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Topic: CANADIAN POISON CONTROL CENTRES
Canadian Poison Control Centres Contact Information
July 20, 2009
Unlike the United States, Canada does not have a national poison control centre phone number. So here is a list of the Poison Control Centres across Canada to keep handy. (Source: Canadian Association of Poison Control Centres.)
| Province / Territory: | Alberta |
| Poison Control Centre Name: | Poison and Drug Information Services (PADIS) |
| City, Province: | Calgary, AB |
| Toll Free Telephone: | 1-800-332-1414 (within Alberta) |
| Local Telephone: | (403) 944-1414 (in Calgary, VOIP users, or outside of Alberta) |
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| Province / Territory: | British Columbia |
| Poison Control Centre Name: | BC Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC) |
| City, Province: | Vancouver, BC |
| Toll Free Telephone: | 1-800-567-8911(within British Columbia) |
| Local Telephone: | 604) 682-5050 (Greater Vancouver or outside British Columbia) |
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| Province / Territory: | Manitoba |
| Poison Control Centre Name: | Manitoba Poison Control Centre |
| City, Province: | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Toll Free Telephone: | 911 (Manitoba residents outside Winnipeg) |
| Local Telephone: | (204) 787-2591 (Winnipeg or outside Manitoba) |
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| Province / Territory: | New Brunswick |
| Poison Control Centre Name: | Clinidata division of Sykes Assistance Services Corporation - Poison Information Centre |
| City, Province: | Moncton, NB |
| Toll Free Telephone: | 911 (within New Brunswick) |
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| Province / Territory: | Northwest Territories |
| Poison Control Centre Name: | Poison and Drug Information Services (PADIS) |
| City, Province: | Calgary, AB |
| Local Telephone: | 1-800-332-1414 |
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| Province / Territory: | Nova Scotia |
| Poison Control Centre Name: | IWK Regional Poison Centre |
| City, Province: | Halifax, NS |
| Toll Free Telephone: | 1-800-565-8161 (within Nova Scotia) |
| Local Telephone: | (902) 470-8161 (Halifax or outside Nova Scotia) |
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| Province / Territory: | Nunavut |
| Poison Control Centre Name: | Baffin Regional Hospital |
| City, Province: | Iqaluit, NU |
| Local Telephone: | (867) 979-7350 |
| Poison Control Centre Name: | Cambridge Bay (Ikaluktutiak) Health Centre |
| Local Telephone: | (867) 983-2531 |
| Poison Control Centre Name: | Rankin Inlet (Kangiqliniq) Health Centre |
| Local Telephone: | (867) 645-2816 |
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| Province / Territory: | Ontario |
| Poison Control Centre Name: | Ontario Poison Centre (OPC) / Centre anti-poison de l'Ontario |
| City, Province: | Toronto, ON |
| Toll Free Telephone: | 1-800-268-9017 (within Ontario) |
| Local Telephone: | (416) 813-5900 (greater Toronto area) |
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| Province / Territory: | Prince Edward Island |
| Poison Control Centre Name: | IWK Regional Poison Centre |
| City, Province: | Halifax, NS |
| Toll Free Telephone: | 1-800-565-8161 (within Prince Edward Island) |
| Local Telephone: | (902) 470-8161 |
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| Province / Territory: | Quebec |
| Poison Control Centre Name: | Centre anti-poison du Quebec (CAPQ) |
| City, Province: | Quebec, QC |
| Toll Free Telephone: | 1-800-463-5060 (sans frais: Province de Quebec) |
| Local Telephone: | (418) 656-8090 |
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| Province / Territory: | Saskatchewan |
| Poison Control Centre Name: | Poison and Drug Information Services (PADIS) |
| City, Province: | Calgary, AB |
| Toll Free Telephone: | 1-866-454-1212 (within Saskatchewan) |
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| Province / Territory: | Yukon Territory |
| Poison Control Centre Name: | Emergency Department - Whitehorse General Hospital |
| City, Province: | Whitehorse, YT |
| Local Telephone: | (867) 393-8700 |
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