Signing up and managing a My CFIA account
Sign up for a My CFIA account
What you need to know before creating a My CFIA account and a profile for your business.
Recover your password and/or username
Instructions to recover your password and/or username for existing My CFIA users.
Manage your account
Step-by-step instructions to help you manage your My CFIA account.
Add additional establishment information into My CFIA
How and why to add additional establishment information into My CFIA.
Assign an Alternate Profile Manager in My CFIA
Step-by-step instructions in how to assign an Alternate Profile Manager in My CFIA.
Duration: 3:44
A GCKey is your passport to Government of Canada online services. This tutorial will walk you through how to get your GCKey step-by-step.
Submitting service requests
How to verify meat and poultry export to the U.S. when the Digital Service Delivery Platform (DSDP) is not available (Business continuity plan)
Step-by-step instructions to request or authenticate a meat and poultry export certificate to the U.S. when DSDP or the certificate authenticator are not available.
Request services
Step-by-step instructions to request permissions and modify an application.
How to request a fertilizer or supplement registration in My CFIA
Step-by-step instructions to help you request a fertilizer or supplement registration in My CFIA
Requesting a Certificate of Free Sale using My CFIA
Step-by-step instructions to help you request a Certificate of Free Sale using My CFIA.
Requesting a Safe Food for Canadians Licence
Duration: 5:32
Learn how to request a Safe Food for Canadians Licence using My CFIA.
For an information package on applying for an electronic export certificate using My CFIA, contact CFIA.ECODCT-ECLOCE.ACIA@inspection.gc.ca.
After submitting a service request
Understanding the status of your My CFIA service request
Step-by-step instructions on how to track the status of a service request you have submitted or saved.
Complete a portal task in My CFIA
Step-by-step instructions to help you complete a portal task in My CFIA in order to address a service request that requires your attention.
Print a permission in My CFIA
Step-by-step instructions on how to print a permit, licence, registration or certificate issued through My CFIA.
Complete a payment in My CFIA
Answers to payment specific questions in My CFIA.
How to withdraw a SFCR licence service request
Step-by-step instructions on how to withdraw a service request in My CFIA
How to renew or amend an issued permission
Step-by-step instructions on how to renew or amend an issued permission.
General information
Frequently asked questions
Answers to general questions including enrolment, alternative service providers, and export-related services.
Videos
Your access to online services
Duration: 1:18
Watch this video to learn more about My CFIA online services.
Applying for a Safe Food for Canadians Licence using single or multiple My CFIA profiles
In this video series, we look at how Anna would apply for an SFC licence using single or multiple profiles for her pasta sauce business.
Duration: 1:21
Multiple My CFIA profiles are most suited to businesses that have multiple establishments, organizational units or business divisions that want to interact with the CFIA independently.
Duration: 0:42
A single My CFIA profile is most suited to businesses that want to manage all business interactions with the CFIA through a head office or a single location.
Duration: 0:58
Your food business may need to meet new requirements including licensing, preventive controls, and traceability now that the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations are in force. Your business can apply for the recommended 1 licence per establishment regardless of whether you have a single or multiple party profiles.
We will continue adding user guidance for common difficulties experienced in My CFIA. If guidance on this page does not help with an issue you are experiencing with My CFIA, call 1-800-442-CFIA (2342).