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S-243 — An Act to establish a national framework for women’s health in Canada
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S-243
An Act to establish a national framework for women’s health in Canada
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BILL S-243
An Act to establish a national framework for women’s health in Canada
Last activity : At consideration in committee in the Senate
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Senate · 1st2025-12-08Senate · 2nd2026-03-26Senate · 3rdCommons · 1stCommons · 2ndCommons · 3rdRoyal assent
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What it does, in plain language
- Requires the Minister of Health to develop a national framework to improve women's health outcomes, access to care and investment in health research.
- Requires consultation with the Minister for Women and Gender Equality, other ministers, provincial and territorial health officials, Indigenous peoples and civil society groups.
- Calls for measures to boost investment in health research and innovation and to create pathways to bring discoveries to market.
- Requires stronger training for health care professionals in women's health, plus better primary care and preventive care across all life stages.
- Targets access to care for women in rural and remote areas, equity-deserving groups, 2SLGBTQI+ and Indigenous women, visible minorities and women without a regular care provider.
- Mandates at least one conference to build the framework, and another at least every three years to gather input on its implementation and effectiveness.
- Directs the Minister to make all reasonable efforts to keep women's health as a standing agenda item at federal-provincial-territorial health ministers' meetings.
- Sets two reporting deadlines: a report on priorities and implementation within one year of the Act taking effect (tabled in Parliament and posted online within 10 days), and a report on the framework's effectiveness five years later.
🤖 AI-generated from the bill’s official text as introduced — may not reflect amendments adopted since.
Registered lobbying
43 communications · 7 organizations
as of Sep 10, 2026
the 10 most recent +
National Council of Indigenous Midwives15Alliance des femmes de la francophonie canadienne9Women's Health Coalition of Canada6Women's Health Coalition of Canada5Ovarian Cancer Canada5
Organon Canada Inc.2Bayer Inc.1
2026-06-02 · House of Commons
National Council of Indigenous Midwives
Met with : Juanita Nathan — Member of Parliament
2026-06-01 · Senate of Canada
National Council of Indigenous Midwives
Met with : Michèle Audette — Senator
2026-05-27 · Senate of Canada
National Council of Indigenous Midwives
Met with : Katherine Hay — Senator
2026-05-27 · Senate of Canada
National Council of Indigenous Midwives
Met with : Katherine Hay — Senator
2026-02-27 · House of Commons
Women's Health Coalition of Canada
Met with : Salma Zahid — Member of Parliament
2026-02-27 · Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Women's Health Coalition of Canada
Met with : Nancy Hamzawi — President · Ernie Klassen — Member of Parliament · Michael Collins — Vice-President
2026-02-27 · House of Commons
National Council of Indigenous Midwives
Met with : Salma Zahid — Member of Parliament
2026-02-27 · Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
National Council of Indigenous Midwives
Met with : Nancy Hamzawi — President
2026-02-27 · House of Commons
National Council of Indigenous Midwives
Met with : Ernie Klassen — Member of Parliament
2026-02-26 · House of Commons
Alliance des femmes de la francophonie canadienne
Met with : Joël Godin — Député
Communications reported to the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying that name this bill. Lobbying is a lawful, publicly registered activity — this count is a fact, not a verdict. Only communications whose description names both the bill number and its title are counted, so the real total may be higher. Registry archive read on September 10, 2026; the Commissioner republishes it about monthly, and we refresh it by hand.
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