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- Establishments involved with the exportation of non-propagative material containing niger (Guizotia abyssinica) seed, such as bird food, are subject to procedures which ensure compliance with United States…
Program: Plants
- This document is to be used by Canadian Food Inspection Agency staff to register a facility in the Emerald Ash Borer Approved Facility Compliance Program and to conduct audits of registered facilities.
Program: Plants
- The Quality Management System Manual for Facilities supplements CFIA Directive D-03-08 Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction into and spread within Canada of the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus…
Program: Plants
- This directive contains the requirements for the production of fruit tree nursery stock of Malus, Pyrus, Chaenomeles, Cydonia and Prunus spp. for export, including ornamental species.
Program: Plants
- The purpose of pedigreed seed crop inspection is to provide an unbiased inspection and complete a Report of Seed Crop Inspection for the Canadian Seed Growers' Association (CSGA) on the isolation,…
Program: Plants
Specific work instructions (SWI 142.1.2-2): Cereals and small grains seed crop inspection procedures
- This specific work instruction (SWI) outlines the procedures that a seed crop inspector will follow when inspecting pedigreed status seed crops of barley, oats, triticale, wheat, rye, buckwheat, canary seed,…
Program: Plants
- The purpose of pedigreed seed crop inspection is to provide an unbiased inspection and complete a Seed Crop Inspection Report on the isolation, condition, and purity of the seed crop to support a certification…
Program: Plants
- This Seed Program Specific Work Instruction (SWI) outlines the procedures that a crop inspector will follow in inspecting forage crops and related species for pedigreed seed crop status.
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 is intended for use by CFIA staff and by persons wanting to conduct Activities within Canada on potentially injurious organisms regulated under the Plant Protection Act.
Program: Plants