Section 11: Core responsibility descriptions

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Internal Services

Internal Services are those groups of related activities and resources that the Federal Government considers to be services in support of programs and/or required to meet corporate obligations of an organization. Internal Services refer to the activities and resources of ten distinct services that support program delivery in the organization, regardless of the Internal Services delivery model in a department. These services are: Acquisition Management Services, Communications Services, Financial Management Services, Human Resources Management Services, Information Management Services, Information Technology Services, Legal Services, Materiel Management Services, Management and Oversight Services, Real Property Management Services.

Department of Health

Health Care Systems

Health Canada provides national leadership to support and encourage sustainable and adaptable health care systems that ensure access for Canadians to appropriate and effective health care services.

Health Protection and Promotion

Health Canada works with domestic and international partners to assess, manage and communicate the health and safety risks and benefits associated with health and consumer products, food, chemicals, pesticides, environmental factors, tobacco and vaping products, cannabis, and controlled substances.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Safe food and healthy plants and animals

Protecting Canadians by safeguarding Canada's food system and the plant and animal resources on which we depend, and supporting the Canadian economy through the trade of Canadian goods.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Funding Health Research and Training

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research is Canada's health research investment agency. By funding research excellence, Canadian Institutes of Health Research supports the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian health care system. This is done by providing grants that fund health research and/or provide career and training support to the current and next generation of researchers.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

Regulate Patented Medicine Prices

The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board regulates the prices of patented medicines by setting non excessive price ceilings and taking enforcement action before the Board in the event of non-compliance.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

Public Health Agency of Canada

Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

Protect Canadians from infectious diseases by predicting, detecting, assessing, and responding to outbreaks and new threats; and contribute to the prevention, control and reduction of the spread of infectious disease among Canadians.

Health Security

Prepare for and respond to public health events and emergencies; address health and safety risks associated with the use of pathogens and toxins; and address travel related public health risks.

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention

Promote the health and well-being of Canadians of all ages by conducting surveillance and public health research and supporting community-based projects which address the root causes of health inequalities and the common risk and protective factors that are important to promoting better health and preventing chronic disease.

Internal Services

See introductory text.

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