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Connected Care, Coordinated Policy: Advancing Canada’s Health Data Future
This event will convene federal and provincial government leaders, healthcare industry experts, and patient representatives to explore how we can accelerate the shift to connected care in Canada.
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September 18, 2025 | Hybrid Event
In-Person: National Arts Centre, O’Born Room
1 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1
The unprecedented economic headwinds facing Canada have created a willingness to tackle longstanding challenges to improve our economic security and resilience. Bringing Canada’s medical system into the 21st century with an interoperable pan-Canadian health data system will not only benefit patients with better treatments and access to care, it will also make us more economically resilient by attracting investment into our world-leading life sciences industry and supporting a healthy and productive population.
Currently, however, Canada’s health information is fragmented across non-interoperable systems. The Pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy and the Interoperability Roadmap aim to address these issues by promoting interoperability and efficient data sharing.
But more progress is needed, and faster. Unlocking the power of health data is an easy, low-cost solution that will improve delivery of care and generate significant economic benefits. Ottawa, the provinces and territories have signaled a renewed spirit of collaboration to address challenges that cut across jurisdictions, creating a window of opportunity to advance meaningful progress.
We can already observe the benefits of interoperable health care technologies, supported by public-private collaboration, such as two-way information sharing between medical devices at Ontario hospitals. Now is the time to scale these innovations and ensure equitable access across the country.
This event will convene federal and provincial government leaders, healthcare industry experts, and patient representatives to explore how we can accelerate the shift to connected care in Canada. The discussions will focus on the significant economic benefits of a pan-Canadian health data system, fostering public-private collaboration, and advancing a unified vision for health data interoperability nationwide.
For more information, please contact: Liam MacDonald, Director, Policy and Government Relations.
Agenda (EDT)
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. | Opening Remarks Kathy Megyery, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Quebec, Canadian Chamber of Commerce |
| 9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Keynote Speaker Taleeb Noormohamed, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Artificial Intelligence |
| 9:30 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. | Fireside Chat: Connected Care and Interoperability – Ontario Hospitals This fireside chat will focus on the importance of combining innovation and interoperability for healthcare systems to deliver more. Interoperability enables advanced tools to seamlessly share information across electronic health records, improving clinical decision making. Mackenzie Health recently became the first health system in Canada to launch a technology that allows for two-way information flow between an intravenous (IV) medication pump and a patient’s electronic medical record. Speakers: Robyn Saccon, Vice President, Public Affairs, BD Canada Blair Laufman, Vice President, Medication Management Solutions, BD Canada Purvi Desai, Vice President, Digital Health & Chief Information Officer, Mackenzie Health |
| 9:55 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Health Break |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Panel 1: Unlocking the Value of Health Data: Federal Leadership and Industry Partnership This panel will explore progress on the Pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy and the essential role of federal leadership and industry collaboration in advancing a modern, interoperable health data system. Panelists will examine how improved data sharing and infrastructure can enhance health system resilience, drive innovation, and deliver measurable economic and societal benefits. The discussion will also consider the transformative potential—and policy implications—of emerging technologies like AI and advanced analytics in shaping Canada’s connected care future. Speakers: Kathy Megyery, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Québec, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Jo Voisin, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Policy Branch, Health Canada Abhi Kalra, EVP, Connected Care, Canada Health Infoway Anderson Chuck, President and CEO, Canadian Institute for Health Information Luk Arbukle, Global AI Practice Leader, IQVIA |
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. | Health Break |
| 11:05 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. | Panel 2: Connecting the Dots: How Provinces are Driving Data-Enabled Care This panel will highlight leading initiatives from Québec, Alberta, and Ontario (TBC) that are advancing health data interoperability and improving the use of health information across care settings. Panelists will share insights on what’s working, lessons learned, and how provincial innovation can be scaled and harmonized to support a cohesive, pan-Canadian health data ecosystem. Speakers: Kathy Megyery, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Québec, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Carlene Todd, Vice President, Access, Roche Canada Michael Hillmer, Assistant Deputy Minister, Digital and Analytics Strategy, Ontario Marc-Nicolas Kobrynsky, Assistant Deputy Minister, Performance Branch, Québec Ministry of Health and Social Services Quinn Mah, Assistant Deputy Minister of Health Information Systems Division and Chief Information Officer, Alberta Health |
| 12:05 p.m. – 12:10 p.m. | Closing Remarks Kathy Megyery, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Québec, Canadian Chamber of Commerce |
| 12:10 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Networking Lunch (in-person) |
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