Primary control zone (PCZ-270 – Manitoba)

2025-05-08: Designation order (PDF – 515 kb)
2025-05-08: Declaration order (PDF – 227 kb)

Designation order

WHEREAS, on May 8, 2025, primary control zone 270 was declared by Paul MacKinnon, the 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 May 8, 2025, at 3:35 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.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

S.C. 1990, ch. 21

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Footnote 2

Commercial poultry

Chickens and turkeys raised under Canada's supply management (quota) system for producing or selling their products or breeding for these purposes OR
Birds raised, outside the quota system, on a premises with:
- 1000 or more birds on-site in total, for producing or selling their products or breeding for those purposes OR
- 300 or more Anseriformes for producing or selling their products or breeding for these purposes

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Footnote 3

Non-commercial poultry

Birds raised in smaller flocks of fewer than 1000 birds total AND fewer than 300 Anseriformes, for producing or selling their products locally for limited sales or for breeding for these purposes

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Declaration order

WHEREAS I, Paul MacKinnon, the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under the delegated authority of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (the Honorable Kody Blois), 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 May 8, 2025, at 17:30 pm.

Paul MacKinnon
President of the CFIA

Schedule

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

The following area in the province of Manitoba bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 270 (PCZ-270)

Starting at the junction of Road 14N and Road 124W
North on Road 124W to Road 15N at GPS coordinate 100.262626W 49.222429N
Northwest from GPS coordinate 100.262626W 49.222429N across terrain to GPS coordinate 100.330390W 49.281591N at the junction of Road 19N and Road 127W
North on Road 127W to Dand Road
East on Dand Road to Road 126W
North on Road 126W to Millerway Road
Continuing north on Millerway Road to Road 25N
East on Road 25N to Provincial Road 448
North on Provincial Road 448 to Road 27N
East on Road 27N to Provincial Road 444
South on Provincial Road 444 to Road 25N
East on Road 25N to Road 115W
South on Road 115W to Provincial Road 448
West on Provincial Road 448 to Road 117W
South on Road 117W to Caranton Road
East on Caranton Road to Road 116W
South on Road 116W to Road 14N
West on Road 14N to Road 124W.