Other Network Groups

Other Canadian Surveillance Networks & Councils

In addition to the our own CAHSS networks, Canada is home to other national bodies that work to ensure a robust animal health surveillance system, including amongst others, the Council of Chief Veterinary Officers, the Community for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, the Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance, the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative and the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network. Canada is also home to four regional animal health networks that support many animal health and disease surveillance activities.

Regional animal health networks

Atlantic Canadian Animal Health Network

AtCAHN is a regional network group that brings together the four Atlantic provinces to share information, collaboratively address challenges, and realize maximum impact from activities to advance animal health and welfare.

Ontario Animal Health Network

OAHN seeks to form a line of communication with as many veterinarians across Ontario as possible, both to collect information about diseases seen in practice and to share pertinent health and disease information.

Réseau d'alerte et d'information zoosanitaire

RAIZO has been dedicated to improving the protection of animal and public health in Quebec. Through its various programs, RAIZO also helps producers to address the challenges of disease prevention and control.

Western Canadian Animal Health Network

The mission of WeCAHN is to provide timely information to western Canadian veterinary practitioners, livestock producers, animal owners, and policy-makers.

Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance

CIPARS monitors trends in antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in selected bacterial organisms from human, animal and food sources across Canada.

Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network

CSHIN is a collaboration aimed at improving swine health and disease surveillance. It is co-funded by the Canadian Pork Council and the Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians

Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative

CWHC is dedicated to generating knowledge needed to assess and manage wildlife health and working with others to ensure that knowledge gets put to use in a timely fashion.

Community for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases

CEZD is a virtual multidisciplinary network that includes partners from provincial, federal and municipal governments, industry, and academia in areas of public, animal and environmental health.

Council of Chief Veterinary Officers

The Canadian Council of Chief Veterinary Officers (CCVO) provides veterinary leadership to Canadian animal health and welfare networks on key and emerging issues and serves the public interest by providing strategic direction on animal health and welfare in Canada through scientific assessment, information sharing and consensus building across governments.

Animal Health Laboratories

Canada's animal health laboratories provide important diagnostic services to veterinarians, producers and pet owners. They also participate in many activities to track endemic, emerging and zoonotic diseases and report on animal health trends.