Consultations on proposed regulatory and policy changes

The documents listed below are Animal Feed Program policy documents and proposed regulatory changes for online public consultation. Your comments or suggestions for any of these are welcome (please note the closing date for comments for each document).

Animal Feed Program policy documents and proposed regulatory changes posted for online public consultation
Number/Subject	Closing date
Active Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Whole sunflower seeds	2026-06-12
Active Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Guanidinoacetic acid	2026-06-12
Active Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Encapsulated zinc oxide	2026-06-12
Active Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Calcium formate	2026-05-27
Active Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Bacillus licheniformis fermentation extract liquid	2026-05-27

Completed Animal Feed Program consultations
Number/Subject	Closing date
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredients – Yeast-based ingredients Summary of comments: Proposed amended livestock feed ingredients – Yeast-based ingredients	2025-10-17
Proposed new and amended livestock feed ingredients – Yeast-derived gut modifier ingredients	2026-04-20
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredients – Yeast biomasses from fermentation processes	2026-04-20
Summary of comments: Proposed new and amended livestock feed ingredients consulted on from December 2025 to April 2026	-
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Chromium propionate	2026-04-10
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Vitamin E acetate	2026-03-09
Proposed new and amended livestock feed ingredients – Amino acids from fermentation process	2026-02-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredients – Vitamins from fermentation process	2026-02-19
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – DL-Methionine hydroxy analogue isopropyl ester	2026-01-19
Proposed new and amended livestock feed ingredients – Trichoderma reesei and Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation products	2026-01-09
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Polymethylolcarbamide	2025-12-29
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – L-Ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate	2025-12-29
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Micro-algae fermentation oil	2025-12-29
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 monohydrate from fermentation process Summary of comments: Proposed amended livestock feed ingredients – 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 monohydrate from fermentation process and waxy-leaf nightshade leaf powder	2025-10-17
Summary of comments: Proposed new and amended livestock feed ingredients consulted on from March to October 2025	-
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Lactobacillus crispatus culture dehydrated	2025-10-17
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Lentilactobacillus buchneri culture dehydrated	2025-10-17
Proposed new livestock feed ingredients – Pea processing residues dehydrated and pea processing residues wet	2025-09-12
Proposed new and amended livestock feed ingredient – Pea solubles	2025-09-12
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Saponified marigold and paprika oleoresin	2025-08-08
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredients – L-lysine, L-lysine monohydrochloride and L-lysine solution	2025-08-08
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Vitamin E acetate	2025-08-08
Proposed new and amended livestock feed ingredients – Eugenol and Vanillin	2025-08-08
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredients – Miscellaneous changes to the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table	2025-08-08
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Wet corn germ	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Saccharomyces cerevisiae culture dehydrated	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Pediococcus pentosaceus culture dehydrated	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Lentilactobacillus diolivorans culture dehydrated	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Lentilactobacillus hilgardii culture dehydrated	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Acidipropionibacterium acidipropionici culture dehydrated	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Calcium butyrate	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – L-Lysine monohydrochloride from fermentation process	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Propionibacterium freudenreichii culture dehydrated	2025-03-14
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Chicory inulin	2025-03-14
Proposed changes to the Tables of Nutrient Guarantees and Conditions for Feed Labels Summary of comments: proposed changes to Tables of Nutrient Guarantees and Conditions for Feed Labels	2025-09-15
Proposed new livestock feed ingredients – Phytase and xylanase enzymes Summary of comments: Proposed new livestock feed ingredients – Phytase and xylanase enzymes	2025-05-21
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Waxy-leaf nightshade leaf powder	2024-09-23
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – 3-Nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP) What we heard report – Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – 3 Nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP)	2023-12-16
Feed approval or registration requirements for the acceptance of a foreign approval/authorization What we heard report – Consultation on registration requirements for the acceptance of foreign decisions for livestock feed approvals in Canada	2023-03-09
Registration requirements for insect-derived livestock feed ingredients	2019-08-17
Archived – Proposal – Contaminant Standards for Aflatoxins, Deoxynivalenol, Fumonisins, Ergot Alkaloids and Salmonella in Livestock Feeds Archived – Consultation Summary – Respondent Comments and CFIA Responses	2017-09-22