Toronto will be getting three supervised injection sites.
Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says Health Canada has granted the necessary exemptions from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act for the clinics to operate.
Provincial Health Minister Eric Hoskins says 3.5 million dollars has been set aside for funding the sites -- the first in Ontario.
Toronto Public Health says work is well underway on the first site and it expects to have all three open by the end of the year.
The sites allow people to use illicit drugs under the supervision of a medical professional in case they overdose.