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Summary of Submissions and Field Trials of Plants with Novel Traits (PNTs) Proceeding under the Seeds Act, 2013.
| Year | Number of submissions | Number of field trials |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 76 | 244 |
| Crop | Nfld | PEI | NS | NB | QC | ON | MB | SK | AB | BC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brown mustard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Camelina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Canola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 68 | 16 | 0 |
| Castor bean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ethiopian Mustard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Poplar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Potato | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soybean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 61 | 99 | 41 | 0 |
| Crop | Barley | Brown mustard | Camelina | Canola | Castor bean | Corn | Ethiopian mustard | Pea | Poplar | Potato | Soybean | Wheat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin Name | Hordeum vulgare | Brassica juncea | Camelina sativa | Brassica napus | Ricinus communis | Zea mays | Brassica carinata | Pisium sativum | Populus spp | Solanum tuberosum | Glycine max | Triticum aestivum |
| Total trials | 1 | 13 | 9 | 130 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| Genetic research | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Selectable marker (incl. antibiotic resistance) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Herbicide tolerance Table Note 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 113 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| Insect resistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yield increase | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Modified oil composition | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stress tolerance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fungal resistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New crop to Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Male sterility | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Modified protein or amino acid content | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Modified carbohydrate content | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Modified secondary metabolites | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Altered maturity or growth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table Note
- Table Note 1
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Please note that the herbicide tolerance trait may be used as a selectable marker and not as a breeding objective