The federal and Ontario governments say they're now working toward collecting race-based health data as part of their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government plans to start collecting race-based pandemic data:Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government has invested millions of dollars towards improving the collection of race-based data. Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said that local health agencies in the province can collect race-based data legally now, should they choose to do so, providing they respect privacy and confidentiality. Watch: Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott says her government is working on plans for race-based data collection:Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott says that while her province has not traditionally collected race-based health data, it is working on a plan to start. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh also has called for the collection of race-based data to improve health outcomes for vulnerable groups.

Source: CBC News June 05, 2020 22:14 UTC