The missions of the Faculties are to be :
- Canada's leading catalyst for the development and adoption of science and veterinary technology for the agricultural and food industry at home and abroad, and
- The primary sources for undergraduate and graduate education to serve the growing needs of the industry and governments.
The five schools serving veterinary medicine are:
- Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island
- Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
- Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
- Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
The eight faculties serving agriculture and food are:
- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan
- Faculté des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Université Laval
- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University
- Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba
- Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta
- Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia
- Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture
- Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph
A non-profit corporation
The Association of Canadian Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine is a non-profit corporation, created in 1991:
- To seek collaborative arrangements among members to strengthen Canadian capacity in academic research and teaching,
- To represent agriculture and veterinary medicine faculties to government agencies involved in research funding and research priorities, and
- To strengthen Canada's ties to other agriculture and veterinary medicine faculties around the world.