Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO)

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About Canada's CPHO

Canada's Chief Public Health Officer is the federal government's lead public health professional. The CPHO advises the Health Minister and the President of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The CPHO also provides guidance for the work of PHAC and plays a leadership role in helping Canada to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies, working with provincial, territorial and international partners. The CPHO works to ensure that all people in Canada have an equal opportunity to be healthy and well.

Contact information

Email: CPHOCorrespondence@phac-aspc.gc.ca

Read the 2024 CPHO annual report

Realizing the Future of Vaccination: The Chief Public Health Officer of Canada's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2024

Apply to be the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada

Appointment opportunity for the Public Health Agency of Canada, application review begins January 13, 2025

Health of People in Canada Dashboard

Features more than 50 public health indicators

Generating Knowledge for a Health Promotion Approach to Emergencies

Identifies research opportunities to advance action on a public health approach to emergencies in Canada

Health Professionals Forum: Principles for Engaging with First Nations, Inuit and Metis

Culturally safe resources for health care workers who care for Indigenous peoples in Canada

Discussion on mental health at the Pan American Health Organization 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference

Canada’s CPHO demonstrates an HIV take-home test at the 24th annual AIDS Conference

Canada’s CPHO meets with Her Excellency Mary Simon to discuss COVID-19 in Canada