Avian vets in Canada: clinics that treat birds
Most general practices don't see birds at all. These 98 clinics across 11 provinces say on their own websites that they treat birds, parrots or exotics.
Always phone first. Hours, staffing and which species a clinic will see change without notice, and the avian vet may only be in on certain days. This list is a starting point, not a guarantee — we are not affiliated with any clinic here and receive nothing from them.
Ontario(24)
Bowmanville Veterinary Hospital
2826 Durham Regional Hwy 2, Bowmanville, ON L1C 3K5
Ontario Veterinary College Health Sciences Centre
28 College Ave W, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
404 Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital
510 Harry Walker Parkway South, Newmarket, ON L3Y 0B3
The Links Road Animal & Bird Clinic
41 The Links Rd, North York, ON M2P 1T7
Riverside South Animal Hospital
4-4184 Spratt Rd, Gloucester (Ottawa), ON K1V 0Z6
Brealey Drive Animal Clinic
1789 Stenson Blvd, Unit 6-7, Peterborough, ON K9K 2H4
Glenridge Animal Hospital
224 Glenridge Avenue, Unit 1, St Catharines, ON L2T 3J9
The bird evidence is only a species list repeated twice on the homepage — I searched the site and found no dedicated avian, bird or exotics service page or link at all, so this is a general practice that says it sees birds rather than one advertising avian expertise.
Fruitland Veterinary Hospital
621 Barton St Unit 7, Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5R8
British Columbia(19)
Townline Veterinary Hospital
Unit 7 - 31205 Maclure Road, Abbotsford, BC V2T 5E5
Capitol Hill Animal Hospital
5514 East Hastings Street, Burnaby, BC V5B 1R3
Sunrise Veterinary Clinic
800 Shamrock Place, Comox, BC V9M 4G4
The avian page is a real top-level service in the main navigation, but its body is only two sentences and it hedges with "Please contact us for appointment availability" - phone ahead rather than arrive unannounced with an emergency.
Eagle Ridge Animal & Bird Hospital
2599 Runnel Drive, Coquitlam, BC V3E 1S3
Phases Veterinary Emergency Hospital
1350 Summit Drive, Kamloops, BC V2C 1T8
VCA Canada Tri Lake Animal Hospital & Referral Centre
10564 Powley Court, Winfield, BC V4V 1V5
Animal Emergency Clinic of the Fraser Valley
6325 204th Street, Unit 302, Langley, BC V2Y 3B3
Emergency hospital - treats birds, but not an avian specialist. Phone ahead.
Mahalo Veterinary Hospital
3-5767 Turner Rd., Longwood Station, Nanaimo, BC V9T 6L8
Port Coquitlam Animal Hospital
2655 Lougheed Hwy, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 1B5
Birchwood Veterinary Clinic
1741 Victoria Street, Prince George, BC V2L 2L6
VCA Canada Central Saanich Animal Hospital
1782 Stelly's X Road, Saanichton, BC V8M 1S8
King George Veterinary Hospital
#902 - 7380 King George Blvd, Surrey, BC V3W 5A5
Alberta(18)
Newell Veterinary Services
1103B, 2 St W, Brooks, AB T1R 0N9
The /avian/ page is real and loads, but it is not linked from the site's menu — the Services menu lists only Companion Animals — and the homepage names no birds, so a caller should confirm avian appointments are still offered.
Calgary Avian & Exotic Pet Clinic
Bay 1 - 2308 24th Street S.W., Calgary, AB
Stoney Trail Veterinary Clinic
11245 Valley Ridge Dr NW, Calgary, AB T3B 5V4
VCA Canada Calgary North Animal Hospital
4204 4th Street NW, Calgary, AB T2K 1A2
VCA Canada District Animal Hospital
11154 11th Street NE, Calgary, AB T3K 2R5
Paramount 24 Hr Animal Hospital
4110 - 5111 Northland Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2J8
Harvest Pointe Animal Hospital
5255 Ellerslie Rd SW, Edmonton, Alberta T6X 1X2
Fairview Veterinary Clinic
10216 101 Ave., Fairview, AB T0H 1L0
The /avian/ page is not linked from the site's menu — the Services menu lists Companion Animals, Bovine, Equine, Ovine and Caprine and Emergency only — and the copy is shared template text, so confirm by phone that birds are actually seen.
Northern Veterinary Services
155 MacLean Rd, Fort McMurray, AB T9H 4X2
"Avian" appears only in the clinic's page headings and tagline — there is no bird or avian service page, no bird species are named anywhere, and the homepage says only "small mammals and geckos to equine, wildlife & everything in between", so phone ahead before travelling.
Animals First Clinic
9151 Crystal Lake Dr #101, Grande Prairie, Alberta T8X 0B7
Peace River Veterinary Services
7710 100 Avenue, Peace River, AB T8S 1M5
The clinic's own wording is "Limited services are available for Avian" — it is a mixed/large-animal practice, not an avian specialist, so a caller should confirm the case can be seen before travelling.
Best Friend's Animal Hospital
#26, 308 Westgrove Drive, Spruce Grove, Alberta T7X 4P9
Quebec(18)
Hôpital Vétérinaire Taché
345, boulevard Alexandre-Taché, Hull (Gatineau), QC J9A 1M3
Hôpital vétérinaire de la Montagne
260 boulevard Saint-Raymond, bureau 109, Gatineau, QC J9A 3G7
Hôpital Vétérinaire de L'Île-Perrot
400 Grand Boulevard, L'Île-Perrot, QC J7V 4X2
Fauna – Hôpital vétérinaire pour animaux exotiques
5313, boulevard Lévesque Est, Laval, QC H7C 1N6
Clinique vétérinaire Animo Santé
400, rue Saint-Jean, Longueuil, QC J4H 2X6
Clinique Vétérinaire du Domaine Vert
11600 Mnt Sainte-Marianne #100, Mirabel, QC J7J 2A9
Clinique Vétérinaire Mont-Saint-Grégoire
128 Rang De La Montagne, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, QC J0J 1K0
Hôpital vétérinaire pour oiseaux et animaux exotiques de Montréal (Montreal Bird and Exotic Veterinary Hospital)
6090 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H4A 1Y1
Hôpital Vétérinaire de l'Ormière
4100 boul. de l'Auvergne, Québec, QC G2C 1T8
Nova Clinique vétérinaire
6500 boulevard Pierre-Bertrand, suite 100, Québec, QC G2J 1R4
Hôpital vétérinaire Le Gardeur
413, rue Saint-Paul, Repentigny, QC J5Z 2H9
Listed on its veterinary group's site; the clinic's own domain now redirects there.
Hôpital Vétérinaire du Boisé
270 boulevard du Royaume Est, Saguenay (Chicoutimi), QC G7H 0B9
CHUV – Clinique des animaux exotiques (Centre hospitalier universitaire vétérinaire, Université de Montréal)
1525, avenue des Vétérinaires, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 8H5
Hôpital Vétérinaire Ste-Thérèse
268 boul. du Curé-Labelle, Sainte-Thérèse, QC J7E 2X7
Listed on its veterinary group's site; the clinic's own domain now redirects there.
Hôpital Vétérinaire de l'Estrie
2736, rue Galt Ouest, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2V8
Hôpital vétérinaire Les Rivières
5845 boulevard Des Chenaux, Trois-Rivières, QC G8Y 5V7
Manitoba(5)
Oakbank Bird's Hill Animal Hospital
26157 Oakwood Rd 64N, Oakbank, MB R5N 0A6
Kenaston Veterinary Hospital
110-2355 McGillivray Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3Y 0A1
Whyte Ridge Veterinary Hospital
151 Scurfield Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1L6
Birds are named under a general "Exotic Animal Medicine" heading on the services sub-page rather than on a dedicated avian page, and the capability is tied to two named vets — call ahead to confirm one of them is in.
Winrose Animal Hospital
534 St. Annes Road, Winnipeg, MB
The evidence is a single word ("avian") in a list on an exotics sub-page, and the clinic states only a few of its doctors see these species — phone first to confirm an avian-capable vet is available.
Saskatchewan(5)
Twin Valley Veterinary Health Services
424 Maple Street, Esterhazy, SK S0A 0X0
Weakest listing here: the avian page reads as vendor boilerplate and the homepage and services menu name no birds at all — the advertised services are livestock herd health, equine dentistry, orthopaedic surgery, echocardiogram, diagnostics and dentistry — so call before travelling.
WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre (Western College of Veterinary Medicine)
52 Campus Drive, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B4
Indoor pet birds only — the same page states that a bird spending any time outdoors must NOT be brought to the hospital, and that a found injured wild bird (owl, hawk, eagle, crow, magpie, waterfowl) must not be carried in; phone reception first and they will route you to the zoo/exotics/wildlife service.
Nova Scotia(3)
Maritime Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Centre
39 MicMac Blvd., Dartmouth, NS B3A 4Y8
Coastal Care Veterinary Emergency & Referral Hospital
168 Hobsons Lake Dr, Halifax, NS B3S 0G4
Central Nova Animal Hospital
29 Main St, Truro, NS, B2N 4G5
Not an avian specialist: the clinic's own words say it sees birds only occasionally for basic work (wing and nail trims) and refers complex avian cases to Halifax, Moncton or the AVC in PEI, and the homepage names no avian service at all.
New Brunswick(2)
Valley Veterinary Hospital
2024 Lincoln Rd, Fredericton, NB, E3B 8M7
The bird evidence lives only on the About Us sub-page — the homepage names dogs and cats exclusively and mentions no bird, avian or exotic care anywhere.
Prince Edward Island(2)
AVC Veterinary Teaching Hospital (Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI)
550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3
Yukon(1)
All Paws Veterinary Clinic
9 Metropolit Lane, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 0J1
General practice that sees birds, not an avian specialist. Phone ahead.
In Newfoundland and Labrador?
We have nothing yet for Newfoundland and Labrador and Nunavut — those are simply the places we have not been able to verify a clinic in. We would rather list 98 we have actually checked than three hundred we haven't — a wrong clinic at 2am is worse than no clinic.
Anywhere in Canada, the fastest route is to phone your nearest emergency veterinary hospital and ask outright whether they see birds; many do without saying so online. Provincial veterinary associations and the nearest veterinary teaching hospital are also good bets. If you know a clinic that treats birds and should be on this list, tell us and we'll verify and add it.
Common questions
Can any vet treat a bird?
No. Birds are structurally different from cats and dogs — different anatomy, different drug tolerances, different anaesthetic risk — and many general practices will not see them at all. Always phone before you drive anywhere, and say on the phone that it is a bird.
I found someone's bird and it looks hurt. Who pays?
Ask the clinic before treatment begins. Some will stabilise a found animal and recover costs from the owner once identified; others will not. Being clear on the phone that this is a found bird, not your pet, avoids a difficult conversation later.
It's the middle of the night and my bird is in trouble.
Call the nearest emergency veterinary hospital even if it isn't on this list and ask directly whether they take birds — many take avian emergencies out of hours without advertising it. Meanwhile keep the bird warm, dark and quiet, and do not try to feed or water an injured or collapsed bird.
I found a wild bird, not a pet.
A robin, sparrow, gull, duckling or bird of prey needs a licensed wildlife rehabilitator rather than a small-animal vet, and in Canada it is an offence to keep most native birds without authorisation. See our wild bird page for what to do.
Each clinic's website and species information was checked on 2026-07-27. Details change — phone ahead.