Public Health Agency of Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada
Agence de la santé publique du Canada
Agency overview
Formed2004 (2004)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Canada
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario
Employees4,211 (March 2023)
Annual budgetOperating: CA$1 576 million; Capital: CA$30 million; Transfer payments: CA$418 million; Statutory: CA$174 million (2024–25)
Minister responsible
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
Parent departmentHealth Canada
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)
Key document
Websitewww.phac-aspc.gc.ca

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.