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- This table applies only to those listed organisms which have not been genetically modified. See section 2.1 of D-12-02 for further information on plant health requirements.
Program: Plants
- The list indicates laboratories approved for testing and also identifies the test for which they have approved technicians who have passed the required Challenge Check Samples.
Program: Plants
- This directive describes the phytosanitary import and domestic movement requirements for firewood of all species and plants and plant parts of Tsuga spp., (hemlock), Picea jezoensis (Yeddo spruce), and…
Program: Plants
- This directive describes the import and domestic movement requirements for all hemlock (Tsuga spp.), Yeddo spruce (Picea jezoensis), and Tiger-tail spruce (Picea polita) plants for planting, plant parts,…
Program: Plants
- This directive summarizes the phytosanitary certification requirements for the export of untreated cedar wood products (Thuja spp.) including: lumber, logs, prefabricated buildings, and log houses.
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
- Canadian seed exporters have five options to meet the United States (U.S.) import requirements for seed. This directive outlines the five options to certify seed exports from Canada to the United States (US…
Program: Plants
- List of Canadian Approved Facilities for the Canadian Fruit Tree Export Program.
Program: Plants
- Facilities approved under the Emerald Ash Borer Approved Facilities Compliance Program.
Program: Plants