On behalf of the federal, provincial and territorial Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is releasing data on apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada for the first quarter of 2018, and updated data for 2017 and 2016.

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2018/09/statement-from-the-co-chairs-of-the-special-advisory-committee-on-the-epidemic-of-opioid-overdoses-regarding-updated-data-on-canadas-opioid-crisis.html