Thank you.
Under the international health regulations, all countries are required to assess emergencies within their borders within 48 hours and then transfer that information to WHO within 24 hours of assessment. This requires, obviously, communication of information from the local source of the outbreak to the federal level. In Canada that would require the presence of data-sharing agreements that are comprehensive and detailed. Those are not present.
It is the nature of our federal system of government but of note that Canada approved the regulations without any proviso. The U.S. actually issued a condition that they would do their best within the federal system of government. So currently we cannot guarantee that we can meet the reporting requirements of the international health regulations.