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CAHI | Home July 29, 2010
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Health Canada
Media Relations
Strategic Communications Directorate
Jean Tessier,
Chief
70 Columbine Driveway
Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9
Phone: (613) 957-2985
Fax: (613) 952-7747
E-mail: jean_tessier@hc-sc.gc.ca
Website: www.hc-sc.gc.ca

Veterinary Drugs
Paul Duchesne,
Senior Media Relations Advisor
Phone: (613) 954-4807
Fax: (613) 952-7747
E-mail: paul_duchesne@hc-sc.gc.ca

Health Products & Food Branch
Health Protection Building
Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Morris Rosenberg, Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister's Office - Health Canada
70 Colombine Driveway, Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9
Phone: (613) 957-0212
Fax: (613) 952-8422
E-mail: morris_rosenberg@hc-sc.gc.ca

Meena Ballantyne, Assistant Deputy Minister
250 Lanark Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9
Phone: (613) 957-1804
Fax: (613) 957-3954
E-mail: meena_ballantyne@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Karen Dodds, Assistant Deputy Minister
70 Colombine Driveway, Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9
Phone: (613) 957-3059
Fax: (613) 954-0336
E-mail: karen_dodds@hc-sc.gc.ca

Food Directorate
Dr. Samuel Godefroy,
Director General
Director General's Office
251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway, Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9
Phone: (613) 957-1821
E-mail: samuel_godefroy@hc-sc.gc.ca

Bureau of Food Regulatory, International & Interagency Affairs
Ron Burke,
Head, Office of the Codex Contact Point for Canada
200 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9
Phone: (613) 957-1748
E-mail: ronald_burke@hc-sc.gc.ca

Bureau of Chemical Safety
John Salminen,
Acting Director
251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway, Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9
Phone: (613) 957-0973
E-mail: john_salminen@hc-sc.gc.ca
Therapeutic Products Directorate
Dr. Supriya Sharma,
Director General
Director General's Office
1600 Scott Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9
Phone: (613) 957-6466
Fax: (613) 952-7756
E-mail: supriya_sharma@hc-sc.gc.ca

Marketed Health Products Directorate
Dr. Chris Turner,
Director General
Director General's Office
200 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9
Phone: (613) 941-8889
Fax: (613) 952-7738
E-mail: chris_turner@hc-sc.gc.ca
Veterinary Drugs Directorate
Health Products and Food Branch
Health Canada
Holland Cross Complex
Ground Floor, Suite 14
11 Holland Ave
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9

Daniel Chaput, Director General
Phone: (613) 954-1873
Fax: (613) 954-5694
E-mail: daniel_chaput@hc-sc.gc.ca

General Information
Phone: (613) 954-5687
Fax: (613) 957-3861
E-mail: vetdrugs-medsvet@hc-sc.gc.ca
Website: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/vetdrugs-medsvet/

Emergency Drug Release
Annie Tourangeau,
Emergency Drug Release Officer
Phone: (613) 946-5125
Fax: (613) 946-1125

Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting - Pharmacovigilance Program
Phone: (877) 838-7322
Fax: (613) 946-1125
Website: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/vet/advers-react-neg/index-eng.php



Clinical Evaluation Division
Dr. Ian Alexander,
Director
Phone: (613) 957-3859

Human Safety Division
Dr. Manisha Mehrotra,
Director
Phone: (613) 941-8775

Manufacturing and Chemical Evaluation Division
Bob Hills,
Acting Division Chief
Phone: (613) 957-9005

Strategic Planning & Managment Services Unit
Peter deRosenroll,
Manager
Phone: (613) 948-6860

Submission & Knowledge Management Division
Louis Boulay,
Director
Phone: (613) 957-3884

TSE Secretariat
Bob Hills, Manager
Phone: (613) 957-9005

Emergency Drug Release (EDR) Program

An Emergency Drug Release is an authorization under the provision of Sections C.08.010 and C.08.011 of the Food and Drugs Regulations, to permit the manufacturer of a drug that is unapproved in Canada to sell a limited quantity of this drug to a veterinary practitioner to be used in an emergency when this drug is the only option available to diagnose, treat, or prevent a serious disease in a single animal or a group of animals. An unapproved drug is one which does not have a Drug Identification Number (DIN) and is therefore not permitted to be marketed in Canada. A veterinarian may apply for an EDR by contacting Health Canada's Veterinary Drugs Directorate
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
1400 Merivale Road, Tower 1, Floor 6
Ottawa, ON K1A 0Y9

Website: www.inspection.gc.ca

Carole Swan, President
Phone: (613) 773-6000
Fax: (613) 773-6060
E-mail: carole.swan@inspection.gc.ca

Dr. Brian Evans, Executive Vice President
Phone: (613) 773-5763
Fax: (613) 773-6060
E-mail: brian.evans@inspection.gc.ca

Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer
Dr. Brian Evans,
Chief Veterinary Officer of Canada
Phone: (613) 773-5763
Fax: (613) 773-6060
E-mail: brian.evans@inspection.gc.ca

Cameron Prince, Vice President, Operations
Phone: (613) 773-5717
Fax: (613) 773-5671
E-mail: cameron.prince@inspection.gc.ca

Dr. Martine Dubuc, Vice President, Science
Phone: (613) 773-5722
Fax: (613) 773-5797
E-mail: martine.dubuc@inspection.gc.ca

Sandra Wing, Vice President Policy & Programs
Phone: (613) 773-5734
Fax: (613) 773-5791
E-mail: sandra.wing@inspection.gc.ca

Animal Health Directorate
Tony Ritchie,
Executive Director
Phone: (613) 221-4351
Fax: (613) 221-4229
E-mail: tony.ritchie@inspection.gc.ca

Animal Feed Division
Linda Morrison,
Director
Phone: (613) 221-4368
Fax: (613) 228-6614
E-mail: linda.morrison@inspection.gc.ca

Aquatic Animal Health Division
Sharon McGladdery,
Director
Phone: (613) 221-1487
Fax: (613) 221-3173
E-mail: sharon.mcgladdery@inspection.gc.ca

Office of Animal Biosecurity
Keith Campbell, National Manager
Phone: (613) 221-3913
E-mail: keithg.campbell@inspection.gc.ca

Terrestrial Animal Health Division
Dr. Francine Lord,
Director
Phone: (613) 221-4624
E-mail: francine.lord@inspection.gc.ca
Canadian Centre for Veterinary Biologics

Dr. Glen Gifford,
National Manager
Phone: (613) 221-7595
Fax: (613) 228-6612
E-mail: glen.gifford@inspection.gc.ca

Janet Goodall, Administrative Coordinator
Phone: (613) 221-7566
E-mail: janet.goodall@inspection.gc.ca

Pat Barbeau, Product Reg. Assistant - L & P
Phone: (613) 221-7574

Veterinary Biologics Evaluators

Dr. Pawan Agrawal
, Senior Veterinary Biologics Evaluator
Phone: (613) 221-7573

Dr. Alice Bouffard, Senior Veterinary Biologics Evaluator
Phone: (613) 221-7565

Dr. Donna Hutchings
, Senior Veterinary Biologics Evaluator
Phone: (613) 221-7571

Dr. Sheila Tan
, Senior Veterinary Biologics Evaluator
Phone: (613) 221-7572

Dr. Oksana Yarosh,
Senior Veterinary Biologics Evaluator
Phone: (613) 221-7558

Dr. Claude Dubuc,
Senior Veterinary Biologics Evaluator
Phone: (613) 221-7567

Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)

2720 Riverside Drive
A.L. 6606D2
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9
Dr. Richard Aucoin, Executive Director
Phone: (800) 267-6315
Fax: (613) 736-3798
E-mail: pmra_infoserv@hc-sc.gc.ca
Website: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pmra-arla