Centres
Canada has five regional poison centres open seven days a week, 24 hours a day, providing telephone-based frontline service from nurses and pharmacists with specialized training in the effects of poisons.
Centres in Canada
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BC Drug And Poison Information Centre
British Columbia, Yukon
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Poison And Drug Information Service
Alberta, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan
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Ontario Poison Centre
Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario
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Centre antipoison du Québec
Québec
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Atlantic Canada Poison Centre
Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
Contact by province and territory
Alberta
Poison and Drug Information Service
Calgary, AB
Tel: 1-800-332-1414
VOIP Tel: (403) 944-1414British Columbia
BC Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC)
Vancouver, BC
Toll-free Tel: 1-800-567-8911
(within B.C)
Local Tel: (604) 682-5050
(Greater Vancouver or outside B.C)Manitoba
Manitoba Poison Centre
Toronto, ON
Toll-free Tel: 1-855-776-4766New Brunswick
Tele-Care
Moncton, NB
Toll-free Tel: 811 (within New Brunswick)Newfoundland
Atlantic Canada Poison Centre (formerly known as IWK Regional Poison Centre)
Halifax, NS
Toll-free Tel: 1-844-764-7669Northwest Territories
Poison and Drug Information Service (PADIS)
Calgary, AB
Toll-free Tel: 1-800-332-1414
VOIP Tel: (403) 944-1414Nova Scotia
Atlantic Canada Poison Centre (formerly known as IWK Regional Poison Centre)
Halifax, NS
Toll-free Tel: 1-800-565-8161Nunavut
Ontario Poison Centre (for Nunavut)
Toronto, ON
Toll-free Tel for healthcare providers: 1-800-268-9017Public to call local health centre
Ontario
Ontario Poison Centre (OPC) / Centre anti-poison de l’Ontario
Toronto, ON
Toll-free Tel: 1-800-268-9017
(within Ontario)
Local Tel: (416) 813-5900
(greater Toronto area)Prince Edward Island
Atlantic Canada Poison Centre (formerly known as IWK Regional Poison Centre)
Halifax, NS
Toll-free Tel: 1-800-565-8161Québec
Centre antipoison du Québec (CAPQ)
Québec, QC
Toll-free Tel: 1-800-463-5060Saskatchewan
Poison and Drug Information Service (PADIS)
Calgary, AB
Toll-free Tel: 1-866-454-1212
(within Saskatchewan)Yukon
BC Drug and Poison Information Centre
Vancouver, BC
Tel: 1-800-567-8911 or 604-682-5050