Supporters

Through its unique ability to unite Canadian healthcare stakeholders and facilitate consensus on modernizing the healthcare supply chain, GS1 Canada has gained the support of numerous organizations from the public and private sectors.

As of January 2011, organizations that support GS1 Canada’s industry initiatives and/or contribute to the Carenet Community Groups include the following:

Manufacturers
3M Canada
Acart Equipment Ltd.
Alcon Canada
Apotex Inc.
AstraZeneca Canada Inc
Baxter Canada
Biomet Canada
Boiron Canada Inc.
Boston Scientific Ltd.
ConvaTec
Cook (Canada) Inc.
Covidien
Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
Hospira Healthcare Corp
Johnson & Johnson Medical Products
L’Oréal Canada
Medtronic of Canada Ltd.
Merck Frosst Canada Ltd.
Nestlé Canada Inc.
Pharmascience Inc.
Ratiopharm Inc.
Sanofi-Aventis
Sanofi Pasteur Ltd.
Schering-Plough Canada Inc.
Sigma-Aldrich
Smith & Nephew Inc.
Trudell Medical Marketing Limited
Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, a Pfizer Company
Zimmer of Canada


Healthcare Providers & Shared Services Organizations (SSOs)
Alberta Health Services
Capital District Health Authority (Halifax)
Central Ontario Health Procurement Alliance (COHPA) (Richmond Hill, ON)
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec (CHUQ)
Colchester East Hants Health Authority
CSSS Ouest de L’ile (Pointe Claire, QC)
Eastern Health (NL)
FacilicorpNB
Fraser Health Authority
Grey Bruce Health Services
Hamilton Health Sciences
Healthcare Materials Management Services (HMMS)
Health Sciences Centre (Winnipeg)
Health Shared Services BC
Hospital for Sick Children
London Health Sciences Centre
McGill University Health Centre
Mohawk Shared Services Inc.
North Bay General Hospital
North York General Hospital
Plexxus
Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO)
Shared Services West
St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto, ON)
Toronto General Hospital (UHN)
Toronto Western Hospital (UHN)
Trillium Health Centre
University Health Network
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Pharmacy Distributors & Retailers
Familiprix
Katz Group Canada Ltd.
Kohl & Frisch Limited
Le Groupe Jean Coutu (PJC) Inc.
Loblaw Companies Ltd.
London Drugs Limited
McKesson Canada
McMahon Distributeur Pharmaceutique
Metro Inc.
PharmaSave Drugs Canada
Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation
Sobeys Pharmacy Group/Lawtons Drugs
uniPHARM Wholesale Drugs Ltd.

Healthcare Distributors & Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs)
Cardinal Health Canada Inc.
HealthPRO Procurement Services Inc.
Medbuy Corporation
Medical Mart Supplies Ltd.
The Stevens Company

Network Gateway & Solution Providers
Answers 4 Business
Consolidated Health Information Services
GHX Canada
GHX U.S.
Logihedron Inc.
McKesson Provider Technologies
Medical Information Technology, Inc. (MEDITECH)
Ormed Information Systems
Partners in Supply Chain
Rogue Data Corporation
Rx Canada
TELUS Corporation
TELUS Health Solutions (backed by Emergis)

Associations
Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D)
Canadian Association for Pharmacy Distribution Management (CAPDM)
Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores (CACDS)
Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association (CGPA)
Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)
Canadian Pharmaceutical Distribution Network (CPDN)
Healthcare Supply Chain Network (HSCN)
Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada)
MEDEC
Ontario Hospital Association (OHA)

Government
Health Administration Systems Project (HASP-BSO) Nova Scotia
Health Canada
Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia Department of Health
Ontario Ministry of Finance (OntarioBuys)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)