National Biosecurity Standards and Biosecurity Principles

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) develops national biosecurity standards, protocols and strategies in collaboration with producer organizations, provincial/territorial governments, and academia.

For commodities for which the CFIA has not undertaken to develop a standard, a third party submission process exists.

National biosecurity standards

Avian farms

• National Avian On-Farm Biosecurity Standard
• Notice to Industry – Revised voluntary National Avian On-Farm Biosecurity Standard for poultry producers
• General Producer Guide – National Avian Biosecurity Standard
• Poultry Service Industry Biosecurity Guide

Bee industry

• National Bee Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard
• Alfalfa Leaf Cutting Bee Producer Guide to the National Bee Farm-level Biosecurity Standard
• Bumblebee Sector Guide To The National Bee Farm-level Biosecurity Standard
• Honey Bee Producer Guide to the National Bee Farm-level Biosecurity Standard

Beef cattle farms

• Canadian Beef Cattle On-Farm Biosecurity Standard

Cervid industry

• National Cervid Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard
• Notice to Industry – New national voluntary biosecurity standard for the cervid industry
• Biosecurity for Canadian Cervid Farms Producer Planning Guide
• Notice to industry – Biosecurity for Canadian Cervid Farms Producer Planning Guide

Dairy farms

• Biosecurity for Canadian Dairy Farms: National Standard
• Biosecurity for Canadian Dairy Farms – Producer Planning Guide

Equine industry

• National Farm and Facility Level Biosecurity Standard for the Equine Sector
  • National Farm and Facility Level Biosecurity User Guide for the Equine Sector
  • Notice to Industry – Biosecurity guide for equine owners and custodians now available

Goat industry

• National Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard for the Goat Industry
• Biosecurity Planning Guide for Canadian Goat Producers

Mink industry

• National Farm-Level Mink Biosecurity Standard
• National Farm – Level Mink Biosecurity Standard – Producers' Guide
• Notice to Industry – Reminder that feeding raw animal products to farmed fur-bearing animals poses a risk of transmitting disease

Sheep industry

• National Sheep On-Farm Biosecurity Standard
• National Sheep Producer Biosecurity Planning Guide

Swine industry

• National Swine Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard

Transporting livestock, poultry and deadstock

• National Biosecurity Standard for Livestock, Poultry and Deadstock Transportation
• Biosecurity for transporters:
  • Biosecurity Measures for Pig Transportation
  • Biosecurity Measures for Deadstock Transportation
  • Biosecurity Measures for Equine Transportation
  • Biosecurity Measures for Cattle Transportation
  • Biosecurity Measures for Poultry Transportation
  • On-farm biosecurity recommendations for managing deadstock
• Notice to industry – New voluntary national biosecurity standard for livestock, poultry and deadstock transportation

Planning guide

• National Farm-Level Biosecurity Planning Guide

Biosecurity principles by sector

• Commercial poultry operations
• Cow/calf operations
• Dairy operations
• Feedlots
• Rabbit breeders/owners
  • General biosecurity recommendations for rabbits for rabbits
• Swine operations