MINISTRY OF HEALTH

1515 Blanshard Street, Victoria BC V8W 3C8

Toll Free: 1-800-663-7867

MSP/Fair Pharmacare: 1-800-663-7100

Website: www.gov.bc.ca/health/

Minister of Health: Mr. Adrian Dix          Email: EnquiryBC@gov.bc.ca

Hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m

Mission Statement:

To guide and enhance the province’s health services to ensure British Columbians are supported in their efforts to maintain and improve their health.

Programs & 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.