British Columbia Centre for Disease Control |
Providing provincial public health leadership in British Columbia and acting as Chair |
Fraser Health Authority |
Regional health authority with jurisdiction for local outbreak management under the BC Public Health Act
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WorkSafeBC |
Overseeing the protection of workers, including mink farmworkers |
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries |
Regulatory responsibility of fur farming, animal health programs, and control of reportable animal diseases |
Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development |
Responsible for wildlife monitoring and issuing export permits for mink pelts |
Ministry of Environment |
Regulatory responsibility for environmental discharge (as needed) |
Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
Providing technical expertise (as needed) |