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- Countries officially recognized by Canada as free of notifiable avian influenza.
Program: Animals
- Please note that Australia has implemented new import requirements and export certificates for dogs and cats travelling to Australia. These changes apply to dogs and cats entering Australia as of March 1,…
Program: Animals
- Certification bodies accredited by the CFIA can cancel a holder's certification if the holder has not complied with any provision of the Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations or the issued organic…
Program: Food
- Countries to which exports are currently made - Vietnam
Program: Food
- The purpose of this document is to provide guidelines for Canadian Food Inspection Agency inspection staff on the procedures for maintaining food export eligibility lists.
Program: Food
- The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspection staff on inspection procedures for preventive control (PC) and export controls for food.
Program: Food
- The Canadian seed certification system relies on accredited industry personnel and laboratories to perform various activities that result in traceable information being generated for official seed…
Program: Plants
- This table indicates how different food products are categorized for the issuance of the certificate of free sale on-line.
Program: Food
- Equivalency arrangements are trade agreements made with other countries. Canada only establishes an organic equivalency arrangement with another country after assessing and comparing the two regulatory…
Program: Food
- Imported fresh fruits or vegetables as well as those that are manufactured, graded, packaged or labelled in Canada are subject to specific labelling requirements.
Program: Food