Advisory Committees and Panels

Health Canada benefits from the suggestions and expertise of over 100 advisory committees and panels. These committees and panels assist in the early identification of issues and bring to the table views and findings that may otherwise be overlooked.

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Please see below for a list of just some of Health Canada's committees and panels:

• Advisory Committee on Animal Uses of Antimicrobials and Impact on Resistance and Human Health
• Advisory Committee on Causality Assessment (ACCA)
• Advisory Committee on Management (ACM)
• Canadian Council on Donation and Transplantation
• Canadian Nursing Advisory Committee (CNAC)
• Canadian Society for Epidemiology & Biostatistics (CSEB), Board of Directors
• CIHI Health Indicators Advisory Committee
• Climate Change and Health Economic Advisory Panel
• Colorectal Cancer Screening National Committee
• Economic Management Advisory Council
• Environment Canada Youth Roundtable Advisory Committee
• Environment Canada / Health Canada Canadian Environment Protection Act (EC / HC CEPA) National Advisory Committee
• Expert Advisory Committee on HIV Therapies (HPFB)
• Expert Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance Risk Assessment
• Expert Advisory Committee on Bioavailability and Bioequivalence
• Expert Advisory Committee on Blood Regulation
• Expert Advisory Committee on Dietary Reference Intakes
• Expert Advisory Committee on Natural Health Products
• Expert Advisory Committee on Xenograft Regulation (HPFB)
• Expert Committee on Nicotine and Tobacco Science
• Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee on AIDS
• Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee on Health Infostructure (IACB)
• Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee on Population Health (ACPH) and related Working Groups
• Federal/Provincial/Territorial Committee on Food Safety Policy
• Federal/Provincial/Territorial Committee on Pest Management and Pesticides
• Federal/Provincial/Territorial Committee on Drinking Water
• Federal/Provincial/Territorial Group on Nutrition
• Interim National Advisory Committee on Centres of Excellence for Children's Well-Being
• Management Committee for the Canadian Breast Screening Database



• Ministerial Advisory Committee on Rural Health
• Ministerial Council on HIV/AIDS
• National Advisory Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE)
• National Advisory Committee on Immunization
• National Conference on Drinking Water - Technical Program Committee A
• Ontario / Nunavut Joint Management Committee for Community Action Program for Children / Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CAPC-CPNP)
• Ontario / Nunavut National Aboriginal Head Start Council
• Pest Management Advisory Council
• Public Advisory Committee (PAC)
• Scientific Advisory Committee on Anti-Infective Therapies
• Scientific Advisory Committee on Bioavailability & Bioequivalence
• Scientific Advisory Committee on HIV Therapies
• Scientific Advisory Committee on Human Reproductive Therapies
• Scientific Advisory Committee on Medical Devices Used in Cardiovascular System
• Stakeholder Advisory Committee on Medical Marihuana
• Scientific Advisory Committee on Oncology Therapies
• Scientific Advisory Committee on Pharmacovigilence
• Veterinary Drugs Directorate Stakeholders Committee
• Voluntary Organizations Involved in Collaborative Engagement (VOICE) in Health Policy Project Strategic Advisory Committee
• Youth Advisory Committee on Tobacco Issues