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My CFIA online services

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is gradually introducing services online. To support businesses and international trade the agency is engaging with industry stakeholders on commodity-by-commodity basis to ensure digital services are effectively delivered.

Online services available and over the coming months are listed below. Check back regularly to verify when specific export certificates become available to your sector.

If you have questions please contact 1-800-442-CFIA (2342).

Services currently online

Business line Service type Service
Pre-market Permissions Application for a veterinary biologics product registration
Pre-market Permissions Application for a veterinary biologics establishment registration
Animal Permissions Application for Permit to Import Aquatic Animals and/or their Offal – CFIA/ACIA 5670
Animal Permissions Application for Permit to Import Live Animals, Hatching Eggs and Animal Germplasm – CFIA/ACIA 5860
Animal Permissions Application for Permit to Import Animal Pathogens – CFIA/ACIA 5858
Animal Permissions Application for Permit to Import Animal Products and By-Products – CFIA/ACIA 5859
Animal Permissions Application for Permit to Import Unprocessed/Raw Grains, Oilseeds or Plant-Based Meals Under the Health of Animals Act – CFIA/ACIA 5861
Food Export certificates Certificate of Free Sale – CFIA/ACIA 5786
Food Permissions Safe Food for Canadians Licence
Plant Permissions Application for Permit to Import Plants and other things under the Plant Protection Act – CFIA/ACIA 5256
Pre-market Permissions Application for a fertilizer or supplement product registration – CFIA/ACIA 3778
Pre-market Permissions Application for a confined or unconfined environmental release of a plant with novel traits
Pre-market Permissions Amendment or renewal of a fertilizer or supplement product registration
Pre-market Permissions Applications for a novel supplement research authorization
Pre-market Feed – Approval or registration Application for a feed approval or registration (new, amendment or renewal)
Pre-market Feed – Data review or opinion request Request for an opinion or data review for a livestock feed – CFIA/ACIA 5917
Pre-market Feed – Research permission Application for a feed research exemption or authorization

Services to be released

Business line Service type Service
Animal Export certificates Animal By-Products Certificate to the United States
Animal Export certificates Live Equine Certificate (Horses, Mules, Asses and Hinnies) exports to the United States
Animal Export certificates Live Bovine Certificate (Cattle and Bison) to the United States
Animal Export certificates Live Swine Animals Certificate to the United States and European Union
Animal Export certificates Live Avian Animals Certificate to the United States
Animal Export certificates Aquatic Animal Health Certificate to South Korea
Food Export certificates Meat and Meat Products Certificates to: European Union and St. Pierre and Miquelon
Food Export certificates Meat and Meat Products Certificates and Annexes to:
  • Australia
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Mexico
  • Philippines
  • Taiwan
Food Export certificates Meat and Poultry Products Certificates and Annexes to the United States
Food Export certificates

Fish and Seafood and/or Aquatic Animal Health Certificates to:

  • China
  • Columbia
  • Congo
  • Cuba
  • Dominican Republic
  • Indonesia
  • Jamaica
  • Kuwait
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • New Zealand
  • Taiwan
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Vietnam
Food Export certificates

Fish and Seafood for Human Consumption Certificate of Origin and Hygiene to:

  • Bahamas
  • Congo
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Ecuador
  • Haiti
  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Macao
  • Malaysia
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Venezuela
Food Export certificates

Dairy Standard Certificate to:

  • Afghanistan
  • Aruba
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bangladesh
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Cuba
  • Curaçao
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Guatemala
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Malaysia
  • Mauritius
  • Myanmar
  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Qatar
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Singapore
  • Sri Lanka
  • St Lucia
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Tanzania
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turkmenistan
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
Food Export certificates Dairy Certificates to the European Union
Food Export certificates Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Shipping Point) Certificate to the United States and Puerto Rico
Food Export certificates Processed Products Certificate Export Certificate (destination country exclusions may apply)
Plant Export certificates Phytosanitary certificate for all country commodity combinations: Grains and Oilseeds, Horticulture, Forestry Products, Seed Potatoes and all other remaining Plant Health commodities
Plant Export certificates Re-export Phytosanitary Certificate
Plant Permissions Application for Registration under the Canadian Heat Treated Wood Products Certification Program (HT Program) – CFIA/ACIA 5340
Pre-market Permissions Application for a crop variety registration
Pre-market Permissions Application for a multiplication agreement for a crop variety
Pre-market Permissions Application for approval of a veterinary biologics product label or production outline
Pre-market Permissions Application for approval of a veterinary biologics serial release
Pre-market Permissions Application for a veterinary biologics import permit – CFIA/ACIA 5213
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