Minister of Health (Canada) country Canada
The minister of health (French: ministre de la santé) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing health-focused government agencies including Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, as well as enforcing the Canada Health Act, the law governing Canada's universal health care system.
The current minister is Jean-Yves Duclos.The minister is responsible for the federal government's Health Portfolio, which comprises:
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Health Canada
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
Public Health Agency of CanadaAs of 2023, the Health Portfolio consists of approximately 12,000 full-time equivalent employees and an annual budget of over $3.8 billion.
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