The NCCID Strategic Plan (2025–2030) guides how the organization will help Canadian public health professionals prevent and manage infectious diseases through clear, equity-focused evidence.
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Preparing Today for the Vaccine Decisions for Tomorrow: Foresight on Pandemic Influenza Vaccine for Canada
This webinar introduces a foresight approach that helps decision-makers anticipate plausible futures—not predict a single future-preparing for uncertainty and discussing the evidence, systems, partnerships and decision points that can strengthen preparedness in Canada.
Tuberculosis and Climate Change: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice
This webinar will show the emerging evidence linking climate-related shocks and stresses to TB risk and outcomes, and discuss how climate change may influence the future trajectory of the global TB epidemic.
Respiratory virus immunization updates for the 2026–2027 season
Join PHAC experts to learn about the National Advisory Committee on Immunization’s (NACI) guidance on COVID-19, seasonal influenza, and RSV immunizations for the 2026-2027 season.
Modelling the spectrum of post-infection effects and the implications for public health
Join us for a webinar explore the key insights and lessons learned from the Banff International Research Station (BIRS) workshop “Modelling post-infection effects of pathogens: epidemiology, evolution, and public health implications”.
Global Mobility, Local Impact: Coordinating the Response to CPOs
This webinar explores how timely surveillance and genomic information on carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) can inform antimicrobial stewardship and coordinated health-care responses to emerging transmission risks.
From Point of Care to Practice Change: Antimicrobial Stewardship for Dental Conditions
Join us for a webinar exploring practical approaches to antimicrobial stewardship for dental conditions, from point-of-care clinical decision-making to system-level strategies that support appropriate prescribing and practice change.
Candida auris
Candida auris infection is difficult to diagnose, and missed diagnosis may lead to spread. It is difficult to treat, and its multidrug resistance also leads to concern of further transmission. There is a high propensity for outbreaks. All of these factors make C. auris a public health concern.
Navigating The Future of Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza in Canada: A National Foresight Analysis on Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Readiness
In this report, foresight analysis provides a structured approach to examining how emerging developments—rather than established trends alone—may shape future system performance. It explores the dimensions that will influence influenza vaccine policymaking and key public health decisions in the future by identifying emerging opportunities and risks associated with societal, geopolitical and technological change.
Cyclosporiasis: What Canadian Public Health Professionals Need to Know
Cyclosporiasis is an emerging foodborne parasitic disease that continues to pose public health challenges in Canada, particularly in outbreaks associated with imported fresh produce. Timely detection, effective surveillance, outbreak investigation, and coordinated public health responses are essential to reducing illness and preventing further transmission. Recent outbreaks in the USA are causing concern in North America.
Cyclosporiasis (Cyclospora cayetanensis)
Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal disease caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis, a protozoan parasite. Transmission occurs via ingestion of sporulated oocysts in contaminated food or water (fecal‑oral route). It is not typically spread directly from person to person.
What Canadian Public Health Needs to Know About Hantavirus
This episode of Infectious Questions podcast explores the Hantavirus, a rodent-borne virus that can cause severe and potentially life-threatening illness in humans. In this episode, we discuss the virus’s morphology and classification, how it is transmitted through exposure to infected rodent droppings, urine, and saliva, and the signs and symptoms of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS).