CEO and Board of Directors
President and CEO

James A. Dosman
james.dosman@usask.ca
Dr. James Dosman, often known as the "father of agricultural medicine" in Canada, has been instrumental in establishing rural health and safety programs nationally and internationally.
An outstanding physician-scientist, he helped to found such initiatives as the first annual Agriculture Health and Safety Conference, the Canadian Agricultural Injury Surveillance Program, the Canadian Agriculture Safety Program, and the Agricultural Health and Safety Network, which provides educational services, respiratory health and hearing screening programs, courses in emergency preparedness, and other educational opportunities to agricultural populations.
He has devoted his career to improving the health of and preventing injury to, farmers and their families, working to enhance the health of agricultural populations in Canada and worldwide.
Recently honoured for his contributions to the advancement of agricultural health and safety in Canada by being named an officer of the Order of Canada, James Dosman, as the President and CEO of Agrivita Canada Inc., continues his commitment to improving the lives of those who live and work in agriculture and rural communities.
Appointments
1975-1984: Founding Head, Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
1986- 2001: Founding Director, Centre for Agricultural Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
2001- 2005: Founding Director, Institute of Agricultural, Rural and Environmental Health, University of Saskatchewan
2005- 2007: Founding Director, Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan
2007: Founder, Canadian Agricultural Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan
2006- Present: President and CEO. Agrivita Canada Inc.
Signal Achievements
1988 - Establishment of the Agricultural Health and Safety Network in Saskatchewan
1994 - Establishment of the Canadian Coalition for Agricultural Safety and Rural Health, now the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA)
1994 - Establishment of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Program
2000 - Establishment of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society
2011 - Leading the International Labour Organization to establish an International Code of Safe Practice in Agriculture
Recognitions/Honors
1976-1981: Research Scholar, Medical Research Council of Canada
1980: Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
1982-1987: Research Scholar, Health Canada
1975-1984: Ferguson Professor of Respiratory Diseases, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
1988-1993: Research Scholar, Health Canada
1998-2003: Scientist Award, Medical Research Council of Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research
2001: Award for Meritorious Service to the People of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
2003: Award for Public Service and Extension, University of Saskatchewan
2005: Saskatchewan Order of Merit
2005: Induction as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
2007: Dean Stueland Award, National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield, WI
2008: Saskatchewan Lung Association, Lifetime Achievement Award
2009: Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, Achievement Award
2009: Canadian Medical Association Honorary Life Membership
2010: Inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
2010: Officer of the Order of Canada
2011: Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame
2013: Distinguished Service award, Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America
2017: Horizon School District Wall of Fame
2019: Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Board of Directors
Agrivita Canada Inc. is governed by a board of directors consisting of:
Hon. Terry Mercer
- Retired, Senate of Canada, NS
David Miller
- Senior Advisor to the Executive, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, BC
Terry Baker
- Chair, Board of Agrivita Canada Incorporated
- Agricultural Producer and President, Franklin Land and Cattle Co. Ltd., SK
- Chair, Nutrients for Life Foundation Canada
Ernie Barber
- Secretary, Board of Agrivita Canada Incorporated
- Academic Strategic Business Advisor, University of Saskatchewan, SK
(Dorothy) Linn Holness
- Professor and Chief, Occupational and Environmental Health, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, ON
Niels Koehncke
- Director, Canadian Centre for Rural and Agricultural Health, University of Saskatchewan, SK
Marek Radomski
- Vice-Dean (Research), College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, SK
Garnett Volk
- Vice-Chair, Board of Agrivita Canada Incorporated
- Senior Director, Saskatoon District, Farm Credit Canada, SK
Alain Marchand
- Scientific Director, Research Division, Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), QB
Ken Juba
- Founder/Retired Partner Creative Fire, SK