August 07, 2024
Purpose
Effective August 6, 2024, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will cancel the recognition of a foreign state's inspection system, as no meat products have been exported to Canada from the foreign state in the last 5 years.
The following countries and species will be impacted:
- Australia: Farmed deer, wild hunted game; Tasmanian Brushtail, ratites
- Greenland: Farmed reindeer
- Iceland: Ovine and Caprine
- New Zealand: Ratites
European Union members states
- Belgium: Bovine
- Croatia: Poultry
- Czech Republic: Bovine
- Denmark: Poultry
- Finland: Bovine and poultry
- France: Ratites
- Italy: Rabbits
- Portugal: Bovine, rabbits, ovine and caprine and cervids
- Slovenia: Bovine and swine
- Spain: Poultry
- Sweden: Poultry
The CFIA does not foresee impact on trade since the targeted species/ meat products have not been exported in the last 5 years.
If a country wishes to submit a new application for recognition of the meat inspection system, a formal application must be sent to the Director of FIED.
Updated guidance
Updated eligibility of countries and meat products for import to Canada can be found at the following link:
Eligible countries and meat products for importation into Canada
AIRS will be updated in due course of time.
More information
If you have any questions, please use the established communication pathway.