The CFIA takes the responsibility to protect the health of animals and Canadians extremely seriously as we conduct these necessary disease control measures to protect public health and minimize the economic impact on Canada's poultry industry.
Updates
- Active operations on British Columbia ostrich farm completed
2025-11-13 - Disposal activities on British Columbia ostrich farm completed
2025-11-08 - Update #4 – BC RCMP's role during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency cull exercise | Royal Canadian Mounted Police
2025-11-07 - Canadian Food Inspection Agency moves forward with disease response, completing ostrich cull in Edgewood, British Columbia
2025-11-07 - Canadian Food Inspection Agency to advance with disease response at British Columbia ostrich farm
2025-11-06 - Update on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's ongoing presence at the Edgewood, BC ostrich farm, and incomplete documentation
2025-10-31 - Update on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's ongoing presence at the Edgewood, BC ostrich farm
2025-10-22 - Update #3 – Arrest made in relation to ongoing Canadian Food Inspection Agency operation at the Universal Ostrich Farm
2025-10-17 (British Columbia RCMP) - Update on Canadian Food Inspection Agency's ongoing custody of ostriches and conditions at the Edgewood, BC farm
2025-10-10 - Update on Canadian Food Inspection Agency's ongoing custody of ostriches and biocontainment practices at Edgewood, British Columbia
2025-10-04 - Update on Canadian Food Inspection Agency's ongoing custody of ostriches at Edgewood, British Columbia
2025-10-01 - Update on Canadian Food Inspection Agency operations and custody of ostriches at Edgewood, British Columbia
2025-09-26 - RCMP investigating multiple reports of threats towards businesses associated with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
2025-09-24 (British Columbia RCMP) - Canadian Food Inspection Agency to maintain an ongoing presence in Edgewood, British Columbia during Supreme Court proceedings
2025-09-24 - Fire at Universal Ostrich Farm under investigation
2025-09-24 (British Columbia RCMP) - BC RCMP's role in the enforcement of Canadian Food Inspection Agency Warrant to Search the Universal Ostrich Farm
2025-09-23 (British Columbia RCMP) - Federal Court of Appeal upholds CFIA order to dispose of birds located at an infected premises in Edgewood, British Columbia
2025-08-21 - Update on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's actions at an HPAI infected premises at a British Columbia ostrich farm
2025-05-30 - CFIA's basis for applying disease control measures at an avian influenza infected ostrich farm
2025-05-30 - Judicial review upholds Canadian Food Inspection Agency order to dispose of birds located at an infected premises in Edgewood, British Columbia
2025-05-14 - Federal Court Decisions - Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v. Canada (Food Inspection Agency)
2025-05-13 - CFIA's Response to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) on British Columbia Ostrich Farm
2025-01-27