ADMO CPAB / BSMA DGCAP (HC/SC)
Dear Ms. Grondin,
Thank you for your email and for sharing your concerns regarding dysphagia. We appreciate your commitment to raising awareness about this condition.
The Government of Canada can recognize a national observance (day, week, or month) such as Dysphagia Awareness Month through several mechanisms, including a ministerial statement, a resolution of the Senate or the House of Commons as mentioned in your message, and finally, legislation.
The most common way for the federal government to recognize such an observance is through a ministerial statement, which does not need to be made in the House of Commons but can be issued annually by the minister.
Following the receipt of your message, the matter will be brought to the attention of the minister’s office so that this option may be considered for June 2026.
Additionally, at Health Canada, we regularly receive requests to recognize awareness events such as Dysphagia Awareness Month. One way to acknowledge them is by adding these events to the Health-Related Days Calendar on Canada.ca.
After review of this awareness month by Health Canada’s program experts and communications team, based on a set of criteria developed to evaluate such requests, it has been deemed to meet the established criteria.
Therefore, Health Canada will officially recognize June as Dysphagia Awareness Month and will add it to its calendar in the coming days.
Best regards,
Laura Francis-Lamb
Advisor, Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister
Communications and Public Affairs Directorate (DGCAP), Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada
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