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- The purpose of this Directive is to provide guidance to applicants regarding the regulatory requirements of Part V of the Seeds Regulations for authorization of confined research field trials of PNTs for research…
Program: Plants
- Import requirements to prevent the European grapevine moth
Program: Plants
- Wood packaging material entering Canada and originating from any country other than the continental United States, must meet the following requirements: The wood packaging material must be heat treated or fumigated…
Program: Plants
- Wheat plants in the trial must be reproductively isolated from all Triticum species by a minimum of 30 meters. Triticum species include: Triticum aestivum, Triticum compactum (club wheat), Triticum sphaerococcum (…
Program: Plants
- P. Somniferum plants in the trial must be reproductively isolated from Papaver species by: (a) a minimum 20 metre isolation distance; or (b) growth in cages or bags.
Program: Plants
- Top questions with answers on the way to do business with the CFIA. This includes how to manage and track service requests online, including export certificates and permissions such as licenses, permits, and…
Program: Animals, Plants, Food
- 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
- The United States - Canada Greenhouse-Grown Plant Certification Program (GCP) is a bilateral export certification program for greenhouse-grown plants shipped between Canada and the continental United States…
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 barberry…
Program: Plants