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This report provides an overview of PHAC’s performance and achievements over the past fiscal year in support of the Government of Canada's commitment to protect the health and safety of all Canadians, as well as its contributions to global public health efforts.

The Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) is a bilingual, peer-reviewed, open-access, online scientific journal published by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). It provides timely, authoritative and practical information on infectious diseases to clinicians, public health professionals, and policy-makers to inform policy, program development and practice.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) provides national leadership to support the health of pregnant individuals, as well as young children and their families who face challenges that put their health at risk. In this role PHAC provides funding to community-based organizations that develop and deliver comprehensive intervention and prevention programming through the Community Action Program for Children (CAPC), which targets children between 0 and six years of age and their families, and the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP), which targets pregnant individuals, as well as new parents and caregivers, and their babies.

This report provides an overview of the progress and results PHAC has achieved in promoting and protecting the health and safety of Canadians.

PHAC developed this Regulatory Openness and Transparency Framework (ROTF) with a view to contribute to the protection and promotion of the health of Canadians and their confidence in the regulatory system through timely and open communications on issues important to their well-being. The ROTF is consistent with the Government of Canada’s priorities related to Open GovernmentFootnote1, helps deliver on the Government’s commitments under the Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Management, and will strengthen and increase the relevance of PHAC’s regulatory policies, through engagement, transparency, and accountability.

PHAC developed this Regulatory Openness and Transparency Framework (ROTF) with a view to contribute to the protection and promotion of the health of Canadians and their confidence in the regulatory system through timely and open communications on issues important to their well-being. The ROTF is consistent with the Government of Canada’s priorities related to Open GovernmentFootnote1, helps deliver on the Government’s commitments under the Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Management, and will strengthen and increase the relevance of PHAC’s regulatory policies, through engagement, transparency, and accountability.

This Plan provides an overview of the Agency’s priorities and its plans to strengthen overall population health in Canada. The report highlights PHAC’s key anticipated outcomes and results, as well as human resources and budgetary plans for the upcoming fiscal year.

The Office of Audit and Evaluation (OAE) Departmental Evaluation Plan for PHAC describes the Program Evaluation Division's scheduled work for the five-year period from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The Plan was developed to meet PHAC's commitments under the Policy on Results (2016), which requires that each department prepare a five-year plan, annually updated. The projects included in this Evaluation Plan were selected to ensure full coverage of all Grant and Contribution spending over $5 million annually over a five-year period, prior commitments in Treasury Board Submissions, the information needs of program management, and program risks, and optimal use of resources. The Departmental Results Framework (DRF), program inventory, and performance information profiles developed by PHAC have formed the basis for this plan.

This report presents the findings of the evaluation of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infection (STI) activities.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) launched the Vaccine Community Innovation Challenge on March 8, 2021, to seek creative ideas for community-based information initiatives. This is the Backgrounder for the Funding Recipients.