Bill C-303 (Historical)

National Health Data Strategy Act

An Act to establish a national strategy for health data collection

This bill was last introduced in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2021.

Sponsor

Helena Jaczek  Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of May 28, 2021
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment requires the Minister of Health to develop a national strategy, in consultation with representatives of provincial and territorial governments and of Indigenous governing bodies, as well as with health researchers and public health experts, for the collection of health data in order to ensure that such data is available in a consistent manner across Canada for research and policy development. It also provides for reporting requirements in relation to the strategy.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

National Health Data Strategy ActRoutine Proceedings

May 28th, 2021 / 12:15 p.m.
See context

Liberal

Helena Jaczek Liberal Markham—Stouffville, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-303, An Act to establish a national strategy for health data collection.

Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure to introduce my private member's bill, an act to establish a national strategy for health data collection. This enactment would require the Minister of Health to develop a national strategy in consultation with representatives of provincial and territorial governments, indigenous governing bodies as well as with health researchers and public health experts for the collection of health data to ensure that such data is available in a consistent manner across Canada for research and policy development.

As a physician and former chief medical officer of health for York Region, my goal in introducing the bill is for the development of a national strategy for health data collection that supports the work of health care providers and researchers to lead to improved health outcomes for all Canadians.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)