Jay Van Oostdam

Jay Van Oostdam is a veterinarian, public health professional and longtime environmental advocate with decades of experience working on the connections between human health and the environment. Jay was born in Yellowknife and grew up in Regina. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Regina and later completed a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. He began practising veterinary medicine in Nanaimo and later worked across British Columbia and Saskatchewan.