HESA
Health
Standing Committee · 45th Parliament
Membership
12
members
Active
4
1 stalled
Median days at stage
132d
2nd → 3rd reading
Pass-through rate
—
reached 3rd reading
Bills entering committee · last 12 months
Currently active · 4
Specialization · 3 sectors
4of the committee's attributed bills have sector linkages.
Active studies · 2
Canada’s Pharmaceutical Sovereignty
Bill C-224, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)
Past studies & reports · 25
Briefing on PrescribeIT
Order in Council Appointment of Joss Reimer to the Position of Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada
Order in Council Appointment of Harpreet Singh Kochhar to the Position of President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Meeting Requested Pursuant to Standing Order 106(4) to Discuss the Committee's Investigation on PrescribeIT Program
Committee Business
Election of Chair
Briefing with the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Meeting Requested Pursuant to Standing Order 106(4) to Discuss the March 12, 2026 Production of Document Motion
Supplementary Estimates (C), 2025-26: Vote 5c under Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Vote 10c under Department of Health, Votes 1c and 10c under Public Health Agency of Canada
presented Mar 25, 2026
Bill C-234, An Act respecting the establishment and award of a Living Donor Recognition Medal
presented Mar 25, 2026
Impact of Immigration Policy on Healthcare and Barriers to Integrating Internationally Trained Professionals
Briefing on the National Emergency Strategic Stockpile (NESS)
Subject Matter of Clauses 400 to 456 (Division 25) of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025
Antimicrobial Resistance
Election of Vice-Chairs
Subject Matter of Supplementary Estimates (B), 2025-26: Vote 1b under Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Vote 5b under Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Votes 1b and 10b under Department of Health and Votes 1b and 10b under Public Health Agency of Canada
Women's Health
presented Nov 26, 2025
Briefing by the Minister of Health on her Mandate Letter
Briefing by the Department of Health Officials
Briefing by the President of Public Health Agency of Canada
Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
presented Jun 19, 2025
Meeting Requested Pursuant to Standing Order 106(4) to Discuss the Decision by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to Close its Longueuil Laboratory
Meeting Requested Pursuant to Standing Order 106(4) to Discuss a Request to Invite the Minister of Health, Marjorie Michel, and Summon the Former Canada Health Infoway CEO, Michael Green, to Testify as Part of the Committee's Investigation on PrescribeIT Program
Meeting Requested Pursuant to Standing Order 106(4) to Discuss a Request to Study the PrescribeIT Program, Invite the Minister of Health, Marjorie Michel, and Summon the Former Canada Health Infoway CEO, Michael Green, to Testify as Part of the Committee’s Investigation
Opioid Epidemic and Toxic Drug Crisis in Canada
Chair · 1
Vice-Chairs · 2
Members · 9
Aslam Rana
Hamilton Centre · ON
Burton Bailey
Red Deer · AB
Doug Eyolfson
Winnipeg West · MB
Hon. Helena Jaczek
Markham—Stouffville · ON
Helena Konanz
Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay · BC
Jake Sawatzky
New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville · BC
Maggie Chi
Don Valley North · ON
Matt Strauss
Kitchener South—Hespeler · ON
Sonia Sidhu
Brampton South · ON