Primary control zone for avian influenza (PCZ-291 – Saskatchewan)

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 zone set out in the Schedule attached hereto is no longer necessary with regard to highly pathogenic avian influenza that may affect animals or that may be transmitted by animals to persons.

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 Order made pursuant to subsection 27(1) of the Act in respect of the primary control zone set out in the Schedule attached hereto;

AND THEREFORE, I hereby also revoke the Designation Order 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 on January 7, 2026, at 10:50 am.

Original version signed by:

Paul MacKinnon
President of the CFIA

Schedule

Primary Control Zone (PCZ) Primary Control Zone Declaration Order date Designation Order date
PCZ–291 October 27, 2025 October 27, 2025
Designation order

WHEREAS, on October 27, 2025, primary control zone 291 was declared by Paul MacKinnon, the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under subsection 27(1) of the Health of Animals ActFootnote 1 for highly pathogenic avian influenza; 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 the highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Dated at Ottawa, Ontario, this day of October 27, 2025, at 11:30 pm.

Original version signed by:

Martin Appelt
Inspector

Schedule

CommercialFootnote 2 or non-commercialFootnote 3 poultry. This includes day-old poultry and hatching eggs, eggs and other products or by-products of such captive domestic poultry, and things that have been exposed to such a bird.

AND

Other captive birds (including birds that are raised in captivity for racing, exhibitions, zoological collections, competitions, or pets) if movements may result in contact with commercial or non-commercial poultry or their facilities. This includes eggs, other products or by-products of other captive birds, and things that have been exposed to such a bird.

Declaration order

WHEREAS I, Paul MacKinnon, the 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 disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, exists 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, in which I believe that highly pathogenic avian influenza exists.

Dated at Ottawa, Ontario this day of October 27, 2025, at 9:03 am.

Original version signed by:

Paul MacKinnon
President of the CFIA

Schedule

"Primary Control Zone for highly pathogenic avian influenza in the province of Saskatchewan – Declaration Schedule" described as:

The following area in the province of Saskatchewan bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 291 (PCZ-291)

  • Start at the junction of Highway 2, Highway 767 and Township Road 394
  • West on Township Road 394 to Range Road 2272 at GPS coordinate 105.794477W 52.376530N
  • Northwest from GPS coordinate 105.794477W 52.376530N across terrain to junction of Township Road 400 and Range Road 2275
  • North on Range Road 2275 to GPS coordinate 105.866597W 52.446268N
  • Northeast from GPS coordinate 105.866597W 52.446268N across terrain to junction of Range Road 2274 and Township Road 410
  • East on Township Road 410 to Range Road 2273
  • North on Range Road 2273 to Township Road 412
  • East on Township Road 412 to GPS coordinate 105.794456W 52.522124N
  • Northeast from GPS coordinate 105.794456W 52.522124N across terrain to GPS coordinate 105.722380W 52.550955N on Township Road 414
  • East from GPS coordinate 105.722380W 52.550955N on Township Road 414 to Range Road 2262
  • South on Range Road 2262 to Township Road 412
  • East on Township Road 412 to Range Road 2261 at GPS coordinate 105.626721W 52.521980N
  • Southeast from GPS coordinate 105.626721W 52.521980N across terrain to the junction of Grid Road 777 and Range Road 2255
  • South on Range Road 2255 to Township Road 402A at GPS coordinate 105.578656W 52.441978N
  • Southwest from GPS coordinate 105.578656W 52.441978N across terrain to junction of Township Road 400 and Range Road 2260
  • South on Range Road 2260 to Grid Road 767
  • West on Highway 767 to Range Road 2263
  • South on Range Road 2263 to GPS coordinate 105.674593W 52.354806N on Unnamed Road
  • Northwest from GPS coordinate 105.674593W 52.354806N across terrain to junction of Highway 767, Township Road 394 and Highway 2.
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