The Canadian Academy of Veterinary Dermatology (CAVD) is a federally incorporated not-for-profit organization.

We are one of the nine member organizations under the auspices of the World Association for Veterinary Dermatology (WAVD). Our sister organizations are:

• American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology (AAVD)
• American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD)
• Asian Society of Veterinary Dermatology (AiSVD)
• Asian College of Veterinary Dermatology (AiCVD)
• European College of Veterinary Dermatology (ECVD)
• European Society of Veterinary Dermatology (ESVD)
• Dermatology Chapter of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (DCANZCVS)
• Latin American Society of Veterinary Dermatology / Sociedad Latinoamericana de Dermatología Veterinaria (SLDV)