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Accidental poisoning is a common cause of injuries in Canada. A selection of helpful materials on how to prevent
accidental poisonings in your home is available at the site of the Canadian Association of Poison Control Centres.
ISMP Canada recommends that you confirm the telephone number of the poison information centre for your area and post it in a visible place in your home.
Alberta Poison and Drug Information Service
Toll Free 1 800 332 1414
Local (Calgary) 403 944 1414
British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre
Toll Free 1-800-567-8911
Local 604-682-5050
Manitoba Poison Control Centre
Call 911 (Manitoba Residents outside Winnipeg)
or
204-787-2591 (Winnipeg or outside Manitoba)
New Brunswick
Call 911
Newfoundland and Labrador
Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre, Poison Control
Toll Free 1-866-727-1110
Local 709-722-1110
Nova Scotia - IWK Regional Poison Centre
Call 911 and ask to speak to the Poison Centre or call toll free: 1-800-565-8161
Northwest Territories
Emergency Department - Stanton Territorial Hospital
(867) 669-4100
Nunavut
Toll Free 1 800 268 9017
Ontario Poison Centre
Toll Free 1 800 268 9017
Local (GTA) 416 813 5900
Prince Edward Island- IWK Regional Poison Centre
Toll free: 1-800-565-8161
Québec
Québec Poison Control Centre (Centre antipoison du Québec )
Toll free: 1-800-463-5060
Saskatchewan Poison Centre
Toll Free 1-866-454-1212
Yukon Territory
Yukon Poison Control Centre, Whitehorse General Hospital
(867) 393-8700
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