About Community Veterinary Outreach

our VisIon

Create healthier people, pets, and communities.

our mission

Community Veterinary Outreach (CVO) is a registered charity that aims to improve the health of homeless individuals and their pets through a “one health” model of care. By offering human health services and health education alongside preventative veterinary care, CVO seeks to improve access to veterinary and human health resources for an at-risk population, and leverage the human-animal bond to increase human health resource uptake.

Although we provide pro-bono veterinary care, we are not solely an animal welfare organization. Our mandate is to improve the health and welfare of the client by providing health services and community connections that matter to them.

our mandate

Community Veterinary Outreach’s mandate is to:

  • Improve the health and welfare of both animals and people.

  • Create multilateral collaborative partnerships with community organizations.

  • Contribute to the scientific knowledge base on social issues involving animals.

  • And develop program models that are reproducible in other communities.

Regions we serve

Our regions

  • Halifax, NS

  • Ottawa, ON

  • Barrie, ON

  • Toronto, ON

  • York, ON

  • Kingston, ON

  • Saskatoon, SK

  • Vancouver, BC

  • Kelowna, BC

  • Whitehorse, YT

Annual Reports & Financial Statements

Since 2021, we have engaged independent auditors for our financial statements.  Our annual report shares our impact, goals and actions throughout the year. Recent annual reports and financial statements are shared below.

strategic plan 2024-2028

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Board of directors

Regional Leadership

OTTAWA, ON
Dr. Susan Kilborn
Dr. Anne Downes

YORK REGION, ON
Dr. Angela Smith

TORONTO, ON
Dr. Mark Kinghorn

BARRIE, ON
Dr. Patty Lechten
Dr. Karren Prost

SASKATOON, SK
Dr. Dayle Borchardt

VANCOUVER, BC
Dr. Kyla Townsend

KELOWNA, BC
Crystal LaBrie

WHITEHORSE, YT
Dr. Samantha Salter

KINGSTON, ON
Dr. Andrew Winterborn
Leeanne Couvrette
Myra Emery

HALIFAX, NS
Dr. Kellie Haggett

Staff

By-laws

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