Paul Jorgensen

1 month ago | lexology.com | Sarah Pennington |Paul Jorgensen |Kristin Wall

On March 6, 2025, British Columbia became the second province to announce the signing of a pharmacare agreement with Canada’s federal government. Manitoba was the first province to do so, on February 27, 2025 (our report here). British Columbia’s pharmacare agreementThe agreement follows from a September 2024 Memorandum of Understanding between the British Columbia and federal governments, stating an intention to negotiate a funding agreement (our report here).

1 month ago | lexology.com | Sarah Pennington |Paul Jorgensen |Kristin Wall

Canada has made wide-ranging amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) and the Medical Devices Regulations (MDR). The amendments are intended to deliver on Health Canada’s modernization commitments, codify long-standing policies and practices, and implement regulatory agilities piloted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the amendments are already in force, while others come into force later in 2025, 2026, and 2027.

1 month ago | lexology.com | Sarah Pennington |Paul Jorgensen |Kristin Wall

On February 27, 2025, the governments of Canada and of the Province of Manitoba announced the first-ever national pharmacare funding agreement. The two governments also announced a funding agreement under the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases. Pharmacare AgreementAs we reported, An Act respecting pharmacare (the Pharmacare Act) came into force on October 10, 2024.

Dec 11, 2024 | openlegalblogarchive.org | Sarah Pennington |Paul Jorgensen |Kristin Wall

Canada’s emerging national systems of pharmacare and public funding for drugs for rare diseases (DRDs) had key developments last week. On December 4, the Minister of Health (Minister) asked Canada’s Drug Agency-L’Agence des médicaments du Canada (CDA-AMC) for advice on a national formulary and a bulk purchasing strategy for pharmacare.

May 15, 2024 | theunion.com | Paul Jorgensen

After 160 years, the Nevada City Courthouse will be reestablish at a new location. The Site Selection Committee has come up with 3 possible sites. One of which is the US Forest Service and the other two are adjacent to established neighborhoods. This towering futuristic courthouse project will change the face of our community: the footprint of it will be a 77,000 square foot 3-story building — having an actual height of a 5-story building — as well as a parking lot to accommodate 250 vehicles.