Important Contact Information: Wildlife

Ontario Animal Health Network

Important Contact Information: Wildlife

Please contact the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative to report sick or dead wildlife. When possible, carcass submissions allow us to investigate cause of death, screen for diseases and parasites, and gather information pertaining to the health of wild populations.

Phone: 866.673.4781
Email: ccwhc@uoguelph.ca
Website: https://www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry: 1-800-667-1940

Animal Health Laboratory: 519-824-4120 x 54530 Open for submissions, pathologist available during business hours

OMAFRA Agricultural Information Contact Centre: 1-877-424-1300
A veterinarian is on call for this line. Report immediately notifiable diseases, or situations of specific risk, such as unusually high mortality, new or emerging hazards, likelihood of affecting multiple premises or potential for serious human health implications.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency: if a federally reportable disease is suspected, the veterinarian should call their district CFIA office, or may call the emergency line at 1-877-814-2342, where a veterinarian is on call.

District CFIA offices:

Barrie Telephone: 705-739-0008 Facsimile: 705-739-0405	Markham Telephone: 905-513-2850 Facsimile: 905-513-2852	Peterborough Telephone: 705-742-6917 Facsimile: 705-742-8676
Belleville Telephone: 613-969-3320 Facsimile: 613-969-3721	Mississauga Telephone: 289-247-4098 Facsimile: 905-795-9834	Port Perry Telephone: 905-985-1870 Facsimile: 905-985-8915
Brockville Telephone: 613-342-3682 /2740 Facsimile: 613-342-3306	Mitchell Telephone: 519-348-0433 Facsimile: 519-348-4605	Sarnia Telephone: 519-332-3031 Facsimile: 519-332-3879

Guelph Telephone: 519-837-5817 Facsimile: 519-837-9774	Niagara Falls Telephone: 905-937-7434 Facsimile: 905-937-8020	Thunder Bay Telephone: 807-683-4370 Facsimile: 807-683-4383
Hamilton Telephone: 905-572-2201 Facsimile: 905-572-2197	North Bay (Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie) Telephone: 705-495-5995 Facsimile: 705-495-5998	Fort Frances Telephone: 807-274-5214 Facsimile: 807-274-3803
London Telephone: 519-691-1300 Facsimile: 519-691-0148	Ottawa Telephone: 613-773-8660 Facsimile: 613-773-8672	Windsor Telephone: 519-969-2522 Facsimile: 519-969-8202

		Woodstock Telephone: 519-539-8505 Facsimile: 519-539-7694

Public Health Units

LHIN	Location	Public Health Unit
Erie St. Clair	Chatham Point Edward Windsor	Chatham-Kent Health Unit Lambton Health Unit Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
South West	Clinton London Owen Sound Simcoe St. Thomas Stratford Woodstock	Huron County Health Unit Middlesex-London Health Unit Grey Bruce Health Unit Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit Elgin-St. Thomas Health Unit Perth District Health Unit Oxford County Public Health
Waterloo Wellington	Fergus Owen Sound Waterloo	Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit Grey Bruce Health Unit Region of Waterloo, Public Health
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant	Brantford Hamilton Oakville Simcoe Thorold	Brant County Health Unit City of Hamilton – Public Health & Social Services Halton Region Health Department Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit Niagara Region Public Health Department
Central West	Fergus Newmarket Toronto	Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit York Region Public Health Services Toronto Public Health
Mississauga Halton	Mississauga Oakville Toronto	Peel Public Health Halton Region Health Department Toronto Public Health
Toronto Central	Toronto	Toronto Public Health
Central	Newmarket Toronto	York Region Public Health Services Toronto Public Health
Central East	Peterborough Port Hope Toronto Whitby	Peterborough County-City Health Unit Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit Toronto Public Health Durham Region Health Department
South East	Belleville Brockville Kingston Port Hope	Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Health Unit Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
Champlain	Brockville Cornwall Ottawa Pembroke	Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit Eastern Ontario Health Unit Ottawa Public Health Renfrew County and District Health Unit
North Simcoe Muskoka	Barrie Owen Sound	Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit Grey Bruce Health Unit
North East	Kenora New Liskeard North Bay Sault Ste. Marie Sudbury Timmins	Northwestern Health Unit Timiskaming Health Unit North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit Algoma Public Health Unit Sudbury and District Health Unit Porcupine Health Unit
North West	Kenora Thunder Bay	Northwestern Health Unit Thunder Bay District Health Unit

Federally reportable diseases:

https://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/diseases/reportable/eng/1303768471142/1303768544412

Immediately notifiable diseases in Ontario:

https://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/food/inspection/ahw/aha-regs-hazards.pdf

Situations of serious risk (report to OMAFRA):

Unusually high mortality in a particular animal type or area
Possibility of a new and emerging hazard
Likelihood of affecting multiple premises
Potentially serious human health implications

Health of Animals Act:https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/H-3.3/