Public Health Agency of Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada

Agence de la santé publique du Canada
Agency overview
Formed	2004 (2004)
Preceding agency	Health Canada's Population and Public Health Branch
Jurisdiction	Government of Canada
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario
Employees	4,211 (March 2023)[1]
Annual budget	$675.4 million (2018–19)[2]
Minister responsible	Hon. Mark Holland, Minister of Health
Agency executives	Heather Jeffrey, President of the Public Health Agency of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer
Parent department	Health 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	Public Health Agency of Canada Act – S.C. 2006, c. 5
Website	www.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.