Health and Welfare Canada
- Health and Welfare Canada
Health and Welfare Canada is a former Canadian federal department established in 1944 and split into two separate departments, Health Canada and Human Resources and Labour Canada, in June 1993 by Prime Minister Kim Campbell. Within a few months a new government was elected and Human Resources and Labour Canada became Human Resources Development Canada.
Ministers
References
* http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/cs/fas/as/sds/sdssect3.shtml
* http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/asp/gateway.asp?hr=/en/ei/history/unemployment_insurance_chapter24.shtml&hs=rxr
* http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/welref.htm
* http://canada.justice.gc.ca/chra/en/ncarr.html
* http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761563379_19/Canada.html -inaccurate as it implies department still exists
* http://www.civilization.ca/hist/pensions/cpp-biblio_e.html
* http://www.amherstburg-cs.com/seniorserv.htm
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