• The Canadian Human Rights Commission recognizes environmental sensitivities as a disability.ⁱⁱ
• Health Canada stated in its published document Chronic Diseases in Canada (January, 1991) that MCS should not be discriminated against by third party insurance, and concepts should be part of continuing medical education (CME) and medical school curricula.
• Public Works Canada has established procedures and guidelines relating to the workplace for Public Service personnel regarding environmental hypersensitivity (Environmental Hypersensitivity at the Workplace, April. 1998).
• The Ontario College of Family Physicians has developed a Peer Presenter Program on environmental health which is CME (MAINPRO) accredited.
• The Ontario Ministry of Health convened an Ad Hoc Committee on Environmental Hypersensitivity Disorders in 1984 and its report provided the first definition. It funded medical research projects on MCS, including $1.5 million for an Environmental Hypersensitivity Research Unit at the University of Toronto in 1994. The Ontario Ministry of Health also funded the creation and ongoing operation of the Environmental Health Clinic at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, beginning in 1996, which has collaborated, and continues to collaborate on medical research projects with researchers at the University of Toronto.
• The Ontario College of Family Physicians has an Environmental Health Committee Which sponsors accredited education programs for Family Physicians on environmental health topics, including Environmental Sensitivities.
• The Nova Scotia Department of Health established and funds a permanent Environmental Health Clinic at Dalhousie University which is affiliated with the Office of the Dean of Medicine
• The Nova Scotia Medical Association has a subsection for Environmental Medicine
• The Public Service Alliance of Canada recognizes MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity at Work: Guide for PSAC Members).
• CMHC has published several reports including Housing for the Environmentally Hypersensitive, and Survey of the Medical Impact on Environmentally Hypersensitive People of a Change in Habitat. A demonstration house for environmentally hypersensitive people was built in Ottawa, and was the site of a 2006 announcement of federal initiatives addressing toxic chemicals.

ⁱⁱ http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/legislation_policies/policy_environ_politique-en.asp