build a better system — wasn’t always smooth sailing.

08/21/2026

Want to better understand how Canada's healthcare system is organized and funded and the challenges it faces in ensuring its sustainability? Enroll today in the CHA Learning Healthcare in Canada Course today! 👇

Understanding how the Canadian healthcare system works is essential for anyone working in or entering healthcare. CHA Learning’s online Healthcare in Canada course provides a current, comprehensive overview of the Canadian healthcare system, helping you understand:

✅ How the healthcare system is organized

✅ The roles of federal, provincial and territorial governments

✅ How healthcare is funded and the challenges of ensuring its sustainability

✅ The factors that shape quality and people-centred healthcare delivery

✅ The roles, issues and opportunities of Canada’s healthcare workforce

Enrol today and gain the knowledge to better understand Canada’s healthcare system, navigate its complexities and explore the challenges shaping its future.

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08/19/2026

“Violence is not a part of your job.”

In a new episode of The Gritty Nurse Podcast with Amie Archibald-Varley, Dr. Mike Heenan, President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, speaks candidly about the violence healthcare workers experience, St. Joe’s efforts to encourage reporting and turn that reporting into action, and why creating safer workplaces requires leadership, transparency and accountability.

Like Dr. Heenan, HealthCareCAN strongly believes healthcare workers deserve to feel safe at work, and perpetrators of violence must face meaningful consequences. We’re calling on the federal government to pass Bill S-233 and strengthen protections for the people who care for Canadians.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBvbQoSHNh8

St. Joseph's Healthcare and Foundation

Would your hospital admit that staff get assaulted on the job — in ...

08/14/2026

Canada has one of the lowest acute care beds per capita compared to other OECD countries. This is a significant contributor to hospital overcrowding and hallway medicine.

HealthCareCAN recommends the new Federal Health Infrastructure Fund be used to upgrade hospitals to accommodate more beds and diagnostic services.

Read more of our recommendations here: https://www.healthcarecan.ca/portfolio_item/health-infrastructure-fund-briefing-note/



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Le Canada compte l’un des plus faibles nombres de lits de soins actifs par habitant parmi les pays de l’OCDE. Cette situation contribue de manière importante à la surpopulation des hôpitaux et à la médecine de corridor.

SoinsSantéCAN recommande que le nouveau fonds fédéral pour les infrastructures de santé soit utilisé pour moderniser les hôpitaux afin d’accueillir davantage de lits et de services diagnostiques.

Lisez davantage de nos recommandations ici: https://www.healthcarecan.ca/fr/portfolio_item/fonds-pour-les-infrastructures-dans-le-domaine-de-la-sante-note-dinformation/

08/13/2026

Canada has the talent, research excellence and public institutions to be a global leader in health and life sciences, but without a clear industrial strategy, we are leaving growth, jobs and innovation on the table.

Hospitals, health authorities and health research organizations must be core partners in that strategy. They are where discoveries are tested, clinical trials are run, technologies are validated and innovation moves from idea to impact.

Budget 2026 is an opportunity to change that.

Learn more: https://www.healthcarecan.ca/our-work/our-policy-work/?utm_source=facebook-en&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=webpage&utm_id=hcc&utm_term=ourpolicywork&utm_content=may2026



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Le Canada possède les talents, l’excellence en recherche et les institutions publiques nécessaires pour être un chef de file mondial en santé et en sciences de la vie, mais sans stratégie industrielle claire, nous laissons filer des occasions de croissance, d’emplois et d’innovation.

Les hôpitaux, les réseaux de santé et les organismes de recherche en santé doivent être des partenaires clés de cette stratégie. Ce sont les milieux où les découvertes sont testées, les essais cliniques sont menés, les technologies sont validées et l’innovation passe de l’idée à l’impact.

Le Budget 2026 est l’occasion de changer les choses.

Pour en savoir plus : https://www.healthcarecan.ca/fr/notre-objectif/notre-travail-en-politiques-publiques/?utm_source=facebook-fr&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=webpage&utm_id=hcc&utm_term=ourpolicywork&utm_content=may2026

08/12/2026

Investing in healthcare capital can boost local economies, including hiring local tradespeople.

Learn more: https://www.healthcarecan.ca/portfolio_item/health-infrastructure-fund-briefing-note/



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Investir dans les immobilisations en santé peut stimuler les économies locales, notamment en favorisant l’embauche de travailleurs spécialisés de la région.

Pour en savoir plus : https://www.healthcarecan.ca/fr/portfolio_item/fonds-pour-les-infrastructures-dans-le-domaine-de-la-sante-note-dinformation/

08/11/2026

Canada has the potential to be a global leader in clinical trials.

We already rank among the top countries worldwide, with world-class researchers, strong institutions, and a growing life sciences sector. But other countries are moving quickly, attracting investment, talent, and trials through more coordinated national strategies.

In our op-ed, HealthCareCAN President and CEO, Michelle McLean, outlines what it will take for Canada to strengthen its competitive edge and capture a larger share of a rapidly growing global market.

With the right federal leadership, Canada can build on its strengths and position itself as a destination of choice for clinical trials, delivering benefits for patients, the health system, and the economy.

Read more: https://www.healthcarecan.ca/2026/04/22/canada-as-clinical-trials-powerhouse-a-stretch-goal-within-our-grasp/?utm_source=facebook-en&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=oped&utm_id=hcc&utm_term=clinicaltrials&utm_content=apr2026



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Le Canada a le potentiel de devenir un leader mondial en matière d’essais cliniques.

Nous figurons déjà parmi les meilleurs pays au monde, grâce à des chercheurs de calibre international, des institutions solides et un secteur des sciences de la vie en pleine croissance. Toutefois, d’autres pays avancent rapidement, attirant investissements, talents et essais grâce à des stratégies nationales mieux coordonnées.

Dans notre éditorial, la présidente-directrice générale de SoinsSantéCAN, Michelle McLean, explique ce qu’il faudra pour permettre au Canada de renforcer son avantage concurrentiel et de capter une plus grande part d’un marché mondial en forte expansion.

Avec le bon leadership fédéral, le Canada peut tirer parti de ses forces et se positionner comme une destination de choix pour les essais cliniques, au bénéfice des patients, du système de santé et de l’économie.

Pour en savoir plus : https://www.healthcarecan.ca/fr/2026/04/22/le-canada-superpuissance-des-essais-cliniques-un-objectif-a-portee-de-main/?utm_source=facebook-fr&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=oped&utm_id=hcc&utm_term=clinicaltrials&utm_content=apr2026

08/10/2026

Canada’s healthcare system depends on more than people and programs. It also depends on the physical and digital infrastructure that makes modern care possible.

Hospitals, health facilities, data systems, secure connectivity and community health infrastructure are the foundation for better care, innovation adoption and health system resilience.

But over half of Canada’s hospitals and health facilities were built more than 50 years ago.

Budget 2026 is an opportunity to treat health infrastructure as nation-building, with a long-term federal capital program for physical and digital infrastructure.

Learn more: https://www.healthcarecan.ca/our-work/our-policy-work/?utm_source=facebook-en&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=webpage&utm_id=hcc&utm_term=ourpolicywork&utm_content=may2026



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Le système de santé du Canada repose sur plus que des personnes et des programmes. Il dépend aussi des infrastructures physiques et numériques qui rendent les soins modernes possibles.

Les hôpitaux, les établissements de santé, les systèmes de données, la connectivité sécurisée et les infrastructures de santé communautaires sont essentiels à de meilleurs soins, à l’adoption de l’innovation et à la résilience du système de santé.

Mais plus de la moitié des hôpitaux et des installations de santé du Canada ont été construits il y a plus de 50 ans.

Le Budget 2026 est l’occasion de considérer les infrastructures de santé comme un projet d’édification nationale, grâce à un programme fédéral d’immobilisations à long terme pour les infrastructures physiques et numériques.

Pour en savoir plus : https://www.healthcarecan.ca/fr/notre-objectif/notre-travail-en-politiques-publiques/?utm_source=facebook-fr&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=webpage&utm_id=hcc&utm_term=ourpolicywork&utm_content=may2026



Image of the 2-storey podium of the future Shuter Patient Care Wing, provided by St. Michael’s Hospital, a site of Unity Health Toronto. The original wing, which was more than 100 years old, is being replaced with a new podium that houses the expanded emergency department, now open, and has been designed with the capability for vertical expansion, allowing for future additions and improvements to support staff and patients in Toronto and across Ontario.

08/07/2026

Congratulations to Sinai Health and its partners on securing renewed funding to advance research into understanding how cancer cells evade treatment. This work has the potential to improve outcomes for patients by paving the way for more effective, longer-lasting therapies.

Canada's hospitals are strategic national assets, where research discoveries become better care for patients. They bring together scientists, clinicians and patients to transform discoveries into new treatments, strengthen Canada's life sciences ecosystem and improve health outcomes.

should put Canada's health system at the centre of the country's life sciences strategy, ensuring hospitals and health research organizations have the support they need to accelerate innovation and deliver it to patients.

Read more: https://www.sinaihealth.ca/news/scientists-receive-9m-in-renewed-funding-to-study-how-cancer-cells-escape-treatment

A renewed $9 million grant is accelerating research into one of cancer care's greatest challenges: why some tumours survive treatment and return. By uncovering the mechanisms that allow cancer cells to change and resist therapy, a team of Sinai Health researchers hope to pave the way for longer-last...