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Travelling with pets, food or plants
Rules for travelling with a pet or bringing food or plants to Canada
Importing food, plants or animals
Permits, notices, support and online services
Exporting food, plants or animals
Licences, certificates, guidance, notices, and online services
Making or trading food in Canada
Requirements, guidance, industry notices, and a toolkit for food businesses new to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
Food labels
Requirements, claims, understanding labels, legislative framework, food fraud, notices to industry and updates
Food safety for industry
Preventive controls and preventive control plans, food recalls, traceability, food packaging, safety standards and guidelines
Food safety for consumers
Safe food handling practices, fraud, labelling, recalls and allergy alerts
Food licences
Who needs a licence, how to apply, timelines, and a licence registry
Find permits, licences, and approvals
Search for what is required to import, export or conduct domestic activities with food, plants, or animals in Canada
Inspection and enforcement
Guidance, investigations, enforcement action and data, compliance
Plant health
Plant pests and invasive species, fertilizer, soil, grains and field crops, seeds, cannabis, forestry, and horticulture
Animal health
Biosecurity, humane transport, animal welfare, disease and surveillance, feed, veterinary biologics
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About the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Minister
The Honourable Kamal Khera
Minister of Health
Management
Paul MacKinnon
CFIA President
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Plan before you pack
Some food, plant and animal products are not allowed in Canada. Before travelling, check what you can bring back.
