Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

Last July, Ontario said it would consult on allowing pharmacists to give tetanus, diphtheria, pneumococcal and shingles vaccines—but the current proposal would see patients pay to receive them in pharmacy.

The limits on sales of Type 2 diabetes drugs tirzepatide and dulaglutide come after a 2023 regulation limited sales of semaglutide, which is sold under the band name Ozempic.

Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association president Jim Keon says there’s a risk that Canada will get caught in the crossfire as Trump pushes to reduce Americans’ reliance on drugs imported from places like China and India.

Legal community warns: New civil law rules could burden Ontario physicians with affidavits.

These new rules will come into effect on January 1, 2026.

British Columbia field coroner Leena Chandi said the things that she and her colleagues encounter ‘are not what most people see, and nobody should have to see that.’

Dr. Kristyn Insley had closed her medical aesthetics business and had her medical corporation declare bankruptcy, resulting in patients losing thousands of dollars on pre-bought services.

Justice Allison Kuntz, in a written judgment Friday, said the law raises serious Charter issues that need to be hashed out in court, and issued a temporary injunction against it before it fully came into effect.