Alternative service delivery (ASD) is when organizations outside the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) deliver programs and services on behalf of the agency. The CFIA formally authorizes these organizations under formal legal instruments, which clearly define terms and conditions.
Benefits
ASD lets us design programs and deliver services with more flexibility and efficiency. By bringing in outside experts and resources when needed, we can improve services for Canadians and make better use of CFIA resources.
We oversee ASD activities to ensure that it meets regulatory requirements and that any associated risks are properly managed.
Contact us
For questions about ASD, email cfia.ASDinfo-DMPSinfo.acia@inspection.gc.ca.
ASD mechanisms by mandate area
External service providers deliver services or activities under the following programs, through the use of ASD mechanisms, while the CFIA retains full authority and oversight.
Plant health-related programs, services and activities
- Canadian Heat-Treated Wood Products Certification Program
- Canadian Sawn Wood Certification Program
- Canadian Grain Sampling Program (CGSP) – Third party auditors
- Recognition of Export Grain Analysis by Authorized Labs (REGAL) Program
- Canadian Debarking and Grub Hole Control Program for the export of cedar forest products
- Authorized importers of seed
- Authorized exporters of seed
- Authorized Seed Crop Inspection Services and Licensed Seed Crop Inspectors
- Conformity verification bodies in support of:
- seed certification
- phytosanitary certification of seed
- seed import programs
- Authorized laboratories for testing of grain exports
- Approved laboratories list under the Seed Potato Approval Program
- Export certification of fresh sweet cherries from British Columbia
- Export certification of fresh greenhouse peppers from British Columbia to Japan
Animal health-related programs, services and activities
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Enhanced Surveillance Sampling Program
- Canadian Notifiable Avian Influenza Surveillance System (CanNAISS)
- Embryo Export Approval Program
- National Scrapie Surveillance Program
- Livestock Traceability Responsible Administrator
- Specified Risk Material (SRM) removal
- National Accredited Veterinarian Program – Exports
- Approval of external labs for animal health diseases