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Posted: 02-08-2023 HCCC Response to First Ministers Meeting  February 8, 2023  News Release – Health charities encouraged by intergovernmental commitment to partner on health transfers and call for continued advances to improve the health system – now is the time to act. Ottawa, ON, February 8, 2023, The Health Charities Coalition of Canada (HCCC) applauds […]

Posted: 12-01-2021 A coalition of the willing: Canada’s health charities fill the gaps in a system in crisis An article about how the members of the Health Charities Coalition of Canada (HCCC) collaborate and work together to change the status quo in the Canadaian healthcare system was recently published in the Philanthropist Journal. See link to […]

Posted: 11-29-2021 Mandate Letter for All Parliamentarians November 2021 As members of the Health Charities Coalition of Canada, a member-based organization that represents 24 of the largest patient organizations in the country, we are wholly focused on protecting and improving the health of the millions of Canadians we represent. As part of this Coalition, we […]

Posted: 04-21-2021 Ottawa, ON, April 21, 2021 The Health Charities Coalition of Canada (HCCC) welcomes the federal government commitment to helping charities and non-profits with temporary supports announced in Federal Budget 2021. “COVID-19 has drastically impacted people living with disease and their caregivers.  As disruptions to the health care system began, health charities pivoted quickly […]

Posted: 04-12-2021 Ottawa – April 12, 2021 The Health Charities Coalition of Canada (HCCC) is pleased to see a “commitment to be responsive to the needs of Canada’s charitable and non-profit sector, so that they can continue to make their essential contribution to building a stronger, more inclusive and more resilient nation” highlighted in the […]

Posted: 02-01-2021 The Health Charities Coalition of Canada (HCCC) co-hosted a webinar on COVID-19 Vaccines.  Details are below: Presenter: Anne Pham-Huy, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa, Division of Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Allergy. Program Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Training Program and Chair, Immunize Canada. Panelist/Moderator: Connie Côté, CEO Health Charities Coalition of Canada. Objective The […]

Posted: 12-14-2020 The Globe and Mail focused on the issues facing charities as a result of COVID-19. The links to the articles are below:

Posted: 12-02-2020 Canadian patients living with illness and disease need our support now more than ever before. Ottawa – December 2, 2020 Health charities have been supporting people living with complex conditions and diseases in unprecedented ways throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, while struggling with the realities of revenue and job losses throughout the sector. “Our […]

Posted: 11-12-2020 The Health Charities Coalition of Canada sent a letter to The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, outlining our urgent request for assistance to help our Canadian health charities. COVID-19 has had a detrimental impact on our organization’s abilities to support patients through their programming and services, as well as through facilitating […]

Posted: 07-20-2020 Canada’s health charities facing financial crisis; federal relief needed to help  protect delivery of critical patient support and research across the country OTTAWA, ON, July 20, 2020 – According to survey results released today by the Health Charities Coalition of Canada (HCCC), most Canadians are concerned or somewhat concerned about the negative, long-term impact of […]

Posted: 06-16-2020 The Health Charities Coalition of Canada sent a letter to Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development, seeking funding support in accordance with the principles government has established in the development of emergency funding programs to date. It is expected that this support would protect research projects already underway (some […]

Posted: 06-15-2020 The Canadian Consensus Framework for Ethical Collaboration represents leading health organizations who have created a set of ethical standards to guide collaboration among patient organizations, health care professionals and the healthcare industry.  The representatives of the consensus framework partners met on June 3 and reaffirmed their commitment to maintain and promote high standards […]