In Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulates veterinary biologics (VB) under the Health of Animals Act and regulations.
VB are animal health products such as vaccines, antibody products, and in vitro diagnostic test kits that are used for the prevention, treatment, or diagnosis of infectious diseases in animals, including:
- domestic livestock
- poultry
- pets
- wildlife
- fish
The Canadian Centre for Veterinary Biologics (CCVB) is responsible for regulating the manufacturing, testing, labelling, import, export, distribution, and use of VB in Canada. This includes oversight of:
- VB manufacturing facilities
- Canadian VB importers
- use of experimental unlicensed VB
- use of autogenous vaccines
- suspected adverse reactions arising from the use of any VB
- for more information refer to reporting suspected adverse events related to veterinary biologics (VB-GL-3.15)
Refer to the veterinary biologics resources for:
- Canadian licensing requirements
- interpretive and technical guidelines
- frequently asked questions
- memoranda to clarify requirements and keep stakeholders informed
Contact the CCVB if you have any questions after reviewing the resources.
Fees
Refer to Part 11 - Health of Animals Fees, items 40 to 50, for service fees related to VB.
How long it will take to process your application
Refer to veterinary biologics program service standards (response times) (4.1E) for more information about targets for application responses and decisions.
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