Research with livestock feeds: How to apply

Once you get your information ready, you can upload your completed form CFIA/ACIA 5916 – Application for research authorization / exemption under the Feeds Act and Feeds Regulations and supporting documentation into My CFIA.

Apply using My CFIA

If you are unable to sign up for My CFIA, you can submit your completed submission package by mail to:

Pre-Market Application Submissions Office (PASO)
Attn: Animal Feed Program
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
59 Camelot Drive
Ottawa ON K1A 0Y9
Canada

Additional information

Before contacting the CFIA with any questions, review Chapter 5 of the regulatory guidance : RG-1: Feed registration procedures and labelling standards. If you still can't find what you're looking for after reviewing the guidance, you can then contact the CFIA.

For questions about administrative processes, email the Pre-market Application Submissions Office (PASO) at: cfia.paso-bpdpm.acia@inspection.gc.ca.

For questions of a technical nature, email the CFIA at: cfia.afp-paa.acia@inspection.gc.ca.

Payment options (mailed applications)

Enclose the applicable application fee, based on the service requested and the livestock feed evaluation category with your application.

Fees are payable in Canadian funds by:

  • on-account option where a user can charge their CFIA account number for a service request (preferred)
  • Visa™
  • Mastercard™
  • American Express™
  • cheque (from a Canadian bank) or money order payable to the Receiver General for Canada