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Special Advisory Committee (SAC) is the term given to ad-hoc groups formed in Canadian government circles to provide advice and consultation, especially public health as governed by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

History

The SACs invariably have the acronym FPT or F/P/T attached to them; the acronym stands for Federal/Provincial/Territorial. The committees join civil servants in various ministries at all FPT levels of government. The FPT structure was hatched in April 2004 by Anne McLellan, who then occupied the role of Deputy Prime Minister. Her Securing an Open Society: Canada's National Security Policy document was released to public view in Parliament; and the FPT acronym was birthed. The system of national security was bestowed on that day: "a permanent, high-level federal-provincial-territorial forum on emergencies, which will allow for regular strategic discussion of emergency management issues among key national players."

Examples of such SACs are the:

  • SAC on COVID-19
  • SAC on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses
  • SAC on Biological Events
  • SAC on H1N1

References

  1. Tam, Theresa (2018). "Fifteen years post-SARS: Key milestones in Canada's public health emergency response". Canada Communicable Disease Report. 44 (5): 98–101. doi:10.14745/ccdr.v44i05a01. PMC 6449094. PMID 31007618.
  2. ^ "GOVERNMENT OF CANADA RELEASES COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY". Government of Canada. 27 April 2004.
  3. "COVID-19 Preparedness and plans". Correctional Service Canada. 2020-03-30. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  4. "Theresa Tam offers new advice: Wear a non-medical face mask when shopping or using public transit". The Globe and Mail Inc. 6 April 2020.
  5. "Prime Minister creates committee on COVID-19". JUSTIN TRUDEAU, PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. "Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses". Pan-Canadian Public Health Network (PHN). 2017-09-14. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  7. McNeill, R.; Topping, J.; FPT Response Plan Task Group (2018). "Federal, provincial and territorial public health response plan for biological events". Canada Communicable Disease Report. 44 (1): 1–5. doi:10.14745/ccdr.v44i01a01. PMC 5937070. PMID 29770090.
  8. "LESSONS LEARNED REVIEW: PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA AND HEALTH CANADA RESPONSE TO THE 2009 H1N1 PANDEMIC" (PDF). Public Health Agency of Canada. November 2010.


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