The Ministry of Health has overall responsibility for ensuring that quality, appropriate, cost effective and timely health services are available for all people in B.C.
Featured topics
- Accessing Health Care
Find health-care services and how to apply for financial aid when you need to travel for medical purposes.
- Health Connect Registry
If you live in B.C. and need a primary care provider, register for the Health Connect Registry.
- Health & Drug Coverage
Learn more about the Medical Services Plan and PharmaCare for B.C. residents.
- Building better mental health and addictions care
B.C. is rising to new challenges to make sure people get the care they need, where and when they need it, no matter how many tries it takes.
- HelpStartsHere
Access over 2500 service listings and resources related to mental health and substance use supports available in BC.
- Health Forms
A collection of health-related forms.
- Office of the Provincial Health Officer
The provincial health officer is the senior public health official for B.C.
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Learn more about Coronavirus (COVID-19).
- Office of Indigenous Health
The Office provides an Indigenous lens to strategic priorities, legislation, and policy and program development in the Ministry of Health.
- B.C. Guidelines
Clinical practice guidelines and protocols that provide recommendations to B.C. practitioners on delivering high quality, appropriate care to patients.
Featured services
- HealthLink BC
24 hours a day, 7 days a week HealthLink BC provides access to non-emergency health information and advice by phone, website, mobile app, and print.
- Medical Services Plan
The Medical Services Plan (MSP) insures medically-required services provided by physicians and supplementary health-care practitioners, and diagnostic procedures.
- BC PharmaCare
BC PharmaCare helps B.C. residents with the cost of eligible prescription drugs, and certain medical supplies and pharmacy services.
- Vital Statistics
Information on births, marriages, deaths, legal changes of name, adoptions, order certificates & copies and extracts, online birth registration, will notices, and government identification.
- Health Care Complaints
Learn how to submit a complaint about health-care services.
Minister
Honourable Josie Osborne
Minister of Health
Parliamentary Secretary
Susie Chant, MLA
Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care
Debra Toporowski, MLA
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health
Amna Shah, MLA
Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Addictions
Deputy Minister
Tiffany Ma
Associate Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health
Mark Armitage
Associate Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health
Maureen O’Donnell
Associate Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health
Diana Clarke
Associate Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health
Ally Butler
Acting Associate Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health