Building a Stronger Future for Women's Health in Canada
The Framework for Women’s Health is enabling legislation that will ensure development of a women’s health strategy, provide an anchor for aligned advocacy priorities, enable provincial health delivery, and establish a federal commitment to drive budget and policy decisions that support women. Bill S-243 will advance women’s health, strengthen research, and reinforce transformation of primary care and preventative health. A women’s health strategy will support innovation, integrate private and public health systems, and enable entrepreneurship for health-focused women led businesses.
The Women’s Health Framework is a collaboration of multi-sector non-profit and private sector partners, and community advocates from across Canada. Download Partner Information here:
Meet the Senator Driving the Framework Forward
“My experience with cancer would be all too familiar to many women: minimized symptoms and delayed diagnoses coming after too little prevention. This bill is the product of my lived experience: as a woman, as an entrepreneur, as a mother and as an immigrant who has always believed that women’s health can be a means to equality and prosperity for the entire country.”
- Senator Danièle Henkel
Watch Senator Henkel's pledge to women's health here.
News
A Bold Collaboration is Pushing for a National Women’s Health Strategy
April 6, 2026WH Framework Enews – March 2026
April 6, 2026Global News: Narrowing women’s health gap in Canada
March 30, 2026Events
Write your Senator
Click here to find your provincial Senators.
Bill S-243 has been presented to the Senate for 2nd reading and has been referred to the SOCI Committee for further study. Third reading and a final vote will follow. Please let your Senator know that Canadians care. Your lived experiences, in your home province — is a critical story to tell.
Write your MP
Click here to find your provincial Member of Parliament.
Your voice can help strengthen women’s health in Canada — tell your MP why this issue is important to you, your business or your organization.
Make it personal.
Your story, your way, to your elected official.
Download a Letter Template Below!
TIPS and IDEAS:
- Sample letter templates available for download below — email or mailed letters are both acceptable.
- Be sure to include your full address including postal code (and phone number).
- If you have a senior position you can write a letter on behalf of your organization, and ask to meet with them — if it works you can include how many members you have in how many provinces.
- Research your MP or Senator to find genuine points of intersection to include in the letter (where they reside, business experience, family, etc). It has to be authentic!
- Tell your family, friends and colleagues why this matters to you and ask them to write a letter too.
Advocate for Women and Women's Health
Together we are creating a grassroots movement for women and women’s health. Awareness creates momentum. The more people who understand the importance of this work, the stronger our message to decision makers is that we won’t let women be left behind any longer.
Follow on Social
Follow The Women’s Health Framework on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads where you can engage with and share posts to help spread the word across your communities. Follow Senator Daniele Henkel and supporting organizations on LinkedIn and other channels.
BE A PART OF THE FUTURE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH
The Women's Health Framework is a collaboration with aligned organizations who have an advocacy priority in women's health, gender equity, research, and innovation, that are enabled by Bill S243 A National Framework for Women's Health.
Community partners, with aligned advocacy priorities, inform briefings to government, provide witness to Government Committees, attend Days on the Hill engagement activities happening on Feb 25 & 26, and are recommended to the government of Canada as official stakeholders for women's health.
To learn more about PARTNERSHIPS for WOMEN'S HEALTH, Contact Carmen Wyton at WHFramework@TheWHC.ca
Community Partners
INDUSTRY PARTNERS MAKE IT POSSIBLE
Stand up for women’s health for yourself, family members and friends. Every gift strengthens our ability to advocate, educate and drive meaningful progress in women’s health. Personal donation and honour gifts in the name of someone you love will receive a charitable tax receipt. Organization and business donations are a social responsibility and marketing investment to support women and build Canada. Together we will show the world that Canada cares.
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