Public Health Agency of Canada

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases. 

The COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Survey (CVCS) targets all Canadian adults living in the 10 provinces and the capital cities of the 3 territories, except those who live: in institutions or collective dwellings; on-reserve. The purpose of the survey is to measure COVID-19 vaccination coverage in...

"The 2018 survey asks Canadians questions about awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours related to Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBI). To some extent, the survey builds on previous surveys commissioned by the Public Health Agency of Canada in 2003, 2006, and 2012,...

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases. 

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) identified the need for public opinion research to understand healthcare providers' (HCP) perspectives of, and experiences with, vaccine delay/refusal at a time when the number of Canadians who are delaying/refusing immunization is increasing. The...

As businesses safely reopen and vaccination rates increase, continuing to test and screen for COVID-19 can help prevent outbreaks, maintain safe workplaces and keep the economy running.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had unprecedented consequences for Canada's aging population with the majority of COVID-19 deaths (approximately 80% during 2020) occurring among adults aged 65 years and older. Both advanced age and underlying chronic diseases and conditions...

Infographic to Reduce the spread of COVID-19.Wash your hands.

Instructions of how to stop illegal marketing of drugs and devices.

We are asking you to share, on your social media channel, your reason for getting vaccinated. Sharing your vaccination story can increase vaccine confidence amongst people in Canada. As more people get vaccinated, our communities become safer and we can all get back to the people, places and...

Accelerate prevention, diagnosis and treatment to reduce the health impacts of sexually transmitted-and blood-borne infections (STBBI) in Canada by 2030

Tips to Get Active. Be active - at home, at school, at play - inside or outside-with family and friends. You'll have more energy, feel healthy and strong, and good about yourself!

Tips to Get Active. Information and tips for parents, teachers and caregivers of children (5-11 years)

Tips to Get Active. Physical activity plays an important role in your health, well-being and quality of life. Improve your health by being active as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Tips to Get Active. Physical activity plays an important role in your health, well-being and quality of life. These tips will help you improve and maintain your health by being physically active every day.

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice (the HPCDP Journal) is the monthly, online scientific journal of the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch of the Public Health Agency of Canada. The journal publishes articles on disease...

The Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP) is an injury and poisoning surveillance system that collects and analyzes data on injuries to people who are seen at the emergency rooms of 11 pediatric hospitals (and one children's outpatient clinic within a general...

In 2019, there were 11,441 hepatitis C cases reported for a rate of 30.4 per 100,000 people. From 2015 to 2018, the total reported cases of hepatitis C increased. From 2018 to 2019, the total reported cases decreased by 10%.

In 2019, there were 4,912 hepatitis B cases reported for a rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people. From 2018 to 2019, the rate of acute hepatitis B decreased by 10%. From 2018 to 2019, the rate of chronic hepatitis B decreased by 8%. From 2016 to 2019, the total reported rates of chronic hepatitis B...

Celebrating 25 years of CPNP’s success in supporting the health and well-being of pregnant people, new parents and their babies in Canada. The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) is a national community-based program launched in 1995, funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada.