Program directory · Public Health Agency of Canada

Foodborne, Waterborne and Zoonotic Diseases

Department

Public Health Agency of Canada

Program code

BVQ04 (PHAC)

Core responsibility

Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

In Departmental Plans

2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

This Program’s objective is to protect Canadians from health risks associated with foodborne diseases (diseases transmitted from food consumption to people) and zoonotic (diseases that can be transmitted from animals to people) infectious diseases. By meeting its objectives the Program supports the Government of Canada priorities “A Clean Environment and a Strong Economy” and “Security and Opportunity” by: increasing understanding of the public health impacts related to climate change; leading surveillance and outbreak responses to foodborne and zoonotic infectious disease risks; improving Canada's food safety system and developing national guidelines for reducing the risk of enteric diseases and minimizing future food-borne illness outbreaks; and providing federal leadership on infectious disease prevention and control activities across Canada. The Program works with federal, provincial, territorial, private, public, and international organizations on public health activities through collaboration and access to foodborne and zoonotic infectious disease related information, tools, resources, strategies, and networks.

Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.

History and lineage

First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).

No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.

Significant changes in scope and budget

Success criteria

The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

Employees (FTEs)

Planned spending, plan by plan

Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.