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Foodborne Illness Outbreak Response in Canada: From Detection to Action
Join us for a three-part seminar series exploring how we detect, investigate, and respond to multi-jurisdictional foodborne illness outbreaks in Canada. Learn how collaboration across federal, provincial, territorial, and international partners protects Canadians from foodborne illness outbreaks.
Note: you must register for each session individually.
Session 1 – January 28, 2026 from 14:00-15:00 EST
Discover how the PulseNet Canada surveillance system and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) monitors laboratory and epidemiological data to identify potential outbreaks.
Session 2 – February 18, 2026 from 14:00-15:00 EST
Learn how outbreak investigations are formally activated under the Foodborne Illness Outbreak Response Protocol (FIORP) and how PHAC works with partners across Canada to collect, analyze, and interpret data throughout the investigation.
Session 3 – March 11, 2026 from 14:00-15:30 EST
Find out how Health Canada assesses evidence to determine the risk to the health of Canadians and how the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and PHAC implement control measures to protect public health. The session will conclude with how outbreaks are declared over and how lessons learned inform future prevention efforts.