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Our Philosophy:

"Remove the substance and keep the individual"


Our Mission:

To Help initiate change and accompany individuals on the road to improved productivity and personal and family lifestyles.


Our Vision:

To be the partner of choice for quality diagnostic services to enhance health and wellness.


Our Values:

We are passionate about patient care.
We are sensitive and responsive to our customers' needs.
We are commited to high standards and doing things right.
We take responsibility for our actions and decisions.
We foster innovation through learning and research.
We embrace change.
We have honest and open communications.
We care about each other and embrace diversity.
We support professional and personal growth.
We support our communities.
We celebrate our successes.

Our History:

CannAmm Drug and Alcohol Testing for the Workplace Inc. is a full service, Drug Free Workplace administrator and drug testing consultant servicing clients throughout North America. CannAmm's Occupational Health roots stretch out over more than 10 years of quality service. The range of services we offer include policy development, management, employee and supervisor training, laboratory and testing services, as well as (MRO) Medical Review Officer and (SAP) Substance Abuse Counselling services to help your employees deal with addiction issues.
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CannAmm is one of the largest Drug Free Workplace Administrators in Canada with over 400 locations covering all provinces and territories. (see Coverage) We specialize in developing programs specifically designed for various market sectors. These sectors include: companies governed by the US Department of Transportation, manufacturing industries, forestry sectors, and mining and mining contractors sectors. CannAmm Inc. is the vendor of choice for the Canadian Diamond Drilling Association. (see Testimonials)


Our Leaders:
 

Scott Boyer MBA, BComm:
      Vice President, Occupational Services

Highlights of Scott’s career include developing and implementing an enterprise wide service model for Alberta’s largest power generator, developing and implementing the corporate shared service delivery model for the City of Ottawa, and developing a 10 year vision and action plan for the City of Edmonton’s Emergency Response Department. After nine years of management consulting, including a year as Edmonton Office Managing Partner for TurnKey Management Consulting, followed by two years as Operations Manager for a Western Canadian point of sale company Scott recently joined CannAmm / DynaLIFEDX. This move allows Scott to help further develop CannAmm OTS as the leading Occupational Testing organization in Canada.

Greg Demers: Strategic Business Development Manager

Mr. Demers has a background in police work for 17 years. Mr. Demers attended the Canadian Forces School of Intelegence and Security in 1979 as a Military Police Officer. He spent four years at National Defense Headquarters in Ottawa working in security surveys implementing security programs for the Department of National Defense then moved on the security investigations where he was responsible for investigating foreign breaches of national security through external affairs.

In 1985, Mr. Demers joined the North Bay City Police Services and had various assignments/qualifications such as regular patrol, explosive disposal unit, breath alcohol technician (certified at the Center of Forensic Sciences Toronto, accepted as an expert witness in Ontario courts), court officer in the provincial criminal courts, and community services duties. Aug of 1996 Mr. Demers moved over to CannAmm Drug & Alcohol Testing full time as a working Principal and General Manager. In July of 2006 CannAmm was acquired by Dynacare Kasper Medical Laboratories and all Testing Services where merged to form CannAmm Occupational Testing Services. Mr. Demers is now the General Manager of CannAmm Occupational Testing Services division in AB and ON.

Bruce Demers MD, CCFP, MRO:
Chief Medical Review Officer / CannAmm Medical Director

Dr. Demers graduated from the University of Ottawa and completed his postgraduate residency program at McMaster University. He has practiced medicine since 1983 having been involved in many areas of medical service delivery. During his many years of Family Practice he was involved in emergency care, obstetrics, surgical and medical care. Dr. Demers has focused on medical education over much of his career being a key player in establishing medical education in Northern Ontario. He teaches and has administered programs involving the formal education of nurses, medical students and postgraduate medical doctors (Family Practice and Psychiatry). He is currently an assistant professor for the Northern Ontario School of Medicine with university appointments at Laurentian and Lakehead Universities.

Dr. Demers has involved himself in the delivery of Occupation Health services to a wide variety of workplace segments including Health Care, Transportation, Mining and Manufacturing. He has extensive experience in case management, workplace medical programs, dispute resolution and disability assessment. Dr. Demers as a co founder of CannAmm Occupation Testing Services has had a hand in developing and defining sustainable substance abuse programs for the Canadian workplace from coast to coast. Dr. Demers has a particular interest and experience in the area of Mental Health and Addiction and has been a long standing staff member of the Northeastern Mental Health Center providing specialized mental health services to Northeastern Ontario.

Dr. Demers has worked within virtually all areas of medicine resulting in a rich knowledge base and extensive experience which he continues to offer to the medical and business communities across Canada.

Dennis L. Kerns: Manager Business Development

Mr. Kerns has over 20 years experience in a medical laboratory environment. He received a Bachelor of Technology degree from the Oregon Institute of Technology. Mr. Kerns served as Director of Outpatient Services for Western Pathology Consultants, PC; Laboratory Supervisor for Box Butte General Hospital, Alliance, Nebraska; and Laboratory Supervisor for Dundy County Hospital, Benkelman, Nebraska.

Mr. Kerns has his MT(ASCP) certification from the American Society of Clinical Pathology. He has also served as Associate Professor at Western Nebraska Community College, Adult Education Division. Recently Mr. Kerns has been certified as a C-SAPA (Certifies Substance Abuse Program Administrator) and serves on the boards of SAPAA and the certifying agency SAPACC.

Carla-Rae Goldsmith: Operations Manager

Ms Goldsmith joined CannAmm in June of 2004 and since that time has proven to be a valuable and indispensable member of the team. She has brought an extensive level of experience in the customer service field. She has a background of 13 years service in the Canadian Military working as a budget administrator and staff leader. In addition, she has donated her time and expertise on numerous fundraising committees and social programs.

Following her military career she worked as an account executive for MCTV, as well as a sales agent for Allstate Insurance. Carla ensures that all initiatives within CannAmm Occupational Testing Services are implemented properly.

Pierre Croteau: Coordinator Substance Abuse – Assessment and Referral

Following his studies at Cornwall Classical College ( affiliated to Ottawa University) in 1961, he enjoyed a business career until 1984 at which time he entered the addiction field. After working in assessment and referral, he was executive and program director of Jubilee Centre in Timmins, Ontario. In 1991, he took a position as Senior Counselor/Coordinator of French Language services at Halfway House Inc. in North Bay, Ontario.

In 1994, he co-founded “Le Pavillon”, a francophone long term recovery home for substance dependents. He is an “International Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor” (I.C.A.D.C.) as well as a “Certified Compulsive Gambling Counselor” He has a private clinic in addiction and education. Pierre is one of our most experienced Trainers and travels the continent offering his expertise to supervisors and employees in a class setting. He is also the Coordinator of the assessment and referral division of CannAmm Drug and Alcohol Testing.

Dan Demers: Business Development

Mr. Demers has a strong academic background - completing high school two years earlier than his peers. Without hesitation, he moved on to finish an Honours BSC with a minor in Biology at the University of Waterloo; with a dean’s list average.

During his academia he worked for the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, gathering statistical data across Northern Ontario for planning and development of major roadway projects as well assisting the traffic department in implementing a paperless database. After two years with the Ministry of Transportation, he moved on to the Mining sector and worked for Mining Technologies International, initially as a labourer; however, quickly establishing a reputation that allowed him to pursue a personal project on how communication between departments affected productivity as well as identifying and verify bottlenecks in production.

Although his background is science, his passion lies in business, Mr. Demers intends on pursuing an executive MBA as his corporate experience grows.

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