Updates

What does it take to shape a future where everyone in Canada has safe and high-quality care? There’s no single answer – but there is a way. For five years, Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC) and our partners have been finding it, together. As we celebrate a half-decade of progress and growing momentum towards safer, higher-quality care, we invite you to join us in moving Care Forward.

Teams participating in the Right Care Challenge, which focuses on reducing avoidable emergency department visits and improving access to primary and community care, have demonstrated how everyday interactions contribute to safer care.

On March 24, 2026, Minister of Health, Marjorie Michel, announced a $3M investment to strengthen primary care — in partnership with CIHR and HEC.

Truth and reconciliation is not a checkbox – it is an ongoing journey of learning, reflection and relationship building. At HEC, we continue to be guided by the leadership of First Nations, Inuit and Métis partners and advisors in this work.

Everyone plays a role in patient safety—leaders, providers, policymakers, patients, and caregivers. Healthcare Excellence Canada recognizes the vital work happening nationwide to ensure safer care.

A friend recently waited more than five hours in the hospital emergency department – not because she needed emergency care, but because it was simply the only way she could get a time-sensitive prescription renewed.She isn’t alone.

Safer care doesn’t happen by chance. It is something we create together. Canadian Patient Safety Week (CPSW) 2025 has come to a close, and we are filled with gratitude for everyone who added their voice to this year’s campaign. From clinicians and patient partners to community organizations and health leaders, thousands joined the conversation to make care safer for all.

Everyone plays a role in patient safety—leaders, providers, policymakers, patients, and caregivers. Healthcare Excellence Canada recognizes the vital work happening nationwide to ensure safer care.

Everyone plays a role in patient safety – leaders, providers, policymakers, patients, and caregivers. Healthcare Excellence Canada recognizes the vital work happening nationwide to ensure safer care.