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Middlesex-London Health Unit Policy Position

All alcohol manufactured or sold in Canada should have mandatory, regulated labels including health warnings, Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, and standard drink size information.

Policy Position Summary

Whereas 80% of Middlesex-London adults 19 years of age and older self-report alcohol use in the past 12 months and 29% report drinking alcohol weekly at more than a low-risk level (Middlesex-London Health Unit, 2025); AND

Letter of Support: Essex Region Source Protection re: ACEs Local Policy Advancement

January 15, 2026 to February 14, 2026 Communications Update for Board of Health meeting

ISSUE/PURPOSE

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) administers the Healthy Babies Healthy Children (HBHC) Program which is funded entirely by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS).  The operating budget for the fiscal year April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027, requires approval by the Board of Health prior to submission to the MCCSS. 

PREPARED BY: Administration

DATE: 2026-03-12

ISSUE/PURPOSE

The Board of Health is required to approve the one-time business cases included in the 2026 Annual Service Plan and Budget Submission (ASP) that will be submitted to the Ministry of Health (MOH) on March 31, 2026.

BACKGROUND

The ASP includes budget information approved by the Board of Health on November 20,2025.  More specifically:

MIDDLESEX-LONDON BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT NO. 05-26

TO: Chair and Members of the Board of Health

FROM: Dr. Alexander Summers, Medical Officer of Health
Emily Williams, Chief Executive Officer

DATE: 2026 January 22

ALCOHOL LABELLING POLICY POSITION

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Board of Health:

February 19, 2026

The Honourable Rosemary Moodie, Senator
Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Senate of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A4
Sent via email: Rosemary.Moodie@sen.parl.gc.ca

Dear Senator Moodie,

Re: Endorsement of Middlesex-London Health Unit Policy Position on Alcohol Labelling

PREPARED BY: Planning and Strategic Initiatives

DATE: March 12, 2026

SUBJECT: 2025 Privacy Summary Report