Revocation order
Revocation Order (Section 27.3 of the Health of Animals Act)
WHEREAS I, Paul MacKinnon, President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, am of the opinion that the order declaring the primary control zones set out in the Schedule attached hereto are no longer necessary with regard to controlling the spread of Haplosporidium nelsoni (MSX) and/or Perkinsus marinus as movement control measures have been implemented under section 198(1) of the Health of Animals Regulations .
WHEREAS I am authorized under section 27.3 of the Health of Animals ActFootnote 1 (the Act) to revoke an order made under subsection 27(1) of the Act; THEREFORE, I hereby revoke the Declaration Orders made pursuant to subsection 27(1) of the Act in respect of the primary control zones set out in the Schedule attached hereto;
AND THEREFORE, I hereby also revoke the Designation Orders made pursuant to subsection 27(2) of the Health of Animals Act in respect of the animals and things set out in the Schedule attached hereto.
Dated at Ottawa, Ontario this 8 day of September 2025 at 2:15pm.
Paul MacKinnon
President of the CFIA
Schedule
| Primary Control Zone (PCZ) | Primary Control Zone Declaration Order date | Designation Order date |
|---|---|---|
| PCZ-16 | July 16, 2025 | July 17, 2025 |
Designation order
WHEREAS, on July 16, 2025, primary control zone 16 was declared by Paul MacKinnon, President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under subsection 27(1) of the Health of Animals ActFootnote 1 for Haplosporidium nelson and/or Perkinsus marinus; and whereas I am authorized under section 33 of the Act to exercise the power of the Minister under subsection 27(2) of the Act.
THEREFORE, under subsection 27(2) of the Act, in respect of that primary control zone, I hereby, by order, designate the animals and things listed in the Schedule attached as being capable of being infected or contaminated by Haplosporidium nelson and/or Perkinsus marinus.
Dated at Montreal, Quebec on this day of July 17, 2025, at 5:45 pm.
Louis-Philippe Vaillancourt
Inspector
Schedule
Oysters and their spat, both wild and cultured, alive or dead and any parts thereof.
AND
Things that have been in contact with oysters or their spat, both wild and cultured, alive or dead and any parts thereof.
Declaration order
WHEREAS I, Paul MacKinnon, President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under the delegated authority of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (the Honorable Heath MacDonald), believe that the reportable diseases, Haplosporidium nelson and/or Perkinsus marinus, exist in the area in Canada described in the schedule attached hereto.
THEREFORE, I hereby declare, pursuant to subsection 27(1) of the Health of Animals ActFootnote 1, that the area described in the Schedule attached is a Primary Control Zone, effective the date below.
Dated at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on this day of July 16, 2025, at 1:29 pm.
Paul MacKinnon
President of the CFIA
Schedule
"Primary Control Zone for Haplosporidium nelsoni in the Province of Quebec – Declaration Schedule"
The following is the description of the area in Quebec declared to be a primary control zone under this order:
Primary Control Zone 16 (PCZ-16)
All waters within the marine provincial borders of the Province of Quebec. Including all waters of the St Lawrence River downstream of the Highway 73 bridge in Quebec City, all waters of the Saguenay River downstream of the Highway 175 bridge in Saguenay, and all waters of the Restigouche River/Chaleur Bay downstream of the Subway Street bridge between Campbelltown, New Brunswick and Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec.