Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS)

Welcome to the main page of the Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS). CIPARS is a national integrated surveillance program which is coordinated by the Public Health Agency of Canada's Centre for Food-borne, Environmental and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases and National Microbiology Laboratory in collaboration with federal, provincial, and private industry partners. CIPARS collects, analyses, and communicates trends in antimicrobial use and in antimicrobial resistance for select bacteria from humans, animals, and retail meat across Canada. The bacteria under surveillance are known as enteric bacteria (can be found in the intestines of people and animals) and can be transmitted between animals and people. Information from CIPARS supports measures to contain the emergence and spread of resistant bacteria among animals, food, and people, with the aim of prolonging the effectiveness of antimicrobials.

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On this page

• Recent surveillance reports
• All surveillance reports

Recent surveillance reports

These products include the most recent available surveillance data and key findings on antimicrobial use (AMU) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across the different surveillance components of CIPARS

2021 reports

• Veterinary antimicrobial sales highlights report

2020 reports

• Executive summary and key findings
• Veterinary antimicrobial sales highlights report

All surveillance reports

This table includes all recent and past surveillance reports presenting data and key findings on antimicrobial use (AMU) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across the different surveillance components since the beginning of CIPARS in 2002

AMU: Antimicrobial use
AMR: Antimicrobial resistance
PHAC: Public Health Agency of Canada