NOTICE TO THE MEDIA - Minister Holland to make announcement on An Act respecting the interoperability of health information technology and to prohibit data blocking by health information technology vendors

TORONTO, June 5, 2024 /CNW/ - The Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, will make an announcement regarding An Act respecting the interoperability of health information technology and to prohibit data blocking by health information technology vendors.

There will be a virtual media technical briefing with Government of Canada officials prior to the press conference. 

Date
June 6, 2024

Time
Media technical briefing: 11:30 a.m. (ET)
Press conference: 2:45 p.m. (ET)

Location

Virtual media technical briefing

The technical briefing will be held on Zoom and will be for background information only (not for attribution). Participation in the question and answer portion of the technical briefing is for accredited members of the Press Gallery only. Media who are not members of the Press Gallery may contact [email protected] for temporary access.

A teleconference line is also available for listening to the event:

Toll-free dial-in number (Canada/US):
1-866-206-0153

Local dial-in number:
613-954-9003

Participant passcode: 2620676#

Press conference

Women's College Hospital
76 Grenville Street
Toronto, ON  M5S 1B2
2nd Floor Conference Centre

Media may also join by Zoom:

Zoom link: 
https://hc-sc-gc-ca.zoom.us/j/69222561120
Passcode: 174204

Please indicate your name (first and last) and media outlet when joining the event.

Twitter: @GovCanHealth

Facebook: Healthy Canadians

SOURCE Health Canada (HC)

Media Inquiries: Christopher Aoun, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, 613-291-4176, [email protected]; Media Relations: Health Canada, 613-957-2983, [email protected]