Does elected mean I am covered?

No. Elected means Health Canada currently shows your province or territory as having elected the drug on the common list. Your specialist and the drug program still decide if you meet clinical and program criteria.

What if my drug is not on the common list?

The common list is one funding route. Provinces and territories may fund other rare-disease drugs through separate programs, exceptional access, or other pathways.

How is this different from the Public Drug Coverage Navigator?

This tool checks one Health Canada source: the rare-disease common list and jurisdiction elections. The Public Drug Coverage Navigator helps you find provincial public drug programs more broadly.

Medication coverage

Rare disease drug coverage

Check whether a rare-disease medication is on Canada's common list and what the official source currently shows for your province or territory.

This is a starting point, not a coverage decision.

Official Health Canada common-list sourceNo account requiredSource checked June 15, 2026

What you can do here

See whether a rare-disease medication is on Canada's common list and what Health Canada shows for your province or territory.

Select your province or territory
Search the current common list
Follow official next steps, not a coverage guarantee

Last reviewed June 15, 2026 · official sources linked on this page

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Which medication are you looking for?

Search by brand name or verified generic name.

Health Canada's bilateral agreement can also fund rare-disease drugs outside the common list. This tool only checks the published common list.

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Common questions

Does elected mean I am covered?: No. Elected means Health Canada currently shows your province or territory as having elected the drug on the common list. Your specialist and the drug program still decide if you meet clinical and program criteria.
What if my drug is not on the common list?: The common list is one funding route. Provinces and territories may fund other rare-disease drugs through separate programs, exceptional access, or other pathways.
How is this different from the Public Drug Coverage Navigator?: This tool checks one Health Canada source: the rare-disease common list and jurisdiction elections. The Public Drug Coverage Navigator helps you find provincial public drug programs more broadly.