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Ministry of Community and Social Services (AB)
Alberta created Canada's first dedicated advocate for people with disabilities. Before launching the role, the government asked Albertans what this advocate should focus on. Over 1,300 people shared their priorities, and Tony Flores was appointed as...
Why This Matters: Do you or someone you love live with a disability? This advocate exists to fight for your rights and help navigate services. The priorities set in this consultation shaped what issues get attention first.
Policy & Studies
Health & Safety
Justice & Rights
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Statistics Canada (Federal)
Statistics Canada wants to make its data and surveys more accessible to people with disabilities. They're asking what barriers exist and how to remove them. The feedback will shape their 2026-2028 Accessibility Plan and improve how they hire...
Why This Matters: Do you use a screen reader? Have trouble with complex data tables? This affects how you access government statistics. About 27% of Canadians have a disability. If you're one of them—or work with people who are—your input shapes whether StatCan's data actually works for everyone.
Policy & Studies
Health & Safety
Technology & Digital
Closed
Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate (Federal)
Health Canada asked whether free-standing dressers, wardrobes, and similar furniture should meet safety standards to prevent tip-overs. These accidents can injure or kill children who climb on unstable furniture. Many products already meet the...
Why This Matters: Got a dresser in your kid's room? Furniture tip-overs kill children every year—often when they climb on drawers. This decision affects what furniture stores can sell in Canada. Parents shopping for bedroom furniture should care about whether safety standards are enforced.
Regulations & Permits
Health & Safety
Closed
Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada (Federal)
Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada asked Canadians with disabilities about barriers they've faced when dealing with these agencies. The feedback will shape their 2026-2028 accessibility plans. This consultation is now closed.
Why This Matters: Do you use a wheelchair, have a visual impairment, or care for someone with a disability? If you've ever struggled to access government health services or information, this was your chance to flag those problems. The goal is a barrier-free Canada by 2040.
Policy & Studies
Health & Safety
Justice & Rights
Closed
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery in London, Ontario wants to replace its three old cremation units with two new ones. The facility needs updated air quality permits because crematoriums release pollutants including particulate matter, mercury, and other...
Why This Matters: Live near Riverside Drive in London? This crematorium is in your neighbourhood. The new units would release pollutants like mercury, lead, and particulate matter into the air. If you're concerned about local air quality, this is your chance to weigh in.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Health & Safety
Closed
Environment and Climate Change Canada (Federal)
The government wants to require companies to notify them before using a chemical called DIDA in new ways. DIDA is found in some lubricants, cosmetics, and health products. If a company wants to use it above certain concentrations in consumer...
Why This Matters: Use lip liner or facial cleanser? This chemical might be in it. The government suspects DIDA could be harmful at certain levels, so they want a heads-up before companies put more of it in everyday products. It's about catching potential health risks before they reach your bathroom cabinet.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Health & Safety
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Waterloo Region, ON
Cambridge is building a major new recreation hub in the south end of the city. The complex will include a swimming pool, gymnasiums, a walking track, library branch, and park amenities. The city ran a series of polls to understand what residents...
Why This Matters: Live in south Cambridge? This will be your neighbourhood recreation hub. Whether you swim, use the gym, or just want a nice park for your kids, this project shapes what's available to you for decades.
Community Planning
Health & Safety
Housing & Communities
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Ministry of Health (MB)
The Manitoba government wants to hear from health care workers about what's working and what isn't. Premier Wab Kinew and Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara are hosting in-person sessions at hospitals across the province. There's also an online survey...
Why This Matters: Work in a Manitoba hospital or health centre? This is your chance to tell the Premier directly what needs to change. Whether it's staffing, equipment, or patient care policies, they're asking for your input. The feedback could shape how health care is delivered across the province.
Policy & Studies
Health & Safety
Closed
Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors (AB)
Alberta is looking at expanding who can complete driver medical exams beyond just doctors and nurse practitioners. Right now, seniors 75+ and commercial drivers need regular medical exams to keep their licenses. The government wants to cut wait...
Why This Matters: Are you 75 or older? Drive a truck or bus for work? You need regular medical exams to keep your license. Finding a doctor appointment can be tough. This could mean shorter waits and more options for getting your exam done.
Policy & Studies
Health & Safety
Transportation
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Primary and Preventative Health Services (AB)
Alberta asked health care leaders and experts how to improve access to family doctors, nurse practitioners, and other primary care services. The advisory panels have now finished their work. Their reports recommend team-based care, better...
Why This Matters: Can't find a family doctor? You're not alone. Many Albertans struggle to get timely primary care. These recommendations could change how you access health services—from walk-in clinics to pharmacists to nurse practitioners. For Indigenous Albertans, this also addresses racism in health care and...
Policy & Studies
Health & Safety
Indigenous & Northern
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Ministry of Justice (AB)
Alberta gathered feedback on whether to create new oversight for medical assistance in dying (MAID). The province asked about creating a new public agency, letting families dispute MAID decisions, and potentially limiting who qualifies. The survey...
Why This Matters: This touches one of life's most personal decisions. If you or a loved one ever faces a terminal illness, these rules determine your options. Families could gain the right to dispute MAID decisions they disagree with. New restrictions might limit access for some Albertans.
Policy & Studies
Health & Safety
Justice & Rights
Closed
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
Imperial Oil wants to add new pollution control equipment at its Sarnia refinery and get a temporary exemption for smokestack opacity. The refinery emits benzene, sulphur dioxide, and other pollutants. This amendment would allow three new vapour...
Why This Matters: Live in Sarnia or nearby? This refinery already releases benzene, lead, and other pollutants into the air you breathe. The new equipment could reduce some emissions, but the opacity exemption means more visible smoke from one stack until 2032.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Health & Safety
Closed
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (Federal)
The CRTC asked Canadians whether telecom companies should face new rules for keeping networks running during outages and emergencies. The focus was on 9-1-1 reliability, wireless emergency alerts, and accessibility services. This consultation closed...
Why This Matters: Remember the Rogers outage that knocked out phones, internet, and even 9-1-1 for millions? This consultation was about preventing that from happening again. If you rely on your phone for emergencies, work from home, or live in a rural area with limited options, network reliability directly affects...
Regulations & Permits
Health & Safety
Technology & Digital
Closed
Health Canada (Federal)
Health Canada wants to make nicotine tablets available over the counter. Right now, you need a prescription for these quit-smoking aids. The proposal would let pharmacies sell tablets with 4mg or less of nicotine without a doctor's note—just like...
Why This Matters: Trying to quit smoking? This could give you more options at the pharmacy. Nicotine tablets dissolve under your tongue and work faster than patches. Making them easier to get might help more Canadians kick the habit.
Regulations & Permits
Health & Safety
Closed
Alberta Health (AB)
After an E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares in 2023, Alberta is rethinking food safety rules. The government wants to know if restaurants should display inspection grades—like the letter grades you see in some cities. They're also considering a...
Why This Matters: Eat out? Order takeout? This affects you. Inspection grades would let you see how clean a restaurant's kitchen is before you order. Parents with kids in daycare should pay attention too—this started because of a serious outbreak that made children sick.
Policy & Studies
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
Closed
Environment and Climate Change Canada (Federal)
Environment Canada and Health Canada have developed a new method to identify which chemicals used in plastics might be harmful to people or the environment. They've applied this approach to over 6,600 substances and want your feedback on the science...
Why This Matters: Plastics are everywhere—food packaging, toys, medical devices. Some chemicals in plastics may pose health risks. This approach determines which of those 6,600+ chemicals get studied first. If you care about what's in the products you use daily, this is your chance to weigh in on how the government...
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Health & Safety