Health Canada’s alcohol guidelines are 14 years old, despite new ones issued in 2023

With the department's support, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction developed new guidance, which it published in 2023. That information is not yet available through Health Canada.

The website for Health Canada, led by Health Minister Marjorie Michel, continues to showcase 2011 guidance on alcohol consumption even though it commissioned an update, which is available and public since 2023.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY TESSIE SANCI

November 24, 2025

Nearly three years after receiving updated guidance for alcohol consumption, Health Canada has not yet published that information on its website.

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