This Editorial was previously published in the Journal of Concurrent Disorders, https://concurrentdisorders.ca/and is reprinted here with permission of the editor. Original source: Khanlou N. (2020). Editorial: Call for a Canadian Public Mental Health System: Transformative change amid a global pandemic. Journal of Concurrent Disorders, 2(1), 1-2. Available url: https://concurrentdisorders.ca/2020/03/31/call-for-a-canadian-public-mental-health-system/