Who We Are

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Who We Are

• The Canadian Institute of Public Health
  Inspectors (CIPHI) is the only professional
  association for Public Health inspectors in
  Canada.
• We continually work to protect the health of all
  Canadians, advance the environmental and health
  sciences and enhance the field of public health
  inspection.

Protecting the health of Canadians
Advancing the environmental and health sciences
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health inspection
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Who We Are

• CERTIFICATION
• The Board of Certification is the organizational
  body for certification on behalf of the
  Institute. The certification process guarantees
  the highest standards for entry into the
  profession are met.
• INFORMATION
• CIPHI provides ongoing opportunities for
  professional development. CIPHI interacts
  strongly within the international environmental
  health community and is proactive in advancing
  the science of environmental health.
• ADVOCACY
• CIPHI works to protect the health of all
  Canadians on environmental issues while
  promoting the science of environmental health and
  the profession.

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Career as a PHI / EHO?

• PHI Public Health Inspector
• EHO Environmental Health Officer

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PHI / EHO provide services in
Food Safety Drinking Water Quality Rental Housing
Conditions Recreational Water Safety Personal
Services Facilities Childcare and Institutional
Facilities Infection Control and Communicable
Disease Consultation
Air Quality Playground Safety Tobacco
Reduction Outbreak Management Prevention of Food
borne Illness Onsite Sewage Disposal
Assessments Land Use Management
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Functions of the PHI / EHO

• Education Promotion
• Consulting Planning
• Inspecting Monitoring
• Evaluation Assessment
• Enforcement
• Advocacy

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Advantages of being a PHI / EHO

• Diverse, interesting role
• Work with the public
• Benefit to the community
• Application of your science background
• Responsibility
• Diversity of work environment

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Preferred Qualities

• Mature, practical assertive
• Able to work both independently in teams
• Good interpersonal skills (tact, courtesy,
  diplomacy)
• Good communication skills written verbal
• Good problem-solving and decision-making skills

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Employment Opportunities

• Federal, provincial, and municipal governments
• Quality improvement for large corporations
• Environmental control agencies
• Health promotion education
• Private consulting firms
• By-law enforcement
• Education
• Workplace Health and Safety

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How Do I Become a PHI / EHO?

• Certificate in Public Health Inspection
• The Certificate in Public Health Inspection
  (Canada), CPHI(C), is granted by the Canadian
  Institute of Public Health Inspectors to those
  candidates who fulfill the requirements set forth
  in the Regulations Respecting the Certificate in
  Public Health Inspection (Canada) and Governing
  the Board of Certification of Public Health
  Inspectors.
• Education
• The following educational institutions in Canada
  currently provide programs of instruction that
  have been approved by the Board of Certification
• - British Columbia Institute of Technology,
  Burnaby, B.C.
• Concordia University College of Alberta,
  Edmonton, AB.
• First Nations University of Canada, Regina, SK.
• New Brunswick Community College, Bathurst, N.B.
  (French)
• - Ryerson University, Toronto, ON.
• - University College of Cape Breton, Sydney,
  N.S.

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How Do I Become a PHI / EHO?
Practical Experience In order to be eligible to
sit the Examination to obtain the CPHI(C), every
candidate must satisfactorily complete a twelve
(12) week minimum practicum in the basic
inspection programs. Foreign candidates must
apply to the board in advance and the academic
transcripts reviewed for equivalencies. If full
equivalency is granted by the BOC, 26 weeks of
field training are required.
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Job Ready Candidates
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The Sciences and being a PHI / EHO?
Biology
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The Sciences and being a PHI / EHO?
Chemistry
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The Sciences and being a PHI / EHO?
Chemistry
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The Sciences and being a PHI / EHO?
Math
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The Sciences and being a PHI / EHO?
Math
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The Sciences and being a PHI / EHO?
Microbiology
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The Sciences and being a PHI / EHO?
Physics
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Types of Membership

• The Canadian Institute of Public health
  Inspectors has numerous types of membership
• Regular, Student, Retired, Fraternal, and
  International.
• We also have Corporate and Affiliate memberships.
  
• To qualify for regular membership, you must be a
  Certified Health Inspector, as defined by the
  Board of Certification (BOC).

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Benefits of Membership

• Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors is
  the only national association that speaks for
  Public Health Inspectors and Environmental Health
  Officers in Canada!
• Other benefits include

• Voting privileges
• Sabbatical and Twinning Exchange
• Right to Hold office
• Awards Eligibility
• Free Regular membership for newly certified
  members
• CIPHI membership pin
• Mentorship Program

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Benefits of Membership

• CIPHI certificate of membership
• Subscription to the Environmental health Review
• Discounts on National and Branch Annual
• Educational Conferences and Expositions
• Discounts on membership with the U.S. National
  Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
• Discounts on Products and Services
• Scholarship Eligibility/Education Awards under
  the auspices of the Environmental Health
  Foundation of Canada (EHFC)
• Networking

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Charitable Foundation

• CIPHI also has a very active Charitable
  Foundation.
• The Environmental Health Foundation of Canada
  (EHFC) is a national, registered not-for-profit
  charitable organization. Through dedicated
  projects the Foundation complements the work of
  CIPHI in advancing environmental health in Canada
  and internationally through the development and
  implementation of education and research
  initiatives.

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Photo Credits Vancouver Coastal Health, and
School of Health Sciences BCIT