Inspect and Protect

As a CFIA plant health risk assessor, Rositsa’s efforts to protect plant health in Canada are crucial. Find out how she got here and the work she does to safeguard Canada’s plants. Did you know that the CFIA works to safeguard the health of Canada’s plants? Learn more from our Plant Health Risk Assessor, Rositsa Dimitrova, who shares how her passion for nature and study of insects led to her working at the CFIA.

As an inspector specialist, I work behind the scenes to verify the safety of the food that ends up on Canadians' plates. Let’s pull back the curtain on how those products make their way from the farm to your fork.

Trade is a vital part of the Canadian economy. In 2021, the country’s 2-way trade in goods was valued at a record-high $1.53 trillion. But now more than ever, factors like growing populations, advances in technology, climate change, environmental sustainability, new pests and emerging diseases present challenges and opportunities for the global trade of food, animals, and plants.

Have you seen what looks like cotton balls at the base of hemlock tree needles? They could be egg sacs of hemlock woolly adelgid, an insect that attacks and kills hemlock trees.

CFIA experts are working with colleagues from Natural Resources Canada and the University of Guelph in the fight against a tree-killing pest.

There’s a sticky situation out there. In this podcast, we discuss honey adulteration with Jake Berg, a Saskatchewanian beekeeper, and Carmen Leung, a policy and program leader at the CFIA.

I wear many hats at work: programmer, co-chair of the LGBTQ2+ network, and head of the positive space committee. Learn how with lots of drive, Java, and connections, I rarely crash!

As an immigrant woman with low vision, I’ve been breaking down barriers since arriving in Canada. Here’s my important message for anyone pursuing a STEM career when the odds are stacked against you.

Calling all travellers and online shoppers: it’s important to know the rules about what foods (and how much) you can bring into Canada.