The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) engaged with Indigenous communities, Nations, organizations and individuals to understand their perspectives and priorities as it relates to the Seeds Regulations.
Current status: Closed
The CFIA has now completed all meetings with Indigenous communities, Nations, organizations and individuals.
Who was the focus of this engagement
All Indigenous communities and Nations were welcome to participate. The CFIA used publicly available information to identify more than 110 Indigenous communities, Nations organizations and individuals who may be involved in crop farming, seed growing or seed‑saving activities and invited them to take part. We heard from the following:
- four First Nations
- two First Nation organizations
- two Métis Nation representative organizations
- four Indigenous individuals
What we heard
To learn more about our engagement process, the perspectives shared and the input received see the What We Heard Report: Fall 2025 Indigenous Engagement on Seed Regulatory Modernization for more details.
Next steps
- Consider all input, including engagement with Indigenous communities, Nations, organizations and individuals when drafting regulatory amendments for publication in the Canada Gazette, Part I
- Based on the CFIA's forward regulatory plan timeline, we will publish draft amendments to the Seeds Regulations in Canada Gazette, Part I for comment
Contact us
For any questions about this engagement, send us an email: cfia.seedregmod-modregsem.acia@inspection.gc.ca.