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- Regulated areas and items: Emerald ash borer
Program: Plants
- Under the authority of the Plant Protection Act, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) establishes import and domestic requirements to prevent the import or spread of pests in Canada.
Program: Plants
- This directive describes the Canadian Barberry Certification Program (CBCP), a set of phytosanitary requirements relating to the import, as well as to the domestic movement, sale and propagation, of…
Program: Plants
- This directive outlines the general phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction of plants in Canada that are regulated as pests by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) under the Plant…
Program: Plants
- The Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Spread of Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica, in Canada and the United States (D-96-15) were revised in May 2023.
Program: Plants
- This directive contains the phytosanitary requirements intended to prevent the spread of Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) by regulating the movement of plants and other articles within Canada as well as the…
Program: Plants
- This directive prescribes measures to prevent the entry by vessels and establishment of flighted spongy moth complex (FSMC) in Canada.
Program: Plants
- The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, pursuant to subsection 15(3) of the Plant Protection Act, hereby makes the annexed Plum Pox Virus Infested Place Order, 2025.
Program: Plants
- This procedure will be reviewed and updated as required. The contact for the review of this document is the National Manager of the Invasive Alien Species and Domestic Programs Section, Canadian Food…
Program: Plants