2026-05-06 from cbc.ca

Health Canada has launched a new voluntary registry that will allow patients and health-care professionals to receive direct alerts about breast implant recalls and safety issues, but some patient advocates and medical experts say it doesn't go far enough.

In a news release, the department explained Canadians can now sign up to receive these notifications, which will "support informed decision-making and strengthen patient safety" by providing subscribers with a "direct, trusted source of information." 

This comes two and a half years after the House of Commons standing committee on health called on Ottawa to not only create a national registry, but to also ensure it was "implemented via a mandatory, uniform informed-consent form that has a clear checklist ... and offers the patient the possibility of opting out."

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