Thank you for the question.
As part of the development of the framework and the action plan, Health Canada did consider re-establishing the office of palliative care. It took into account stakeholder views, work that had already been done to consult provinces, territories, experts and Canadians, and networks that already exist to organize the excellent work being undertaken by stakeholders and other organizations. Health Canada decided to use its end-of-life care unit within the strategic policy branch as a focal point for palliative care policy and programs. Resources, then, have been targeted to supporting action plan activities.