Guidance Document Repository
The CFIA is responsible for regulating the safety and quality of food, animal and plant health in Canada. CFIA's official Guidance Documents provide the Agency's functional direction to its front line staff regarding their compliance verification activities. They also provide guidance to regulated parties regarding program requirements.
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A note on Food Guidance
The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations came into force on January 15, 2019. As a result, the CFIA has developed updated guidance for food. This information is now available in the Guidance Finder: Food.
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Document Name | Activities | Date modified | Type |
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ABCs of seed importation into Canada | Imports, Labelling and Composition, Testing | 2022-05-26 | HTML |
Requirements Related to Germination Standards | Grading, Standards, Testing | 2013-03-24 | HTML |
Officially recognized foreign seed testing laboratories | Imports, Testing | 2024-04-04 | HTML |
Sampling and Testing Requirements for Seed Imported into or Sold in Canada | Imports, Sampling, Testing | 2013-11-25 | HTML |
Seed Grading When There Are Multiple Test Results for the Same Seed Lot | Grading, Testing | 2013-10-22 | HTML |
Notice to Registered Seed Establishments, November 2023 | Grading, Industry Advisories, Labelling and Composition, Testing | 2023-11-27 | HTML |
Monitoring of Seed Mixtures – Application of a 20% Tolerance to Labelled Percentages and to Some Standards | Grading, Industry Advisories, Testing | 2013-10-23 | HTML |
Overview of seed importation into Canada | Imports, Labelling and Composition, Testing | 2022-10-18 | HTML |
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