In Canada, licensing for veterinary medicine is the responsibility of the provincial veterinary association or a separate licensing body empowered by provincial legislation.
The role and authority of the provincial licensing body is to protect and serve the public interest through the regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine. While the general requirements to practise veterinary medicine are similar, specific requirements differ from province to province.
The addresses of the licensing bodies in each of the 10 provinces and territories are listed below.
Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (ABVMA)
Commerce South Office Park, Building E
Suite 300, 4803 87 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 0V3
Tel: 780-489-5007 / 800-404-2862
Fax: 780-484-8311
Contact Us: abvma.ca/site/about/staff
College Of Veterinarians Of British Columbia (CVBC)
Airport Executive Park
Building 7
Suite 210, 10991 Shellbridge Way
Richmond, BC V6X 3C6
Tel: 604-929-7090 / 1-800-463-5399
Fax: 604-929-7095
Email: reception@cvbc.ca
College Of Veterinarians Of Ontario (CVO)
2-71 Hanlon Creek Blvd
Guelph, ON N1C 0B1
Tel: 519-824-5600 / 1-800-424-2856
Fax: 519-824-6497 / 1-888-662-9479
Email: inquiries@cvo.org
Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA)
1590 Inkster Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R2X 2W4
Tel: 204-832-1276 / 1-866-338-6862
Fax: 204-832-1382
Email: mvmainfo@mvma.ca
New Brunswick Veterinary Medical Association (NBVMA)
P.O. Box 3278, Station B
Fredericton, NB E3A 5H1
Tel: 506-693-9994
Fax: 506-635-2903
Email: registrar@nbvma-amvnb.ca
Newfoundland And Labrador College Of Veterinarians (NLVetCollege)
P.O. Box 21029
St. John's, NL A1A 5B2
Tel: 709-895-7123
Email: nlvetcollege@gmail.com
Northwest Territories
Registrar, Professional Licensing
Health and Social Services
Government of Northwest Territories
5015-49th Street (7th Floor)
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9
Tel: 867-767-9067
Fax: 867-873-0484
Email: professional_licensing@gov.nt.ca
Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association (NSVMA)
11 Memory Lane
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia B4C 4H1
Tel: 902-865-1876
Fax: 902-865-2001
Email: nsvma@ns.sympatico.ca
Nunavut
Department of Health
Operations & Professional Practice
Government of Nunavut
PO Box 390
Kugluktuk, NU X0B 0E0
Tel: 867-982-7668
Fax: 867-982-3256
Email: hssnunavutregistrar@gov.nu.ca
Ordre Des Médecins Vétérinaires Du Québec (OMVQ)
800, avenue Ste-Anne, bureau 200
St-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 5G7
Tel: 450-774-1427 / 1-800-267-1427
Fax: 450-774-7635
Email: info@omvq.qc.ca
Prince Edward Island Veterinary Medical Association (PEIVMA)
PO Box 21097
465 University Ave
Charlottetown, PE C1A 9H6
Tel: 902-367-3757
Fax: 902-838-5077
Email: admin@peivma.ca
Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association (SVMA)
202 – 224 Pacific Ave
Saskatoon, SK S7K 1N9
Tel: 306-955-7862
Fax: 306-975-0623
Email: svma@svma.sk.ca