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Accidental poisoning is a common cause of injuries in Canada. ISMP Canada recommends that you confirm the telephone number of the poison centre for your area and post it in a visible place in your home. In an Emergency call 911.
For more information, read our article Home Safety: How to Prevent Poisonings That Occur at Home. Helpful materials on preventing accidental poisonings are also available on the websites of the Canadian Association of Poison Control Centres and Safe Kids Canada.
Alberta
Poison and Drug Information Services (PADIS)
Toll-free 1-800-332-1414 (within Alberta and Northwest Territories only)
(403) 944-1414 (in Calgary, VOIP users, or outside of Alberta)
British Columbia
British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC)
Toll-free 1-800-567-8911 (within BC only)
(604) 682-5050 (Greater Vancouver)
Manitoba
Manitoba Poison Centre
Toll-free 1-855-7POISON (1-855-776-4766)
New Brunswick
Sykes Telehealth
911
Newfoundland and Labrador
Poison Information Centre
Toll-free 1-866-727-1110
(709) 722-1110
Northwest Territories
Poison and Drug Information Services (PADIS)
Toll-free 1-800-332-1414 (for Alberta and Northwest Territories only)
Nova Scotia
IWK Regional Poison Centre
Toll-free 1-800-565-8161 (for Nova Scotia and PEI only) or
call 911 and ask to speak to the Poison Centre
(902) 470-8161 (Halifax or outside Nova Scotia)
Nunavut
Toll-Free 1-800-268-9017
Ontario
Ontario Poison Centre (OPC)
Toll-free 1-800-268-9017 (within Ontario)
(416) 813-5900 (Greater Toronto Area)
Prince Edward Island
IWK Regional Poison Centre
Toll-free 1-800-565-8161 (for Nova Scotia and PEI only)
Québec
Centre anipoison du Québec (CAPQ)
Toll-free 1-800-463-5060 (for Quebec only)
Saskatchewan
Poison and Drug Information Services (PADIS)
Toll-free 1-866-454-1212 (for Saskatchewan only)
Yukon Territory
Yukon Poison Control Centre - Whitehorse General Hospital
(867) 393-8700
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