25+ YEARS OF DEDICATED COMMUNITY SERVICE

Our primary goal is to provide optimal medical, surgical, and rehabilitation support and care to our patients, fostering the bonds between owners and their pets and between ourselves and our referring clinicians.

Canada West has pioneered the provision in Canada of multi-disciplinary veterinary specialist care combined with a dedicated 24 hour hospital facility that is supervised by critical care specialists.

We have operated since 1997 and have steadily grown to our current staff complement of approximately 150 individuals.

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Quick Facts

ASSIGNMENTS OF NOTE
  • We regularly assist the Vancouver Aquarium on a variety of specialized care issues;
  • We regularly treat police and service dogs from a variety of municipalities;
  • We train police dog units on canine emergency care;
UNIQUE STAFF DESIGNATIONS

Our team and hospital have a number of unique differentiators:

  • The only clinician in Canada who is board-certified in both Neurology and in Surgery;
  • Board-certified veterinary technicians in Anesthesia, Internal Medicine and Emergency & Critical Care;
  • Three specialists who have board-certification in both European and American specialty colleges; and
  • The only veterinary hospital in Canada offering hemodialysis and plasmapheresis.
FACILITIES
  • We are the largest veterinary referral hospital in Metro Vancouver;
  • We have one of the few in-house MRIs for veterinary use in Western Canada;
  • We have an in-house 64-slice CT scanner;
  • We have a dedicated Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Contact Us

1988 Kootenay Street, Vancouver, B.C. V5M 4Y3
T: 604.473.4882 | F: 604.473.4898

We are located in Greater Vancouver beside the Trans Canada Highway (Highway 1) — one block south of the 1st Avenue exit (EXIT 27) from Highway 1

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EMERGENCY SERVICES:
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

MEDIA INQUIRIES:
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RECEPTION HOURS:
Monday to Tuesday: 7am – 11pm
Wednesday to Fridat: 7am – 11:30pm
Saturday: 8am – 11:30pm
Sundays/Holidays: 8am – 11pm

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Careers

We are always on the lookout for veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants, veterinarians and board certified specialists.

Check our list of open positions.

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