Primary control zone (PCZ-252 – Ontario)

Revocation Order (Section 27.3 of the Health of Animals Act)

WHEREAS I, Paul MacKinnon, President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, am of the opinion that the orders declaring the primary control zones set out in the Schedule attached hereto are no longer necessary with regard to highly pathogenic avian influenza that may affect animals or that may be transmitted by animals to persons.

WHEREAS I am authorized under section 27.3 of the Health of Animals Act^Footnote 1 (the Act) to revoke an order made under subsection 27(1) of the Act;

THEREFORE, I hereby revoke the Declaration Order made pursuant to subsection 27(1) of the Act in respect of the primary control zone set out in the Schedule attached hereto;

AND THEREFORE I hereby also revoke the Designation Orders made pursuant to subsection 27(2) of the Health of Animals Act in respect of the animals and things set out in the Schedule attached hereto.

Dated at Ottawa, Ontario this 15th of February, 2025 at 12:13 pm

Paul MacKinnon
President of the CFIA

Schedule

WHEREAS, on December 17, 2024, primary control zone 252 was declared by Jean-Guy Forgeron, the Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under subsection 27(1) of the Health of Animals Act^{Footnote 1} for highly pathogenic avian influenza; and whereas I am authorized under section 33 of the Act to exercise the power of the Minister under subsection 27(2) of the Act.

THEREFORE, under subsection 27(2) of the Act, in respect of that primary control zone, I hereby, by order, designate the animals and things listed in the Schedule attached as being capable of being infected or contaminated by the highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Dated at Calgary, Alberta this day of December 17, 2024, at 3:05 pm.

Mike DiMambro
Inspector

Schedule

Commercial^{Footnote 2} or non-commercial^{Footnote 3} poultry. This includes day-old poultry and hatching eggs, eggs and other products or by-products of such captive domestic poultry, and things that have been exposed to such a bird.

AND

Other captive birds (including birds that are raised in captivity for racing, exhibitions, zoological collections, competitions, or pets) if movements may result in contact with commercial or non-commercial poultry or their facilities. This includes eggs, other products or by-products of other captive birds, and things that have been exposed to such a bird.

WHEREAS I, Jean-Guy Forgeron, Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under the delegated authority of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (the Honorable Lawrence MacAulay), believe that the disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, exists in the area in Canada described in the schedule attached hereto.

THEREFORE, I hereby declare, pursuant to subsection 27(1) of the Health of Animals Act^{Footnote 1}, that the area described in the Schedule attached is a Primary Control Zone, effective the date below, in which I believe that highly pathogenic avian influenza exists.

Dated at Ottawa, Ontario this day of December 17, 2024, at 5:00 pm.

Jean-Guy Forgeron
Executive Vice-President of the CFIA

Schedule

"Primary Control Zone for highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Province of Ontario – Declaration Schedule" described as:

The following area in the province of Ontario bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 252 (PCZ-252)

• Starting at the intersection of Egremont Dr and School Rd
• East on Egremont Dr to Komoka Rd
• Southeast on Komoka Rd to Melrose Dr
• Southwest on Melrose Dr to Amiens Rd
• Southeast on Amiens Rd to Oriole Dr
• Southwest on Oriole Dr to Springwell Rd
• South on Springwell Rd to Glendon Dr
• Southeast on Glendon Dr to Parkhouse Dr
• Southwest on Parkhouse Dr to Christina Rd
• Southeast on Christina Rd to Irish Dr
• Southwest on Irish Dr to Melbourne Rd
• Northwest on Melbourne Rd to Glendon Dr
• Southwest on Glendon Dr to Springfield Rd
• Northwest on Springfield Rd to Olde Dr
• Southwest on Olde Dr to Mayfair Rd
• Northwest on Mayfair Rd to Calvert Dr
• Southwest on Calvert Dr to Burdon Rd
• North on Burdon Rd to Melwood Dr
• West on Melwood Dr to Kerwood Rd
• North on Kerwood Rd to the train tracks at GPS coordinates 42.944275N -81.743776W
• East on the train tracks to the access road at GPS coordinates 42.946133N, -81.721264W
• North along the access road continuing as Brown Rd to Mullifarry Dr
• East on Mullifarry Dr to School Rd
• North on School Rd to Egremont Dr