Manitoba’s Jos Reimer has been named Canada’s new chief public health officer.
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Health Minister Marjorie Mitchell has announced that Dr. Joss Riemer, the face of Manitoba’s pandemic vaccination efforts, will be Canada’s new chief public health officer.
In a social media post Friday, Mitchell said she looks forward to working with Reimer, whose “leadership, expertise and commitment to public health will be an invaluable asset in protecting the health of Canadians.”
Reimer, who will take up his new role on April 1, was the medical lead and spokesperson for Manitoba’s COVID-19 vaccine implementation taskforce and served as medical director of public health for Winnipeg.
Reimer has also served as head of the Canadian Medical Association, leaving his post in 2025.
a biography on Organization The website says she specializes in “vaccinations, sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections and harm reduction.”
Reimer worked at the University of Manitoba for nine years. As Graduate Director of Population Health, she developed and led the university’s four-year population health curriculum.
Canada currently has an interim chief public health officer, Dr. Howard Njoo. She took over the role after Theresa Tam, who led Canada’s pandemic response.
Tam, who stepped down in June, had served in the role since June 2017, and became a household name during the country’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
