FluWatch is Canada's national surveillance system that monitors the spread of influenza and influenza-like illnesses on an ongoing basis.
The FluWatch program consists of a network of labs, hospitals, doctor's offices and provincial and territorial ministries of health. Program objectives are:
• DETECT: Identify signals to detect, assess and respond to epidemics and other events of public health concern.
• INFORM: Contribute to the evidence base necessary to plan, develop and implement health programs and policies for the control of influenza.
• ENABLE: Support national infrastructure for influenza surveillance, including national and international collaborations related to surveillance and pandemic response.
Learn more about the FluWatch influenza surveillance program. (link to https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/flu-influenza/influenza-surveillance/about-fluwatch.html)