Cellular Phones

Cellular telephones are portable radio devices that transmit and receive signals from a network of fixed, low-power, base stations. With the growing popularity of hand-held cellular phones (or cell phones), questions have been raised about the safety of being exposed to the radiofrequency fields (RF) they emit.

For potential health effects related to cellular telephones

• It's Your Health: Safety and Safe Use of Cellular Phones
• Report of the Expert Panel - Potential Health Risks of Radiofrequency Fields from Wireless Telecommunications Devices

For information on what Health Canada does to protect Canadians in this area

• Electromagnetics

To make an inquiry regarding cellular telephones

• Contact the Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection Bureau