Health & Wellness
82 curated official resources. Search and filter these in the directory →
Federal
- 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis HelplineNational 24/7 suicide crisis helpline (call or text 9-8-8, English/French), coordinated by CAMH and funded by the Government of Canada through the Public Health Agency of Canada.
- Canada Health InfowayDigital health projects, pan-Canadian health data standards, and connected care resources
- Canada Mortality Surveillance DashboardInteractive dashboard of provisional weekly death counts across Canadian provinces (2010–2026) by ICD-10 cause of death, built by independent civic builder Yiwei Chen on Statistics Canada open data (Table 13-10-0810-01). Non-partisan, free.
- Canada.ca — Drug Shortages CanadaSearch the official database of reported and resolved drug shortages and discontinuations
- Canada's Clinical Trials Search PortalHealth Canada portal (launched July 2026, replacing the former Clinical Trials Database) to search authorized drug trials by condition, product, status, sponsor, or approval date, with links to international registries.
- Canada's Food GuideEvidence-based food guidance, recipes, and meal planning from Health Canada
- Canadian Drug and Substance WatchHealth Canada's early-warning surveillance page tracking emerging toxic illegal drugs and substances circulating in Canada's drug supply.
- Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)Independent, not-for-profit organization providing essential health data and information to inform policy, research, and system improvement across Canada
- Drug Product DatabaseSearch approved drug products in Canada
- FluWatch — National Influenza SurveillanceNational influenza surveillance program tracking flu activity across Canada
- Health Canada — Canada Vigilance Adverse Reaction DatabaseSearch suspected adverse reaction (side effect) reports for drugs and health products submitted to Health Canada, with an interactive dashboard and data downloads.
- Health Canada — Drug and Health Product Inspections DatabaseSearch results and compliance ratings of Health Canada inspections of drug, medical device, and clinical trial establishments in Canada and abroad since 2012.
- Health Canada — Drug and Health Products PortalSearch Health Canada's regulatory decision summaries, safety reviews, and clinical information for authorized drugs, biologics, and medical devices.
- Health Canada — Drug Product Database (DPD) APILook up Health Canada drug products by Drug Identification Number, brand name or status — JSON/XML responses for DINs, active ingredients, dosage forms and routes of administration.
- Health Canada — Licensed Natural Health Products (LNHPD) APILook up Health Canada-licensed natural health products by Natural Product Number (NPN), DIN-HM or licence — medicinal and non-medicinal ingredients, doses, routes and risk info in JSON/XML, updated daily.
- Health Canada — Licensed Natural Health Products DatabaseSearch authorized natural health products by NPN/DIN-HM, brand, ingredient or licence holder; check licence status and whether the product is marketed.
- Health Canada — Notice of Compliance (NOC) APIQuery the Notice of Compliance database for drugs authorized for sale in Canada — NOC numbers, dates, manufacturers and product details in JSON or XML, updated nightly.
- Health Canada — Pesticide Product and Label SearchSearch all pesticide products registered in Canada by name, registrant, or active ingredient, including full label text and reported incident data.
- Licensed Natural Health Products Database (LNHPD)Search licensed Canadian natural health products — vitamins, herbals, homeopathics — by product name, licence holder, or NPN number.
- MedEffect Canada — Adverse Reaction ReportingReport and search adverse reactions to health products overseen by Health Canada
- Medical Devices Active Licence Listing (MDALL)Health Canada's public register of all medical devices licensed for sale in Canada, searchable by company, device name, licence number or device identifier.
- National Wastewater Drug Surveillance (NWDS) DashboardHealth Canada dashboard (launched Dec 2025) publishing quarterly wastewater testing data on 500+ substances, including opioids and precursor chemicals, to inform overdose-crisis response.
- PHAC — Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance SystemChart incidence and prevalence for 20+ chronic conditions by province, age and sex from 2000 onward; download custom tables from the data tool.
- PHAC — Health of People in Canada DashboardExplore 50+ population-health indicators (life expectancy, chronic disease, substance use, social factors) with maps and trends; download the dashboard CSV.
- PHAC — Notifiable Diseases On-LineExplore annual counts and rates of nationally notifiable infectious diseases back to 1924; build custom charts and export results as CSV or Excel.
- PHAC — Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms DashboardExplore maps and charts of opioid/stimulant deaths, hospitalizations, ED visits and EMS responses by province since 2016; download the full series as ZIP/CSV.
- Public Health Agency of Canada — Respiratory Virus DashboardWeekly surveillance of COVID-19, influenza, and RSV activity across Canada
- Public Health Agency of Canada — Wastewater Surveillance DashboardTrack COVID-19, flu A/B, RSV and mpox virus levels in wastewater by site, city and province; download aggregate viral load data as CSV.
- StatCan — Selected Health Indicators in CanadaInteractive dashboard (released April 2026) of key health indicators — health outcomes, health behaviours, access to care — by geography and year, 2019–2024.
- Cancer Care Ontario — Ontario Cancer SystemWait times, screening program results, cancer statistics for Ontario
Provincial
- Alberta Health Analytics Interactive DataAlberta Health dashboard suite: childhood immunization coverage, substance use surveillance, PCN community profiles, surgical initiative performance and national health expenditure comparisons.
- Health Link Alberta — 8-1-1Alberta's 24/7 telehealth service for health advice and service navigation
- MyHealth AlbertaAlberta's health information portal — symptom checker, care guides, and access to personal health records
- BC Health GatewayBC's official health-records portal: lab results, medication history, immunization records, and hospital and community-health visits in one timeline, with a mobile app and email/SMS notifications for new records. Logged in with the BC Services Card app.
- British Columbia — Surgery Wait TimesCompare scheduled-surgery wait times in BC by procedure, hospital and surgeon — see the wait to consult a surgeon and the wait for surgery, updated bi-monthly.
- First Nations Health Authority — Services and SupportHealth services, benefits and support directory of the First Nations Health Authority (British Columbia) — culturally safe care, benefits navigation and wellness programs for First Nations patients and families.
- HealthLink BC — 8-1-124/7 non-emergency health advice, dietitian, and pharmacist services by phone and web in BC
- Vaccinate BCBook BC immunizations, view records, and find vaccine availability
- Manitoba — Health Wait Time InformationLook up Manitoba wait times for emergency departments, MRI, CT, ultrasound and surgical and cancer services by facility and region.
- Manitoba — Provincial Health System Performance DashboardMonthly PDF scorecards tracking ED/urgent care wait times at sites in all five RHAs, patient experience and expenditure sustainability, with targets and trend context since 2020.
- Manitoba Health Annual StatisticsDownload Manitoba Health's 13-section Annual Statistics reports (2013–2021): population, mortality, disease, mental illness, hospital/physician services, home care, and drug use, broken down by RHA.
- Department of Health — NB Health Link Patient RegistryRegister online if you lack a family doctor or nurse practitioner; book in-person, phone or virtual appointments and find clinic locations across the province.
- Department of Health — Surgical Wait TimesLook up typical wait times by surgical procedure (hip/knee, cataract, CABG and more) plus trending, target and surgeon-level reports.
- MyHealthNBNew Brunswick's official patient health portal (myhealth.gnb.ca) and mobile app: lab results, diagnostic imaging reports, immunization records and dispensed medications, plus a pan-Canadian Patient Summary (PS-CA) shareable QR code — first jurisdiction in North America with patient-mediated record sharing.
- NL Health Services — Book an Online AppointmentConcrete booking instructions for NL Health Services: online blood-collection booking at four named clinics (no account required), flu and COVID-19 vaccine appointments by health authority region with phone lines, and hospital appointment contacts.
- NWT Open Data — Hospital, Health Centre & Health Station ListDownload the list of NWT hospitals, health centres and health stations by facility name, community, level of care and contact information — XLSX on the territorial open data portal.
- Nova Scotia — Wait Time InformationCompare wait times for 150+ surgical procedures, MRI/CT scans, cancer care and mental health services across Nova Scotia to find the shortest-wait locations.
- Nova Scotia 811Non-emergency health information and advice from registered nurses, by phone or online in Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Health — Need a Family Practice RegistryLanding page for Nova Scotia's official family practice registry: register online or by 811 to get a family doctor or nurse practitioner, with an honest FAQ on how the list works and how new arrivals without a health card qualify.
- Nova Scotia Health — Urgent Treatment CentresExplains and lists Nova Scotia's Urgent Treatment Centres — walk-in care for urgent but non-life-threatening problems — with what to bring, how the visit works, and a location map.
- YourHealthNSNova Scotia Health's official app and portal (yourhealthns.ca): personal health records (lab results, medications, diagnostic imaging, hospital and primary-care visits) plus online booking of blood tests, X-rays and flu/COVID vaccine appointments via VirtualCareNS.
- ConnexOntario — Services DirectoryOntario's provincial mental-health, addiction and problem-gambling navigator: a browsable database of roughly 5,300 support programs province-wide, plus 24/7 phone, text and chat access.
- Health811 OntarioOntario's 811 service — chat or call a registered nurse day or night, and find health services near you
- Ministry of Long-Term Care — LTC Home Inspection ReportsSearch any licensed Ontario long-term care home by name or city to view ministry inspection reports, compliance orders, director actions and home profiles.
- Ontario — Drug Benefit Formulary SearchSearch any drug to see if it is covered by the Ontario Drug Benefit program, with interchangeable products, prices and limited-use criteria.
- Ontario — Find a DoctorHealth Care Connect — register to be matched with a family doctor or nurse practitioner
- Ontario — Public Health Unit LocationsOfficial table of all 34 Ontario public health units with address, phone, toll-free number, website and health region — the place to find your local unit for vaccinations, sexual health, dental and addiction programs.
- Public Health Ontario — Infectious Disease Trends ToolExplore 10+ years of reportable disease cases in Ontario by public health unit, age, sex, hospitalizations and deaths; annual detail plus monthly preliminary snapshots, with exportable tables.
- Public Health Ontario — Ontario Respiratory Virus ToolExplore weekly COVID-19, influenza and RSV activity by public health unit, age group and setting; filter trends and export graph data to CSV. Updated Fridays.
- Trillium Gift of Life Network — Organ DonationRegister as an organ and tissue donor in Ontario
- Health PEI — Emergency Department Wait TimesLive estimated ER wait times for all four PEI hospital emergency departments (QEH, PCH, KCMH, Western), refreshed every five minutes.
- MyHealthPEIPrince Edward Island's official online health service: Island residents 16+ with a verified MyPEI account can view lab results, diagnostic imaging reports and immunization records, plus self-entry health tracking tools and health education resources.
- Clic SantéQuebec's official online health-appointment booking portal: blood tests and specimen collection, vaccinations, screening and other public-health services, searchable by postal code across CLSCs and local points of service.
- Info-Santé 811 (Québec)Québec's free 811 telephone consultation service for non-urgent health questions, staffed by nurses
- INSPQ — Indicateurs de santé publiqueINSPQ surveillance portal of population-health indicators: mortality, chronic and infectious disease, mental health, life habits, social inequalities; dynamic charts filterable by age, sex and region.
- MSSS — Emergency Room Hourly Occupancy DataHourly CSV from the provincial ER console: stretcher patients per facility, plus counts waiting 24h/48h+ across every Quebec hospital; refreshed continuously as part of open government.
- Québec — Performance du réseau de la santé et des services sociauxWeekly Power BI dashboard of first-line access, ER, surgery, mental health and HR indicators, filterable by region and CISSS/CIUSSS service territory (RTS); methodology notes included.
- Québec — Québec Family Doctor Finder (GAMF)Official instructions and eligibility rules for Québec's provincial family-doctor waiting list (GAMF), including priority scoring, how to keep your place, and the special phone route for Nunavik and James Bay residents.
- Québec — Répertoire des ressources en santé et services sociauxThe province's official service-finder front door: ~50 searchable service categories from walk-in consultations and CLSCs to vaccination, screening, midwifery, addiction and needle exchanges, each searchable by postal code or region.
- Québec — Schedule an Appointment Online with a Family DoctorExplains Québec's free online medical appointment scheduler: who can use it (any RAMQ card, even expired), what you can book (family doctor, specialized nurse practitioner, medical resident), and how to cancel.
- eHealth Saskatchewan — Specialist DirectoryLook up ~200 Saskatchewan surgeons and 2,600 procedures with weekly-updated surgical wait times so patients can compare specialists and travel for faster surgery.
- MySaskHealthRecordSaskatchewan's secure personal health-information portal (eHealth Saskatchewan): lab results, medical imaging reports, clinical visit and hospital admission history, immunization and prescription history, plus a mobile app and family-access options.
- Saskatchewan — Drug Plan Formulary SearchSearch which medications the Saskatchewan Drug Plan covers, with coverage status, exception drug criteria and formulary bulletins.
- Saskatchewan — Health Care Facilities MapGovernment of Saskatchewan's searchable map of 207 health and social-service facilities — mental health, addictions, detox, HIV testing, STD clinics, eating disorders — each with address, phone and intake line.
- Saskatchewan eHealthElectronic health records, patient portals, and provincial health information services for Saskatchewan residents
- Yukon HSS — Public Health Inspections LookupSearch inspection reports for Yukon food premises and personal services establishments by facility or community; Environmental Health Officer reports updated weekly since 2014.
Municipal
- Toronto — SwimSafe Beach Water QualityCheck daily E. coli test results and swimming advisories for Toronto's supervised beaches, plus inspection results for public pools, wading pools and splash pads.
Agency
- Alberta — AHS Emergency Department Wait TimesCheck live estimated emergency department and urgent care wait times at hospitals in Calgary, Edmonton and other Alberta cities before you go.
- Canadian Blood Services — DonateBook a blood donation, register as a stem-cell donor, and track My Donor account
- College of Nurses of Ontario — Find a NurseThe College of Nurses of Ontario's public-register entry point: confirm any Ontario nurse's registration status by name, workplace or registration number through the Find a Nurse register, covering RNs, RPNs and nurse practitioners.
- Ontario — CPSO Physician RegisterSearch Ontario's official physician register by name or CPSO number to verify a doctor's licence status, specialty, hospital privileges and disciplinary history.
- Ontario — Ontario Health Wait TimesSearch wait times for surgeries, MRI/CT scans and breast screening by procedure and postal code, with a map of nearby hospitals and their current waits.