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Measures taken to improve and strengthen the governance and regulation of the immigration consultants industry.
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• Harm reduction measures are one critical part of a comprehensive public health approach to substance use.
• Harm reduction aims to save lives, and reduce the negative health, social and economic impacts of substance use on individuals, their families and communities, without requiring abstinence.
• Harm reduction services also help people who use substances to make connections with health and social services, including treatment and recovery.
• Canadian tobacco companies may be close to a comprehensive settlement of civil claims and court judgments relating to the health impact of their products.
• The Government of Canada is not a party to these proceedings, but may be asked to comment.
• Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and premature death, killing approximately 46,000 people in Canada each year. The Government has an ambitious target to reduce tobacco use to less than five percent by 2035.
• Health Canada posted a recall for a vaping product called Irex magic 25000 puffs, a refillable vaping product. The company has reported that 3000 units of the affected products were sold in Canada between September 2024 and October 2024.