Ministry of Health

Last updated on March 1, 2024

The Ministry of Health has overall responsibility for ensuring that quality, appropriate, cost effective and timely health services are available for all British Columbians. 

Featured Topics

  • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    Learn more about Coronavirus (COVID-19).
  • Health & Drug Coverage
    Learn more about the Medical Services Plan and PharmaCare for B.C. residents.
  • Accessing Health Care
    Find a healthcare service provider and how to apply for financial aid when you need to travel for medical purposes.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • Medical Services Plan
    The Medical Services Plan (MSP) insures medically-required services provided by physicians and supplementary health-care practitioners, and diagnostic procedures.
  • PharmaCare
    BC PharmaCare helps B.C. residents with the cost of eligible prescription drugs, and certain medical supplies and pharmacy 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.
  • 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 Adrian Dix

Honourable Adrian Dix

Minister of Health  and Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs

Parliamentary Secretary

Harwinder Sandhu, MLA - Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care

Harwinder Sandhu, MLA

Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care


Parliamentary Secretary Jennifer Rice

Jennifer Rice, MLA

Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health

Deputy Minister

Deputy Minister Stephen Brown

Stephen Brown

Deputy Minister of Health