| Chief Public Health Officer of Canada | |
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| Administratrice en chef de la santé publique du Canada | |
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| Public Health Agency of Canada | |
| Abbreviation | CPHO |
| Reports to | Minister of Health |
| Appointer | Governor in Council |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | David Butler-Jones |
| Formation | 2004 |
| Website | www |
The chief public health officer of Canada (CPHO; French: administratrice en chef de la santé publique; ACSP)[note 1] is the lead health professional and primary spokesperson on public health related matters for the Government of Canada. The chief public health officer provides advice to the minister of health and the president of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), works in collaboration with the agency president in the agency's leadership and management, and works with other departments and levels of government on public health matters. PHAC, along with the CPHO post was established in 2004 amidst the SARS crisis.[1]
The third and current chief public health officer of Canada is Theresa Tam, who was appointed in June 2017.[2]
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