From: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Step 5. After you apply
We'll ask for the following after you apply:
- a written Preventive Control Plan (PCP)
- development of a PCP for hatcheries
- development of a PCP for poultry farms
- you may send a draft copy of the PCP to the Animal Health District Office at the start of the process, but we need a final copy before the start of hatching
- a schematic diagram, drawn to scale, detailing the following:
- site plan and building location including description of neighboring premises
- floor plan showing clean and unclean areas including dimensions of rooms, position of doors, windows, stairways, drains, etc.
- location of equipment
- product flow
- information on the type of construction materials for floor, wall, ceiling, etc.; insulation materials etc.
- specifications of ventilation, heating and lighting systems
- information on setter, hatcher, and other equipment
- result of a water potability analysis within the last 12 months
- specifications of packaging materials (for example: boxes, chick pads, etc.)
Once we've received and reviewed these documents, we'll arrange an on-site visit.
Once the facility has met all of the licensing requirements, we'll process the application and issue a licence to operate a hatchery.
Once we issue a licence, the hatchery operator must comply with all the provisions of Part Vlll.1 sections 72 to 72.9 of the Health of Animals Regulations.
To keep the licence valid, the hatchery must:
- meet the Canadian hatchery and supply flock testing standards
- keep and maintain the written PCP
We'll periodically inspect all licenced hatcheries.