<P> On December 12 , 1983 , the Canada Health Act was introduced by the Liberal government , under Trudeau , spearheaded by then Minister of Health Monique Bégin . As she noted , the government decided not to expand coverage ( e.g. , to mental health and public health ) , but instead to incorporate much of the language from the HIDS and Medical Care Acts . The Canada Health Act was passed unanimously by Parliament in 1984 , and received Royal Assent on 1 April . Following election of a Conservative government under Brian Mulroney in September 1984 , in June 1985 , after consultation with the provinces , new federal Health Minister Jake Epp wrote a letter to his provincial counterparts that clarified and interpreted the criteria points and other parts of the new act . </P>
<P> On December 12 , 1983 , the Canada Health Act was introduced by the Liberal government , under Trudeau , spearheaded by then Minister of Health Monique Bégin . As she noted , the government decided not to expand coverage ( e.g. , to mental health and public health ) , but instead to incorporate much of the language from the HIDS and Medical Care Acts . The Canada Health Act was passed unanimously by Parliament in 1984 , and received Royal Assent on 1 April . Following election of a Conservative government under Brian Mulroney in September 1984 , in June 1985 , after consultation with the provinces , new federal Health Minister Jake Epp wrote a letter to his provincial counterparts that clarified and interpreted the criteria points and other parts of the new act . </P>
when was the canada health act passed into law
when was the canada health act passed into law
1984
1984