Our Founding Story

Since the first hospital joined NVA in 1997, founder Stanley Creighton, DVM has emphasized support for the local medical standards established by individual doctors and practices. He’s always believed that when veterinarians craft strategies specific to their own hospitals and communities, high quality patient care and client services follow.

This vision for local empowerment continues at NVA Canada. We make new tools and resources available to hospitals, helping them achieve their individual medical goals without the restrictions of a standardized plan. Resources include our national medical database, training and education for staff, emerging nationally published research and standards plus much more. Managing veterinarians decide what level of medicine they would like their hospital to reach—then NVA Canada supports them in making it happen.

We Care

We are authentic, kind, and create well-being for each other. We nurture an environment where individuals are engaged, healthy, valued and celebrated.

We Always Act With Integrity

We achieve success the right way. We are humble, transparent, accountable, trustworthy, and stand by our word.

We Foster a Thriving Community

We create a safe, inclusive, and diverse community where everyone belongs. We celebrate and leverage our unique experiences, perspectives and ideas to build strong teams and expand horizons.

We Partner to Unlock Potential

We challenge ourselves to grow, continuously improve, share experiences and embrace new thinking and solutions. We take a long-term perspective, striving to be better today than we were yesterday.