Canadian Veterinary Medical Association

The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) (French: Association canadienne des médecins vétérinaires (ACMV)), founded in 1876, provides leadership on national veterinary issues, advocates for animal welfare, and works to encourage life balance in veterinary professionals.

The CVMA publishes two scientific journals: the Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research (French: Revue canadienne de recherche vétérinaire), a peer-reviewed quarterly publication available online focusing on comparative and veterinary medicine, as well as the Canadian Veterinary Journal (French: La revue vétérinaire canadienne), a peer-reviewed monthly publication, focusing on scientific articles, regular columns, news, and information about new products.

The CVMA also publishes information about pet care for the public.

Veterinary students in Canada are automatically members of the CVMA and are referred to as Students of the CVMA (SCVMA) (French: Étudiants de l’Association canadienne des médecins vétérinaires (ÉACMV)). Each of Canada's 5 veterinary schools has a student representative who sits on the CVMA's Student committee. Veterinary students can attend an annual symposium in veterinary medicine including lectures and labs. Students can also apply for CVMA scholarships.

While veterinary schools in Canada are accredited by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), licensing exams for Canadian veterinary students are administered by the National Examination Board (NEB) of the CVMA.

As part of CVMA's leadership on veterinary issues, they publish official position statements of national and international veterinary interest intended to serve as guidelines for veterinarians across the country as well as educate the public on the veterinary profession's opinion on various topics. The CVMA has 13 general position statements and 36 animal welfare position statements.

A recent increase in preventable infectious disease in pets has been seen in conjunction with a decrease in vaccinations. The CVMA supports vaccination of animals as preventative medicine to reduce disease risk. Despite this stance, there has been some controversy that veterinarians may be over-vaccinating pets; in response to this criticism, the CVMA maintains that research on longevity of vaccine coverage remains controversial, and vaccination schedules should be developed on an individual basis, depending on exposure risk.

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