Enhanced Surveillance of Antimicrobial-Resistant Gonorrhea System (ESAG): Data representativeness
This page presents how nationally representative the Enhanced Surveillance of Antimicrobial-Resistant Gonorrhea System (ESAG) data are.
- Last updated: 2026-06-02
It describes the proportion of ESAG cases with cultures compared to: i) the total number of gonorrhea cases reported across Canada to the Canadian Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (CNDSS) and ii) the total number of gonorrhea cultures included in GASP-Canada.
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- Figure 1: Provinces and territories participating in ESAG, 2018 to 2024
- Figure 2: Number of ESAG cases reported by the ESAG participating provinces and territories and the national gonorrhea rate, 2018 to 2024
In 2013, PHAC's CCDIC, in partnership with the NML and three provinces (Alberta, Manitoba and Nova Scotia), launched the pilot phase of ESAG. Alberta, which already collected data relevant to AMR-GC, was the first participating jurisdiction. Winnipeg and the Capital District Health Authority in Nova Scotia (now the Nova Scotia Health Authority – Central Zone), began collecting data in 2014. The Northwest Territories, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island joined ESAG respectively in 2018, 2023 and 2024. Additional provincial and territorial recruitment is ongoing.
Figure 1: Provinces and territories participating in ESAG, 2018 to 2024
6,160 ESAG cases reported from 2018 to 2024
Between 2018 and 2024, gonococcal cultures from ESAG cases represented, on average, 23.8% of all N. gonorrhoeae cultures submitted to the NML
Between 2018 and 2023, ESAG cases represented, on average, 2.3% of all gonorrhea cases submitted to CNDSS1. At the time of publication, the most recent CNDSS gonorrhea case data available is from 2023.
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| Province or Territory | Data Provided |
|---|---|
| British Columbia | None |
| Yukon | None |
| Northwest Territories | 2018–2024 |
| Nunavut | None |
| Alberta | 2018–2024 |
| Saskatchewan | None |
| Manitoba | 2018–2024 |
| Ontario | None |
| Quebec | None |
| New Brunswick | 2023–2024 |
| Nova Scotia | 2018–2024 |
| Prince Edward Island | 2024 only |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | None |
Figure 2: Number of ESAG cases and gonorrhea case rates reported by and the national gonorrhea rate, 2018 to 2024
Provincial and territorial case rates for 2024 will be uploaded once they become publicly available.
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Government of Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada. Notifiable diseases on-line [Internet]. Canada.ca. Available from: https://diseases.canada.ca/notifiable/
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