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Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence
video Requesting a Safe Food for Canadians licence
Duration: 7:00
Many businesses need a licence as of January 15, 2019. Learn how to request a licence using My CFIA.
Video series: Applying for an SFC licence using single or multiple My CFIA profiles
In this video series, we look at how Anna would apply for an SFC licence using single or multiple profiles for her pasta sauce business.
video Episode 1: Multiple My CFIA profiles
Duration: 1:21
Multiple My CFIA profiles are most suited to businesses that have multiple establishments, organizational units or business divisions that want to interact with CFIA independently.
video Episode 2: Single My CFIA profiles
Duration: 0:42
A single My CFIA profile is most suited to businesses that want to manage all business interactions with CFIA through a head office or a single location.
video Episode 3: Licensing considerations
Duration: 0:58
Your food business may need to meet new requirements including licensing, preventive controls, and traceability now that the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations came into force. Your business can apply for the recommended 1 licence per establishment regardless of whether you have a single or multiple party profiles.
Traceability
video Traceability requirements under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
Duration: 1:55
Traceability is the ability to track the movement of a food product, one step forward and one step back in the supply chain. In this video, we look at how a business would create traceability records.
Preventive Control Plan (PCP)
video Creating a Preventive Control Plan (PCP) under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
Duration: 3:40
A Preventive Control Plan demonstrates how hazards and risks to food are addressed. In this video, we look at how a business would prepare a preventive control plan.
Importing food into Canada
video Importing food
Duration: 3:46
The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) make our food system even safer by focusing on prevention and allowing for faster removal of unsafe food from the marketplace. All food imported into Canada is now subject to the SFCR. Learn more about the requirements to import food.
video AIRS database tutorial
Duration: 5:17
The Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) helps you find the information you need to complete your import declaration. To avoid delays at the border, find the latest import requirements in AIRS. If you are new to AIRS, or have a question about how it works check out the tutorial.
Exporting food from Canada
video Exporting food from Canada
Duration: 3:28
The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations came into force on January 15, 2019. The regulations are based on international standards and help ensure that Canada's food businesses continue to have access to the U.S. and other key markets that have implemented similar preventive regulatory frameworks. Learn more on how the new regulations apply to exports.