Publications
Ministry Reports
- The Third Review of Community Treatment Orders
– December 2019 - Report of the Supervisor: Brant Community Health System (BCHS)
– October 28, 2019 - Master Numbering System
– October 2022 - Connected Communities: Healthier Together
2017 Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
– February 2019 -
Care Now: An Action Plan to Improve Care for People with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Fibromyalgia (FM) and Environmental Sensitivities/Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (ES/MCS)
Final Report of the Task Force on Environmental Health [PDF]
– December 2018 - Annual Report for Self-Directed Care Ontario 2017-2018
– Submitted by Self-Directed Care Ontario, November 2018 - Supervisor’s Final Report Regarding Brockville General Hospital
– October 2018 - Smoke-Free Ontario: The Next Chapter - 2018
– May 2018 - Transforming the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
– May 2018 - Medical Liability Review
– April 2018 - Report of the Lyme Disease and Tick-Borne Illnesses Task Force
Submitted by Dr. Adalsteinn Brown, Chair
– April 2018 - Streamlining the Physician Complaints Process
– April 2018 - Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) Clinical Review
Submitted by Michel Bilodeau, Lead Inspector, January 23, 2018
– April 2018 - Realizing the Vision: Better Mental Health Means Better Health
2017 Report of Ontario's Mental Health & Addictions Leadership Advisory Council [PDF]
– March 2018 - Improving the Odds: Championing Health Equity in Ontario
2016 Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario [PDF]
- February 2017 - Rare Diseases Working Group Report
Rare Diseases Working Group – Final Report [PDF]
– November 2017 - Zika Virus in Ontario: An Update
Dr. David Williams - Chief Medical Officer of Health [PDF]
– October 2017 - Smoke-Free Ontario Modernization
Report of the Executive Steering Committee [PDF]
– October 2017
Time for Leadership: Recognizing and Improving Care
Task Force on Environmental Health - Phase 1 Report [PDF]
– July 2017 - Complex Needs Working Group Report
Improving Home Care and Community Services for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Complex Care Needs [PDF]
– June 2017 - Public Health within an Integrated Health System
Report of the Minister’s Expert Panel on Public Health [PDF]
– June 2017 - Mapping Wellness: Ontario’s Route To Healthier Communities
2015 Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario [PDF]
– March 2017 - Moving Forward: Better Mental Health Means Better Health
2016 Report of Ontario's Mental Health & Addictions Leadership Advisory Council [PDF]
– February 2017 - To Zero: Independent Report of the Minister's Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Patients and the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 [PDF]
– December 2016 - Briefing Note: Digital Health Availability, Use and Benefits in Ontario
– October 2016 - To Zero: Independent Report of the Minister's Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Patients and the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 – Appendix B: Recommendations
– September 2016 - The Ontario Climate Change and Health Toolkit
– August 2016 - A Harmonized Heat Warning and Information System for Ontario (HWIS)
– August 2016 - Combatting Lyme Disease Through Collaborative Action
Ontario's 10-Step Education and Awareness Plan
– July 2016 - Helping Smokers Quit
Ontario's Smoking Cessation Action Plan
A Smoke-Free Ontario Initiative Health
– May 2016 - Vaccines: The Best Medicine
2014 Annual Report of Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health
– April 2016 - New Clinic for People Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Ontario Improving Access to Care for People with Rare Diseases
– February 2016 - Better Mental Health Means Better Health
Annual Report of Ontario's Mental Health & Addictions Leadership Advisory Council [PDF]
– December 2015 - Laboratory Services Expert Panel Review
– November 2015 - Immunization 2020
Modernizing Ontario's Publicly Funded Immunization Program
– December 2015 - Public Health Funding Model for Mandatory Programs
The Final Report of the Funding Review Working Group
– August 2015 - Ministers’ Roundtable on Pan-Canadian Pharmacare
Summary Report Prepared by Health Quality Ontario [PDF]
– July 2015 - Bringing Care Home
Report of the Expert Group on Home & Community Care [PDF]
– March 2015 - Ontario's Publicly Funded Immunization System: Building on Today's Strengths, Innovating for the Future
Report of the Advisory Committee for Ontario's Immunization System Review
– March 2014 - Old Foes and New Threats - Ontario’s Readiness for Infectious Diseases
Dr. Arlene King, Chief Medical Officer of Health
– July 2014 - 2014 Residence Coding System
– Effective April 1, 2014 - A Vision for Ontario - Strategic Recommendations for Ophthalmology in Ontario, The Provincial Vision Strategy Task Force
May 31, 2013 - Tough Decisions, Made Responsibly
2012-2013 Ontario Public Drug Programs Annual Report - Living Longer, Living Well
– December 2012 - No Time to Wait: The Healthy Kids Strategy
Healthy Kids Panel
– March 2013 - Maintaining the Gains, Moving the Yardstick - Ontario Health Status Report, 2011
Dr. Arlene King, Chief Medical Officer of Health
– February 2013 - Restructuring of the Niagara Health System:
Report of the Supervisor Dr. Kevin Smith
– September 2012 - Giving the Hospital Back to the Staff and the Community
Report of the Supervisor, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, J. Kenneth Deane
– July 3, 2012 - Mental Health - Legislated Review of Community Treatment Orders
– May 2012 - Oral Health - More Than Just Cavities
- April 2012 - Operational Review and Audit of the College of Denturists of Ontario
– March 2012 - Independent Review of Access to Postgraduate Programs by International Medical Graduates in Ontario
– September 2011 - 2009 Ontario Annual Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Report
– December 2011 - 2008 Ontario Annual Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Report
– December 2011 - 2007 Ontario Annual Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Report
– December 2011 - Health, Not Health Care - Changing the Conversation
Dr. Arlene King, Chief Medical Officer of Health
– December 2011 - Enhancing the Continuum of Care
Report of the Avoidable Hospitalization Advisory Panel
– November 2011 - Caring For Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Who Have Undergone an Endoluminal Vein Dilation Procedure for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
– August 2011 - Caring For Our Aging Population and Addressing Alternate Level of Care
Dr. David Walker, Provincial ALC Lead
– June 2011 - Open Minds, Healthy Minds
Ontario's Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy
– Effective June 2011 - 2009 Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
– January 2011 - Respect, Recovery, Resilience: Recommendations for Ontario's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy
– December 2010 - Rural and Northern Health Care Framework/Plan
– December 17, 2010 - Pandemic (H1N1) 2009: A Review of Ontario's Response
– December 17, 2010 - Building the New Quinte Health Care [PDF]
Report of the Supervisor, Quinte Health Care, Graham W. S. Scott
– March 12, 2010 - Final report of the Cambridge Memorial Hospital Supervisor, Murray Martin [PDF]
– July 2010 - Report of the Investigators of Surgical and Pathology Issues at Three Essex County Hospitals: Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Leamington District Memorial Hospital and Windsor Regional Hospita
– July 2010 - The H1N1 Pandemic - How Ontario Fared : A Report by Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health
– June 2, 2010 - The Potential Health Impact of Wind Turbines
– May 20, 2010 - Setting a New Course [PDF]
Report from the Supervisor, Kingston General Hospital Graham W. S. Scott, C.M.; Q.C.
– December 15, 2009 - Initial Report on Public Health
– August 2009 - Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control in Ontario: Continuing the Investment in Public Health in 2008
– December 2009 - Report of the Organ and Tissue Transplantation Wait Times Expert Panel
– June 2009 - Audit of the Procurement of Goods and Services - Cancer Care Ontario
– October 2009 - A Proposed Strategy to Address Hepatitis C in Ontario 2009 - 2014
– September 15, 2009 - 2007/2008 Interim Report Card for the Ontario Drug Benefit Program
- Ensuring Access to High Quality Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation Services in Ontario
- Report of the Advisory Panel 2007/2008 - Report to the Honourable David Caplan Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Concerning the Supervision of Stevenson Memorial Hospital
– December 2008 - Working Together to Build a Stronger Public Health System
– November 20, 2008 - Restoring a Solid Foundation for the Scarborough Hospital
– June 2007 - The Diagnostic Imaging Safety Committee for Computed Tomography (CT) Report and;
The Diagnostic Imaging Safety Committee for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Report
– February 2007 - External Review of the Ontario Health Insurance Plan's Out-of-Country Program
– July 2007 - What We Heard: Long-Term Care Quality Consultation 2008
– July 2008 - West Nile virus Preparedness and Prevention Plan 2008
– June 2008 - People Caring for People
May 2008 - Improving Ontario's Publicly Funded Drug System: Results for Ontarians
June 2008 - Report on Removing Barriers for International Medical Doctors
– March 31, 2008 - Huronia District Hospital Supervisor's Report
– May 16, 2008 - Health Results Team Third Annual Report 2006-07: A Focus on Results and Sustainability
– September 7, 2007 - Report of the Citizen's Panel on Increasing Organ Donations [PDF]
– March 2007 - Methadone Maintenance Treatment Practices Task Force
– March 2007 - On Becoming New Best Friends
Integrating Front and Back Offices in Community Mental Health and Addictions
– March 2006 - Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic
– July 2007 - Report of the Investigation of Bluewater Health
– July 2007 - West Nile virus Preparedness and Prevention Plan 2007
– June 2007 - Report on the Legislated Review of Community Treatment Orders, Required Under Section 33.9 of the Mental Health Act
– December 2005 - Waterloo Hospitals Emergency Services - Investigator's Report
– January 2007 - 2005-2006 Report Card for the Ontario Drug Benefit Program
– February 2007 - Ontario's Use of Funding Provided by the Federal Hepatitis C Undertaking Agreement
– January 2007 - Review of Ontario's Wait Time Information System
A Report Commissioned by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Michael Kirby
– January 2007 - Primary Prevention ICD/CRT Task Force
Report & Recommendations Prepared for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Chair Hon. Wilbert J. Keon
– December 2004 - The SARS Commission - Spring of Fear - Final Report
– December 2006 - Smart Systems for Health Agency Operational Review Report
– November 14, 2006 - Health Results Team Second Annual Report 2005-2006
– October 2006 - Lyme Disease - 2006: Epidemiological Report
– October 2006 - Improving Access to Emergency Care: Addressing System Issues [PDF]
– August 2006 - Descriptive Epidemiology of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak
– July 2006 - A Program Framework for Mental Health Diversion/Court Support Services
– February 2006 - Health Results Team First Annual Report 2004-2005
– September 9, 2005 - Lyme Disease - 2005: Epidemiological Report
– Summer 2006 - New Beginnings: An Assessment of Governance and Related Matters at Quinte Health Care Corporation
– January 31, 2006 - Choosing Quality, Rewarding Excellence: Ontario's Response to the Caplan Report on Home Care
– May 1, 2006 - Health Care Services for Franco-Ontarians: A roadmap to better accessibility and accountability
– October 2005 - Ontario Aboriginal Diabetes Strategy
– April 2006 - From Vision to Action:
A Plan for the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
– March 2006 - Building the Improving Access to Emergency Services : A System Commitment
The Report of the Hospital Emergency Department and Ambulance Effectiveness Working Group
– Summer 2005 - Strengthening the Maternal, Newborn and Paediatric System by Design
IRC Phase 3 Report: Final Advice and Recommendations of the Internal Review Committee
A report to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care by the Child Health Network for the Greater Toronto Area [PDF]
– March 2005 - Building the Foundation of a Strong Public Health System for Ontarians:
2005 Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of Health to the Ontario Legislative Assembly
– January 2006 - Laying the Foundation for Change:
A Progress Report on Ontario's Health Human Resources Initiatives
– December 2005 - Report Card: Progress in Protecting the Public's Health
Report of the Expert Panel on the Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak
– December 2005 - Diabetes Task Force Report to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
– September 2004 - Interim Report of the Capacity Review Committee
Revitalizing Ontario's Public Health Capacity: A Discussion of Issues and Options
– November 2005 - Health Results Team: First Annual Report 2004-2005
– October 2005 - Building an Innovative Foundation: A Plan for Ontario's New Public Health Agency
– October 2005 - Review of the Problem-Gambling and Responsible-Gaming Strategy of Ontario
– March 2005 - Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre Perinatology and Gynaecology Program Review
Submitted By Dr. Jack Kitts, President & CEO The Ottawa Hospital
– June 2005 - Integrated Service Plan for Northwestern Ontario
Report of the Special Advisor, Tom Closson
– June 2005 - Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in Ontario
– July 2005 - West Nile virus Preparedness and Prevention Plan 2005
– June 2005 - Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic
– June 2005 - Realizing the Potential of Home Care
– May 2005 - Crisis Response Service Standards for Mental Health Services and Supports
– May 2005 - Intensive Case Management Service Standards for Mental Health Services and Supports
– May 2005 - 2003-2004 Report Card for Ontario Drug Benefit Program
– April 2005 - Medical Audit Practice in Ontario
The Honourable Peter Cory
– April 22, 2005 - The SARS Commission Second Interim Report
SARS and Public Health Legislation
– April 5, 2005 - Muskoka-Parry Sound Health Unit
Recommendations for a Merger Plan
– February 14, 2005 - Program Policy Framework for Early Intervention in Psychosis
– December 2004 - Osteoporosis Action Plan: An Osteoporosis Strategy for Ontario [PDF]
– February 2003 - Ontario's Health System Performance Report 2004
– November 2004 - Interim Report: Ontario's Use of Funding provided by the Federal Hepatitis C Undertaking Agreement
– November 2004 - 2004 Chief Medical Officer of Health Report
Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives
– November 2004 - Capital Redevelopment Review
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
– November 2004 - Assessors Report on the Muskoka-Parry Sound Health Unit
Pursuant to Section 82(3)
Health Protection and Promotion Act
– October 20, 2004 - Good Nursing, Good Health: The Return on Our Investment
Progress Report
JPNC Implementation Monitoring Subcommittee
– November 2003 - Report of Fact-Finder Tom Closson for Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
Investigation on Handling of Human Tissue at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
– August 9, 2004 - Operation Health Protection:
An Action Plan to Prevent Threats to our Health and to Promote a Healthy Ontario
– June 2004 - Commitment to Care: A Plan for Long-Term Care in Ontario
– Spring 2004 - For The Public's Health: A Plan of Action
- Final Report of the Ontario Expert Panel on SARS and Infectious Disease Control
– April 2004 - The SARS Commission Interim Report
SARS and Public Health in Ontario
– April 15, 2004 - Report on the Integration of Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioners into the Province of Ontario
– June 30, 2003 (Revised - January, 2005) - Hospital Infection Control Audit [PDF]
– January 2004 - For The Public's Health :
Initial Report of the Ontario Expert Panel on SARS and Infectious Disease Control
– December 2003 - Mental Health Implementation Task Force (MHITF) Reports
– December 2003 - Forensic Mental Health Services Expert Advisory Panel Final Report
– December 2003 - Provincial Forum of Mental Health Implementation Task Forces Final Report
– December 2003 - West Nile Virus Seroprevalence Study Report
– November 2003 - 2003 Chief Medical Officer of Health Report : Blood-borne Infections
– November 2003 - Nursing and Personal Care : Funding Increase Survey
– July 2003 - Healthy Babies Healthy Children Report Card
– June 2003 - Focused Organizational Analysis of Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor and
Windsor Regional Hospital: Final Report
– June 2002 - Mental Health Accountability Framework
– May 2003 - Business Plan
– 2002/2003 - Focused Organizational Analysis of Guelph General Hospital
– August 2002 - Operational Review of Sudbury Regional Hospital
– November 2002 - A Prospective Method of Complexity Adjustment to Case Mix Groups [PDF]
– December 2002 - 2002 Chief Medical Officer of Health Report
Injury : Predictable and Preventable
– November 2002 - Ontario's Health System Performance Report
– September 2002 - Independent Review of the Work of the Specialized Pediatric Services Review Committee (SPSRC)
Submitted to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care by Dr. Wilbert J. Keon
– July 2002 - The Ontario Nurse Practitioner in Long-Term Care Facilities Pilot Project
– February 2002 - Business Plan
– 2001/2002 - A Strategic Review of the Community Health Centre Program
– May 2001 - Specialized Pediatric Services Review
Report of the Minister's Advisory Committee
– April 2002 - Business Plan
- 2000/2001 - Report of The Provincial Advisory Committee on New Predictive Genetic Technologies
– November 2001 - Report Of The Cancer Services Implementation Committee
– December 2001 - Genetics, Testing & Gene Patenting : Charting New Territory in Healthcare
– January 2002 - Predictive Genetic Tests and Health Care Costs
– January 2002 - Good Nursing, Good Health : A Good Investment.
Progress Report on the Nursing Task Force Strategy in Ontario
– Summer 2001 - Review and Audit of the 1999/2000 Nursing Enhancement Fund
Final Report Submitted to the Implementation Monitoring Sub-Committee of the Joint Provincial Nursing Committee
– April 2001 - Report of a Study to Review Levels of Service and Responses to Need in a Sample of Ontario Long-Term Care Facilities and Selected Comparators
– January 2001 - "Building Ontario's Capacity to Plan, Educate, Recruit and Retain Physicians to Meet Health Needs"
Report of the Expert Panel on Health Professional Human Resources
– January 2001 - Taking Action on Asthma : Report of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
– November 2000 - "Making Research Relevant" - Annual Report
Documents the health research investment administered by the Research Unit of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
– January 1999/2000 - Ontario's Proposed Personal Health Information Privacy Legislation for the Health Sector
(Health Sector Privacy Rules)
– September 2000 - Report of the Joint Stroke Strategy Working Group
– June 2000 - Provincial Group on Laboratory Reform
Facilitated by: S. John Page and Barbara Kornovski
Submitted to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
– June 29, 2000 - Physicians for Ontario : Too Many? Too Few? For 2000 and Beyond
Report to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care by Dr. Robert McKendry
– December 1999 - Benefits and Risks of Water Fluoridation
An Update of the 1996 Federal-Provincial Sub-committee Report
– November 1999 - Recommendations for a Telephone Health Education and Triage/Advisory Service
Final Report to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Produced by Telehealth Task Force
– October 1999 - Diabetes: Strategies for Prevention
Report of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
– November 1999 - Good Nursing, Good Health: An Investment for the 21st Century
Report of the Nursing Task Force
– January 1999 - Access to Quality Health Care in Rural and Northern Ontario
– June 1998
Programs and Services
