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Four in 10 Canadian Children Facing Unsafe Delays for Spinal Surgery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Four in 10 Canadian Children Facing Unsafe Delays for Spinal Surgery

Children’s Healthcare Canada and The Conference Board of Canada release the first of three reports on the costs of an underfunded pediatric system

Ottawa, Ontario, September 25, 2023 – Extended wait times for screening, diagnostics and treatment for children can have severe repercussions on the health and well-being outcomes for Canada’s youth. No Child Elects to Wait, a new report for Children’s Healthcare...

Children’s Healthcare Canada and the Pediatric Chairs of Canada Support Gender Affirming Care

Ottawa, ON-

Children’s Healthcare Canada and the Pediatric Chairs of Canada believe every child and youth, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation, deserves timely access to healthcare services that align with their developmental journey.

We are committed and focused on ensuring that every child, youth and family receives highly tailored, comprehensive and evidence-informed services. Healthcare interventions are always carefully considered, and confirmed through dialogue between...

Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations In Advance of the Upcoming Federal Budget

The Time Is Now: Prioritizing Children Under the New Canada Health Transfer

Children’s healthcare systems have been underfunded, under-resourced, and under-prioritized for decades. As a result, children now wait longer than adults for many essential and time sensitive healthcare interventions. The recent y renegotiated Canada Health Transfer, which included an immediate $2-billion top-up t o Canada Health Transfer payments for fiscal year 2022-23, pro vided a good first step toward right-sizing...

Renewing Commitment: Embracing Change- A Grateful Welcome to Canada’s New Cabinet Members

July 27,2023
Ottawa, ON

This week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced broad sweeping changes to his federal cabinet. Children’s Healthcare Canada, the Pediatric Chairs of Canada, and our members would like to take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the outgoing cabinet members and welcome new members.

We extend our deepest appreciation to the former Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos. Your unwavering dedication to prioritizing child and youth well-being, and your...

Make Kids Count: Children’s Healthcare Canada Commends Ontario Investments in Children’s Health

July 19, 2023
(Ottawa, ON)

Children’s Healthcare Canada applauds the leadership of the Ontario government for acknowledging the on-going crisis in children's health systems and committing funding towards addressing persistent capacity challenges.

This announcement of $330 million by the Ontario government is a historic investment in children’s healthcare and the right step forward to strengthen an undersized system that is supporting the needs of a growing population of children and youth in...