Priority strategies to optimize testing and screening for COVID-19 in Canada: Report from the COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel 

In November 2020, the Minister of Health established a COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel. The Panel provides evidence-informed advice to the federal government on science and policy related to innovative and existing approaches to testing and screening. The Panel has a mandate to focus on key areas in order to help reduce the number of infections, protect Canada’s most vulnerable populations, and limit the impact of the disease on the health care system and the economy.