The annual Animal Health Canada Forum is a vibrant meeting place for stakeholders in Canada’s animal health and welfare system. It provides an opportunity for them to collaborate in the work of animal health and welfare in Canada. Participants engage to learn more about AHC’s activities and priorities, hear from thought leaders on topical issues and to share actions and initiatives in relation to animal health and welfare.
Registration for the AHC Forum 2025 is now open!
The annual Animal Health Canada Forum is a vibrant meeting place for stakeholders in Canada’s animal health and welfare system. It provides an opportunity for them to collaborate in the work of animal health and welfare in Canada. Participants engage to learn more about AHC’s activities and priorities, hear from thought leaders on topical issues and to share actions and initiatives in relation to animal health and welfare. Our Forum is taking place at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa, Ontario on September 23 & 24, 2025, with a virtual option for attendance also being offered.
Our theme this year is 15 years of progress to celebrate the evolution of the Forum and the overall progress we have made to farmed animal health and welfare in Canada, thanks to the collaborative efforts of our stakeholders.
Keynote: 15 years of Collaborative Evolution
Speaker: Kim McConnell, Founder and former CEO, AdFarm
Kim McConnell is a champion for Canada's agriculture industry and a trailblazer in agricultural marketing.
The Public-Private Partnership at World Organisation for Animal Health: Successes and Challenges
Dr. François Caya, Deputy Director General of Institutional Affairs and Governance, World Organisation for Animal Health
Panel: 15 Years of Progress
Reflecting on AHC's Journey and Looking Ahead
Panel: Crossroads of Animal and Public Health
Responding to HPAI
Lessons Learned from HPAI in Dairy Cattle and How to Apply These to FMD Work
Dr. Murray Gillies, CAHSS Interim Division Director
Outbreak Support Network
Discussing recommendations to improve support for producers and private veterinarians involved in a federally reportable disease investigation.
Dr. Betty Althouse, Outbreak Support Network lead (a CWSHIN project)
Panel: Challenges and Successes of Implementing a New Code of Practice
Motivating Change: Include Motivation and Behaviour Change when Improving Animal Health
Exploring the core principles of human behaviour and decision-making in the context of animal health.
Dr. Jolanda Jansen, St Anna Advies
End-of-day Keynote: Takeaways on the Importance of Working Together
Steve Roche, ACER Consulting
Whether you're an AHC member or not, everyone with a stake in animal health and welfare is welcome! Join us in-person in Ottawa or participate virtually via Zoom. Simultaneous interpretation will be available.
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To ensure we are able to offer a high-quality program, we are looking to you for sponsorship. This well-attended event typically hosts 100 in-person attendees with upwards of another 100 attending virtually. Our attendees are comprised of senior level policy and program staff related to animal health and welfare in the federal government and national producer associations representatives. The audience is also comprised of a number of provincial chief veterinarians, animal health laboratory representatives, a small number of producers, veterinarians in private practice, and from time to time some senior level government representatives.
Explore ways to promote your organization and showcase your support for Animal Health Canada through our sponsor levels or check out how to sponsor a breakfast, lunch, coffee break or be the exclusive sponsor for the Wi-Fi password!
Looking to discuss other sponsorship opportunities? We would be happy to chat with you. Contact us.