Not to be confused with
Health Canada, the department of the federal government responsible for general health policy and regulation.
Public Health Agency of Canada|
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| Formed | 2004 (2004) |
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| Preceding agency | |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Canada |
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| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
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| Employees | 4,211 (March 2023) |
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| Annual budget | Operating: CA$1 576 million; Capital: CA$30 million; Transfer payments: CA$418 million; Statutory: CA$174 million (2024–25) |
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| Minister responsible | |
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| Agency executives | - Nancy Hamzawi, President of the Public Health Agency of Canada
- Dr. Howard Njoo, Interim Chief Public Health Officer
- Vacant, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer
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| Parent department | Health Canada |
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| Child agencies | - National Microbiology Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (CIDPC), Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response (CEPR), Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses (LFZ), Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat (PPS) Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch (HPCDP)
- Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CCDPC), Centre for Health Promotion (CHP), Transfer Payment Services and Accountability Division, Public Health Practice (PHPRO), Office of Public Health Practice (OPHP), Strategic Policy, Communications and Corporate Services Branch (SPCCS)
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| Key document | |
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| Website | www.phac-aspc.gc.ca |
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The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC; French: Agence de la santé publique du Canada, ASPC) is an agency of the Government of Canada that is responsible for public health, emergency preparedness and response, and infectious and chronic disease control and prevention.