Find your local vet

The Veterinary Assistance Program helps maintain a viable livestock industry by supporting large animal veterinary services in designated underserviced areas of Ontario. Eligible program areas include areas in Ontario north of and including the County of Renfrew, the County of Haliburton, the Township of Addington Highlands, the Township of Carlow Mayo, the Township of Limerick, the Township of Wollaston, the Township of Georgian Bluffs, the Town of South Bruce Peninsula, and the District Municipality of Muskoka.

Eligible livestock include at least one of the following large animals that are owned or cared for by large animal owners – horses, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, rabbits, flock of poultry, bison, deer, and other animals kept in captivity for producing fur, velvet or meat.

The local Veterinary Service Committees (VSC), who are the committees of the large animal owners of a county or district in the program area, they recommend to their central committee Northern Producer Animal Health Network (NPAHN) the contract veterinarians that they want to service their large animals in their designated area for each year. NPAHN then recommends these named veterinarians to the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM). Once a veterinarian is recommended, they sign a contract with MNDM to provide the health care service to the named designated area in the defined program area.

The program provides financial assistance to designate area large animal veterinarians for travel to the large animal and to return to their clinic base plus continuing education costs and locum assistance. To locate a contract Veterinarian with the program in your area, please select your county or district below. –

Find your local Vet


Select your County/District

Dr. J Waito Veterinary Medicine Professional Corporation
PO Box 217 – 271 Garafraxa Street
Chatsworth ON  N0H 1G0
519-794-2173

Moore Veterinary Services
Dr. Dorothy Moore
R.R. #1
Chatsworth ON N0H 1G0
519-794-3883

Kapuskasing Veterinary Hospital
Dr. Ramusarian Ramkumar
2 Brunel Road South
Kapuskasing ON P5N 2T2
705-335-8446

Temiskaming Veterinary Services
Dr. Connie Dancho & Dr. Lance Males
191 Drive-in Theatre Rd.
New Liskeard ON P0J 1P0
705-647-7009

deRose Veterinary Hospital
Dr. Norma deRose
P.O. Box 866
Sundridge ON P0A 1Z0
705-382-2981

Muskoka North Veterinary Services Professional Corporation
Dr. Kelli Drost
193 Jackson’s Rd
Magnetawan ON P0A 1P0
705-387-4175

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Kapuskasing Veterinary Hospital
Dr. Ramusarian Ramkumar
2 Brunel Road South
Kapuskasing ON P5N 2T2
705-335-8446

Kapuskasing Veterinary Hospital
Dr. Ramusarian Ramkumar
2 Brunel Road South
Kapuskasing ON P5N 2T2
705-335-8446

The Island Animal Hospital
Dr Johanne Paquet & Dr Ted Delange
5993 Hwy 542
Mindemoya ON P0P 1S0
705-377-7200

Scott Veterinary Services
Dr Monika Stevens
2058 Hwy 551
Mindemoya ON P0P 1S0
705-377-5666

Verzijlenberg Veterinary Services
Dr. Fritz Verzijlenberg
4 John Street PO Box 1159
Sundridge ON P0A 1Z0
705-384-0400

Springer Animal Hospital
Dr. Olivia Stone
12006 Hwy. 17E, Unit 2
Sturgeon Falls ON P2B 3K8
(705) 753-0234

Bay of Quinte Veterinary Services
Dr. Paul Tummon
R.R. #5 6966 Highway 62 North
Belleville ON K8N 4Z5
(613) 849-5871

Temiskaming Veterinary Services
Dr. Connie Dancho & Dr. Lance Males
191 Drive-in Theatre Rd.
New Liskeard ON P0J 1P0
705-647-7009

Slate River Veterinary Services
Dr. Daniel Matyasovszky
215 Blake Scoble Twp. Road, RR3
Thunder Bay ON P7C 4V2
807-475-3837

Algonquin Boulevard Animal Hospital
Dr. Kim Landers
11 Third Avenue
Timmins ON P4N 1B9
705-264-6400

Muskoka North Veterinary Services Professional Corporation
Dr. Kelli Drost
193 Jackson’s Rd
Magnetawan ON P0A 1P0
705-387-4175

Let's Get In Touch!


To get in touch or receive information on the activities of either NPAHN or your local VSC, please contact the Secretary/Treasurer of NPAHN. Mr. Mitchell will be happy to find the right person(s) to assist you.