Agriculture committee  The CVMA, through the national examining board, which is an arm's-length organization that oversees the licensing of veterinarians in Canada, has been very active in this regard. We've worked very closely with testing sites at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, which doe

Agriculture committee  I can, certainly. I'd be happy to. I think there are many factors. Without question, if we think back over the last 25 years, we've had a population expansion and economic expansion in Canada. However, our veterinary colleges have remained essentially at the status quo in terms

Agriculture committee  One of the pathways we've been exploring most closely is the partnership we have developed with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to try to remove any potential barriers. It is very important that the eligible candidates find a pathway that can most easily bring them t

Agriculture committee  Yes. I think that's a good question. What we are concerned about is the loss of effectiveness with antimicrobial resistance over time. We see that phenomenon in the veterinary world as well as in the human world. We have seen in the last number of years significantly fewer optio

Agriculture committee  That's a wonderful question. The two areas that we're most focused on in the short to medium term are through the immigration pathways, to try to have employers in Canada gain access to appropriately qualified international candidates. We've been working with the federal refuge

Agriculture committee  That's a great question. As we know, as an impact of climate change, weather patterns are different now from what they were even in the recent past. One thing we're noticing in many jurisdictions is that storms are larger and cover larger swaths. As such, they can move endemic di

Agriculture committee  Good evening, everyone, and thank you for the invitation to join you here this evening. My name is Dr. Trevor Lawson. I'm a large animal practising veterinarian in Nova Scotia, and I am the president-elect of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association. As an organization that