Public Health Agency of Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada

The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the federal health portfolio. Our activities focus on protecting against threats to public health, preventing and reducing diseases and injury, and promoting health, well-being and equity.

Services and information

Bouchard (Phoenix pay system) class action:

A settlement has been reached in the Bouchard class action against the Government of Canada. Consult the first notification to class members to learn more about the settlement, who’s included in the class action, how to participate in the hearing to approve the settlement or how to opt out of the class action.

Public health notices

Disease outbreaks or possible health risks to Canadians, how to protect yourself

Diseases and conditions

Symptoms, risks, and how to prevent, treat and manage human diseases and illnesses

Healthy living

Behaviours that affect health, health and pregnancy, wellness, infant care, blood donation

Travel health

Avoid disease, illness or other safety risks away from home

Food recalls, risks and outbreaks

Food poisoning, Canada's role in food safety, recent recalls and alerts

Vaccines and immunization

Vaccination for children, adults, during pregnancy, travel vaccines, flu shot, information for health professionals

Biosafety and biosecurity

Biosafety training, pathogen hazards, exposure reporting, licences, regulating laboratories or containment zones

Emergency preparedness and response

How we prepare to keep the public safe from epidemics, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear events

Funding opportunities

Grants and contribution programs, how and why we give funding, who we have funded

Health science, research and data

Health data, science, research, statistics, determinants of health, and monitoring and surveillance

Public health practice

Careers in public health, workforce development, networks and training for public health specialists, students, hosting and collaboration

Ministers and management

The Honourable Mark Holland

Minister of Health

The Honourable Ya'ara Saks

Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health

 
Minister of Sport and Physical Activity - Carla Qualtrough

Minister of Sport and Physical Activity

Canada's Chief Public Health Officer - Dr. Theresa Tam

Canada's Chief Public Health Officer

 
President of the Public Health Agency of Canada - Heather Jeffrey

President of the Public Health Agency of Canada

Executive Vice-President of the Public Health Agency of Canada - Nancy Hamzawi

Executive Vice-President of the Public Health Agency of Canada

Features

CPHO annual report 2024

Realizing the future of vaccination for public health.

November 20: National child day

Celebrate national child day.

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