PPE Canada

• Canada’s once booming PPE industry is now ‘running on fumes.’ Why?

  The scramble for PPE began in the spring of 2020, when governments around the world rushed to procure masks, gowns, gloves and other protective gear as COVID-19 spread.

  Economy

  Mar 16, 2023
  
• Canada’s efforts to buy pandemic PPE to be assessed by auditor general

  The federal government spent more than $7 billion last year to buy everything from personal protective equipment, to hand sanitizer and rapid tests.

  Canada

  May 26, 2021
  
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• Manufacturers hopeful COVID-19 will force Canada to rethink domestic supply chains

  Leading 3M Canada through the pandemic has taught Wise that the country needs to rethink supply-chain self-sufficiency for products such as personal protective equipment.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2021
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• New Saskatoon PPE manufacturer expects to produce millions of masks

  Benchmark PPE opened up in Saskatoon earlier this month and expects to be able to produce millions of masks each month after it receives more equipment.

  Health

  Jun 26, 2020
• Digital screenings, PPE and no waiting rooms — how COVID-19 is changing dentistry

  "It's going to be a gamechanger for dentistry," said one Toronto-based dentist. "Everything is going to be slow. A slow, steady, deliberate approach."

  Canada

  May 15, 2020
• Trudeau vows Canada’s PPE stockpile policies will be overhauled to prevent waste

  Trudeau told the House of Commons today he was troubled to learn two million N95 respirator masks and thousands of pairs of medical gloves were thrown out in 2019 because they had expired five years earlier.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2020
• Can masks be sterilized, reused in fight against coronavirus? Experts say yes

  On Sunday, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said the Canadian government was exploring the possibility of sterilizing masks for reuse amid the new coronavirus pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2020
• Coronavirus: Can Canada get front-line health workers what they need before it’s too late?

  As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the federal government has been quick to reassure everyone there is enough personal protective equipment, despite pleas for more.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2020