The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (more commonly known as Public Health Ontario) is the
Ontario Government agency responsible for providing scientific and technical advice to those working to promote and protect the health of people in Ontario, Canada.
History and organization
The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion was established in 2008 by the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion Act, 2007. The OAHPP is an agent of the Crown (i.e. a
Crown agency) and is considered an arm's-length
government agency
A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administrati ...
. It has a mandate to provide scientific and technical advice to those working to protect and promote the health of
Ontario residents. Its objectives include establishing, operating and maintaining laboratory centers, providing laboratory services, and operating Ontario
public health laboratories previously operated by the
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
As of December 15, 2008, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced that all employees, programs and functions of the Ontario Public Health Laboratories (OPHL) had been transferred to the OAHPP. In early June 2011, the OAHPP announced that it would operate under the name Public Health Ontario beginning on June 11, 2011.
See also
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Chief Medical Officer of Health (As of June 2021
Kieran Moore)
References
External links
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Crown corporations of Ontario
2008 establishments in Ontario
Government agencies established in 2008
Medical and health organizations based in Ontario
Public health organizations
Organizations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic
Organizations based in Toronto