Consultation is a key activity of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). It supports open and transparent government. It allows for discussion among Canadians, and between Canadians and government, about designing, implementing and evaluating the following government activities:
- public policy
- regulation
- programs
- accountability
Current consultations
- Proposed changes to the List of pests regulated by Canada
- Proposed amendments to the Canadian beef, bison and veal carcass grade requirements (consultation by the Canadian Beef Grading Agency)
- Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Chromium propionate
- Proposed new and amended livestock feed ingredients – Yeast-derived gut modifier ingredients
- Proposed amended livestock feed ingredients – Yeast biomasses from fermentation processes
- Proposed amendments to the Susceptible species of aquatic animals list - Abalone viral mortality (Abalone herpes-like virus), Bonamia exitiosa, Bonamia ostreae, Haplosporidium nelsoni, Marteilia refringens, Mikrocytos mackini and Withering syndrome of abalone (Xenohaliotis californiensis)
Completed consultations
Here are past CFIA consultations. Note: these consultations are now closed to further comments.