Regulatory Stock Review Plan
This Regulatory Stock Review Plan is a public list and description of planned reviews of regulations that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing within a two-year period. It is intended to give Canadians, including businesses and Indigenous peoples, and trading partners, greater opportunity to inform the reviews of regulations and to plan for the future. The stock review plan is developed through careful review and consultation on various CFIA regulations to determine how they can better serve Canadians, and is also based on initiatives identified through the Targeted Regulatory Reviews.
The stock review plan identifies a CFIA contact point for the planned reviews. This plan will be adjusted and updated over time to reflect the CFIA's regulatory priorities and changes to the operating environment.
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Stock Review Plan (2023 to 2025)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act
- Review of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (hatchery)
- Review of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (miscellaneous amendment regulation) – Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations
CFIA Fees Notice
- Review of the CFIA Fees Notice (Part 4 – aligning the feeds fees with the Feeds Regulations, 2023)
- Review of the CFIA Fees Notice (Part 5 – fertilizer service descriptions)
- Review of the CFIA Fees Notice (Part 10 – meat products inspection fees)
- Review of the CFIA Fees Notice (Part 11 – aligning the service fees for hatcheries with the Health of Animals Regulations)
- Review of the CFIA Fees Notice (Part 11 – non-application of fees in the case of emergency transit of regulated animals)
Feeds Act
Food and Drugs Act (as it relates to food)
Health of Animals Act
- Review of the Compensation for Destroyed Animals Regulations (Schedule – regulated maximum amounts for bison)
- Review of the Compensation for Destroyed Animals Regulations (Eligible labour expenses)
- Review of the Health of Animals Regulations (cross-border transport biosecurity protocol)
- Review of the Health of Animals Regulations, Part XV (livestock identification and traceability)
- Review of the Health of Animals Regulations (aligning Canada's regulations with international standards on pet food)
- Review of the Health of Animals Regulations (improving regulatory agility in international waste management)
Plant Breeders' Rights Act
Plant Protection Act
Safe Food for Canadians Act
- Review of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (Interprovincial trade for Lloydminster)
- Review of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (Part 3 – Licences – Clarification of work shift requirements)
Seeds Act
Regulations amending several regulations administered by the CFIA
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (hatchery) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (hatchery), for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | No previous review as this is a consequential amendment to the Hatchery modernization package. |
| Start of review | 2021 |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (miscellaneous amendment regulations) – Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (miscellaneous amendment regulations) – Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | No previous review as this is a miscellaneous package. |
| Start of review | 2018 |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the CFIA Fees Notice (Part 4 – aligning the feeds fees with the Feeds Regulations, 2023) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Canadian Food Inspection Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the CFIA Fees Notice (Part 4 – aligning the feeds fees with the Feeds Regulations, 2023) for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | These service descriptions have not been previously reviewed. The current review is being undertaken as part of the modernized Feeds Regulations, 2023, which are anticipated to be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II in fall 2023. |
| Start of review | 2022 |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the CFIA Fees Notice (Part 5 – fertilizer service descriptions) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Canadian Food Inspection Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the CFIA Fees Notice (Part 5 – fertilizer service descriptions) for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | These service descriptions have not previously been reviewed and are now being examined under the context of the modernized Fertilizers Regulations, which were published in 2020. |
| Start of review | 2021 |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the CFIA Fees Notice (Part 10 – meat products inspection fees) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Canadian Food Inspection Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the CFIA Fees Notice (Part 10 – meat products inspection fees), for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | 2019 |
| Start of review | 2022 |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the CFIA Fees Notice (Part 11 – aligning the service fees for hatcheries with the Health of Animals Regulations) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Canadian Food Inspection Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the CFIA Fees Notice (Part 11 – aligning the service fees for hatchery with the Health of Animals Regulations), for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | Amendments to Part 11 of the CFIA Fees Notice were published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on November 12, 2022. These amendments were made to align the service descriptions for hatcheries with the modernized Health of Animals Regulations, which were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on November 9, 2022, and to repeal fees associated with services that are no longer offered by the CFIA. No changes were made to the remaining fees and no new fees were introduced. The remaining service fees have not previously been reviewed and are now being examined under the context of the modernized Health of Animals Regulations for hatchery. |
| Start of review | 2022 |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the CFIA Fees Notice (Part 11 – non-application of fees in the case of emergency transit of regulated animals) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Canadian Food Inspection Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the CFIA Fees Notice (Part 11 – non-application of fees in the case of emergency transit of regulated animals), for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | These service fees have not previously been reviewed and are now being examined under the context of the emergency transit of regulated animals requirements in Health of Animals Regulations, which were amended in 2021. |
| Start of review | 2022 |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Feeds Regulations, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Feeds Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Feeds Regulations, 2023, for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | 1983 |
| Start of review | 2014 |
| Further information | The proposed regulations were pre-published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on June 12, 2021. A "what we heard" report was published on the CFIA website in December 2022 This regulatory initiative is associated with the Agri-food and Aquaculture Regulatory Roadmap. |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (creating an agile framework for compositional standards) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Food and Drugs Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (creating an agile framework for compositional standards), for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | No previous reviews related to the incorporation by reference of these standards. |
| Start of review | 2013 |
| Further information | This regulatory initiative is associated with the Agri-food and Aquaculture Regulatory Roadmap. |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Compensation for Destroyed Animals Regulations (Schedule – regulated maximum amounts for bison) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Health of Animals Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the Compensation for Destroyed Animals Regulations (Schedule – regulated maximum amounts for bison), for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | A previous review was conducted in 2015 under the context of registered and non-registered cattle, and related amendments were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on August 5, 2015. |
| Start of review | 2019 |
| Further information | The proposed amendments to the Compensation for Destroyed Animals Regulations (Schedule – regulated maximum amounts for bison) were pre-published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on July 10, 2021. |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Compensation for Destroyed Animals Regulations (Eligible labour expenses) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Health of Animals Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the Compensation for Destroyed Animals Regulations (Eligible labour expenses), for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | No previous reviews in the context of eligible labour expenses for animal owners affected by a federally regulated disease such that their animal is ordered destroyed. |
| Start of review | 2023 |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations (cross-border transport biosecurity protocol) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Health of Animals Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations (cross-border transport biosecurity protocol), for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | 2006 |
| Start of review | 2017 |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations, Part XV (Livestock identification and traceability) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Health of Animals Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations, Part XV (livestock identification and traceability), for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | 2014 |
| Start of review | 2015 |
| Further information | The proposed regulations to the Health of Animals Regulations, Part XV (Livestock identification and traceability) were pre-published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on March 18, 2023. |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations (aligning Canada's regulations with international standards on pet food) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Health of Animals Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations (aligning Canada's regulations with international standards on pet food), for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | No previous reviews in the context of standards for pet food. |
| Start of review | 2022 |
| Further information | This regulatory initiative is associated with the International Standards Regulatory Roadmap. |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations (improving regulatory agility in international waste management) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Health of Animals Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations (improving regulatory agility in international waste management), for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | No previous reviews in the context of international waste management. |
| Start of review | 2022 |
| Further information | This regulatory initiative is associated with the Digitalization and Technology-Neutral Regulations Roadmap. |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Plant Breeders' Rights Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations, for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | 2012 |
| Start of review | 2017 |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Plant Protection Regulations (updating regulatory measures and tools for plant pests) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Plant Protection Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the Plant Protection Regulations (updating regulatory measures and tools for plant pests), for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | 2017 |
| Start of review | 2022 |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (Interprovincial trade for Lloydminster) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Safe Food for Canadians Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (Interprovincial trade for Lloydminster), for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | No previous reviews in the context of interprovincial trade for Lloydminster. |
| Start of review | 2023 |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (Part 3 – Licences – Clarification of work shift requirements) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Safe Food for Canadians Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (Part 3 – Licences – Clarification of work shift requirements), for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | 2018 |
| Start of review | 2022 |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Seeds Regulations (Seed modernization) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Seeds Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Amendments to the Seeds Regulations (seed modernization), for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | 2007 |
| Start of review | 2017 |
| Further information | Refer to the CFIA's seed regulatory modernization to learn more about this initiative. This regulatory initiative is associated with the Agri-food and Aquaculture Regulatory Roadmap. |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations amending the Health of Animals Regulations, the Plant Protection Regulations, the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and the Seeds Regulations – Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Plant Protection Act, Health of Animals Act and Seeds Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Please refer to the CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan, Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations amending the Health of Animals Regulations, the Plant Protection Regulations, the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and the Seeds Regulations – Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, for more information on the rationale and narrative. |
| Date of last review or amendment | No previous review as this is a miscellaneous package. |
| Start of review | 2018 |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
Recently completed reviews
- Review of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and Food and Drug Regulations (food product innovation – formerly known as food labelling modernization)
- Review of the Hatchery Regulations, Hatchery Exclusion Regulations, and part of the Health of Animals Regulations
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and Food and Drug Regulations (food product innovation) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Safe Food for Canadians Act and Food and Drugs Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Formerly included in the CFIA's Forward Regulatory Plan. |
| Date of last review or amendment | These regulations have not previously been reviewed together as the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations were only published in 2018. |
| Start of review | 2013 (non-health and safety labelling requirements) |
| Outcomes | Amendments were made and published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on July 6, 2022:
This regulatory initiative was associated with the Agri-food and Aquaculture Regulatory Roadmap. |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
| Title or working title of the regulation(s) | Amendments to the Hatchery Regulations, Hatchery Exclusion Regulations, and part of the Health of Animals Regulations |
|---|---|
| Enabling act(s) | Health of Animals Act |
| Rationale and narrative | Formerly included in the CFIA's Forward Regulatory Plan. |
| Date of last review or amendment | 1980s (Hatchery Regulations) and 1991 (Health of Animals Regulations) |
| Start of review | 2003 |
| Outcomes | Amendments were made to the Health of Animals Regulations (Hatchery) and published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on November 9, 2022. The Hatchery Regulations were repealed as a result of the amendments to the HAR. The Hatchery Exclusion Regulations will be repealed in November 2023 following the 12-month transitional period for the HAR amendments. This regulatory initiative was associated with the Agri-food and Aquaculture Regulatory Roadmap. |
| Contact information | cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@inspection.gc.ca |
Recently approved regulatory amendments
- Recently approved regulatory amendments enacted and published in the Canada Gazette, Part II are listed here.
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