Livestock feed is regulated federally under the Feeds Act and Feeds Regulations, 2024 which are administered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. As of June 17, 2025, livestock feeds must be manufactured under a preventive control plan. As of December 17, 2025, livestock feed businesses that engage in interprovincial trade, import or export may require a licence.
Hazard analysis
Hazard analysis guidance: General overview
Preventive control plans
- Preventive control plan guidance: General overview
- Infographic: Keeping animal feed safe – your preventive control plan
- Preventive control plan (PCP) - Model systems for the Feeds Regulations, 2024
- Preventive control plan guidance: On-farm feed mills
- Performance criteria for preventive controls and traceability elements and sub-elements – Feeds Regulations, 2024
- Livestock feeds: Recall procedures
- Livestock feeds: Complaints procedures
- Livestock feeds: Investigating, reporting and mitigating risk
- Livestock feeds: Record keeping and traceability requirements