Primary control zone (PCZ-125 – British Columbia)

Revocation Order (Section 27.3 of the Health of Animals Act)

WHEREAS, I, Dr. Siddika Mithani, President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, am of the opinion that the order declaring the primary control zone set out in the Schedule attached hereto is no longer necessary with regard to highly pathogenic avian influenza that may affect animals or that may be transmitted by animals to persons.

WHEREAS I am authorized under section 27.3 of the Health of Animals Act^Footnote 1 (the Act) to revoke an order made under subsection 27(1) of the Act;

THEREFORE, I hereby revoke the Declaration Order made pursuant to subsection 27(1) of the Act in respect of the primary control zone set out in the Schedule attached hereto;

AND THEREFORE I hereby also revoke the Designation Order made pursuant to subsection 27(2) of the Health of Animals Act in respect of the animals and things set out in the Schedule attached hereto.

Dated at Toronto this day of December 16 2022, at 11:15 am.

Dr. Siddika Mithani, Ph.D.
President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Schedule

WHEREAS, on October 12, 2022, primary control zone 125 was declared by the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under subsection 27(1) of the Health of Animals Act^Footnote 1 for highly pathogenic avian influenza; and whereas I am authorized under section 33 of the Act to exercise the power of the Minister under subsection 27(2) of the Act.

THEREFORE, under subsection 27(2) of the Act, in respect of that primary control zone, I hereby, by order, designate the animals and things listed in the Schedule attached as being capable of being infected or contaminated by the highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Dated at Gatineau, Quebec this day of October 12, 2022, at 6:10 pm.

René Patenaude
Inspector

Schedule

Commercial^Footnote 2 or non-commercial^Footnote 3 poultry. This includes day-old poultry and hatching eggs, eggs and other products or by-products of such captive domestic poultry, and things that have been exposed to such a bird.

AND

Other captive birds (including birds that are raised in captivity for racing, exhibitions, zoological collections, competitions, or pets) if movements may result in contact with commercial or non-commercial poultry or their facilities. This includes eggs, other products or by-products of other captive birds, and things that have been exposed to such a bird.

WHEREAS, I, Dr. Siddika Mithani, President of the Canadian Food Inspection, under the delegated authority of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (the Honorable Marie-Claude Bibeau), believe that the disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, exists in the area in Canada described in the schedule attached hereto.

THEREFORE, I hereby declare, pursuant to subsection 27(1) of the Health of Animals Act^Footnote 1, that the area described in the Schedule attached is a Primary Control Zone, effective the date below, in which I believe that highly pathogenic avian influenza exists.

Dated at Ottawa this day of October 12, 2022, at 5:40 pm.

Siddika Mithani, Ph.D.
President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Schedule

"Primary Control Zone for highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Province of British Columbia – Declaration Schedule" described as:

The following area in the province of British Columbia bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 125 (PCZ-125)

• Starting at GPS coordinate 123.480972W 48.465355N along the North edge of Hwy 1.
• Northwest from GPS coordinate 123.480972W 48.465355N across terrain to GPS coordinate 123.550425W 48.482305N along the East edge of Hwy 1.
• Northwest from GPS coordinate 123.550425W 48.482305N along the East edge of Hwy 1 to GPS coordinate 123.537905W 48.609826N at Mill Bay Rd.
• Northeast from GPS coordinate 123.537905W 48.609826N over terrain to GPS coordinate 123.475120W 48.637428N at the junction of Dalkeith Ave and Ardmore Dr.
• Northeast to West on Ardmore Dr. to W Saanich Rd. at GPS coordinate 123.457943W 48.644162N.
• East from GPS coordinate 123.457943W 48.644162N over terrain to GPS coordinate 123.437215W 48.644035N on Willingdon Rd.
• Southeast on Willingdon Rd. to E Saanich Rd.
• Northeast on E Saanich Rd. to Canora Rd.
• South on Canora Rd. to Summergate Blvd.
• East on Summergate Blvd to GPS coordinate 123.409937W 48.637640N.
• Southeast from GPS coordinate 123.409937W 48.637640N over terrain to GPS coordinate 123.343611W 48.606102N.
• Southwest from GPS coordinate 123.343611W 48.606102N over terrain to GPS coordinate 123.354125W 48.504993N on Cordova Bay Rd.
• Southwest on Cordova Bay Rd. to Blenkinsop Rd.
• South on Blenkinsop Rd. to Mt Douglas Cross Rd. at GPS coordinate 123.352736W 48.476925N.
• Southwest from GPS coordinate 123.352736W 48.476925N over terrain to GPS coordinate 123.360782W 48.475957N on Nicholson St.
• Southwest on Nicholson St. to Quadra St.
• Northwest on Quadra St. to Rogers Ave.
• Southwest on Rogers Ave to Douglas St.
• Southeast on Douglas St. to McKenzie Ave.
• Southwest on McKenzie Ave to Northern edge of Hwy 1 at GPS coordinate 123.404840W 48.459891N.
• Northwest from GPS coordinate 123.404840W 48.459891N along the northern edge of Hwy 1 to GPS coordinate 123.480972W 48.465355N.