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title: "Public Health Agency of Canada"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/public-health-agency-of-canada"
description: "Public Health Agency of Canada, Government of Canada. Official website: phac-aspc.gc.ca. Services: Get help in a mental health crisis (call or text 988)."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Public Health Agency of Canada

Government of Canada · Agencies

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

The Public Health Agency of Canada, created in 2004 within the federal Health Portfolio, runs programs, services and policies that protect and promote the health of all Canadians. It also works to strengthen public health capacity across Canada.

Source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: Government of Canada
- Layer: Agencies
- Class: Departmental Agencies
- Portfolio: [Health Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/health-canada)
- Wikidata: [Q2826604](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2826604)

## Official website

- [phac-aspc.gc.ca](https://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca)

## Services it delivers

- [Get help in a mental health crisis (call or text 988)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/mental-health-crisis)

## Sources

- Description source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Record from: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=ifoi:280), with the sources of its record.
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Public Health Agency of Canada", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/public-health-agency-of-canada