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A macrophage (immune response) cell in early stages of infection with African swine fever virus, magnified about 1,000x. (Keith Weller photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

MPs get assurance on Canada’s biosecurity preparedness

Canada well prepared for foreign animal diseases, officials say

By Jonah Grignon May 10, 2023

Officials from several federal agencies have reassured the public about Canada’s animal biosecurity preparedness. Witnesses from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the Canada […] Read more

File photo of a CFIA vehicle. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops

Gene-edited crops clear CFIA’s regulatory bar

Agency guidance puts gene editing on level of conventional breeding

By Dave Bedard May 4, 2023

Plants gene-edited for efficient use of water or nutrients or to better withstand pests or drought now won’t have to clear the same regulatory hurdles in Canada as any crops […] Read more

File photo of picketing federal workers represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) at Gatineau, Que. on April 20, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Blair Gable)

Crops

Federal workers reach tentative deal

Over 120,000 PSAC members back on job Monday

By Dave Bedard May 1, 2023

Over 120,000 striking federal government employees are expected to return to work starting Monday morning (May 1) after reaching tentative agreements overnight. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) announced […] Read more

File photo of a goose hunter and dog in Canada. (Brian Scholl/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock

Ontario domestic dog dies of avian flu

Three poultry barns east of Montreal see outbreaks in space of a week

By Dave Bedard April 5, 2023

Pet owners are being warned not to feed their animals raw meat from poultry or game birds or allow pets to consume or play with dead wild birds after the […] Read more

File photo of goats on display at the Hanover Agricultural Fair in Grunthal, Man. in August 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Livestock

CFIA seeks feedback on traceability, animal ID amendments

Producers have until June 16 to comment on proposals

By Manitoba Co-operator staff March 23, 2023

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is now seeking comment on its proposed amendments to livestock identification and traceability regulations. The regulatory proposal would address what the agency calls “gaps” in […] Read more

File photo of potatoes in storage. (Kativ/E+/Getty Images)

Crops

Potato wart survey gives clean bill of health

Fields across Canada with a history of getting seed potatoes from P.E.I. tested negative

By Farmtario Staff March 16, 2023

A national survey on the watch for potato wart has come back clean. On March 13, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said results from their 2022 potato wart survey […] Read more

Stefanie Beck (DND photo) and Dr. Harpreet Kochhar (Uoguelph.ca).

Feds appoint new deputy ag minister, CFIA chief

Eleven senior civil servants shuffled

By Dave Bedard February 11, 2023

Canada’s government has lined up a new federal deputy minister for agriculture and a new president for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, both to take office later this month. Prime […] Read more

Siddika Mithani — shown here in an illustration from a series of “superhero trading cards” published in 2022 featuring CFIA researchers and staff — has retired from her post as CFIA president. (CFIA via Twitter)

CFIA president retires

NFU calls for next agency boss to prevent 'regulatory capture'

By Dave Bedard January 26, 2023

Canada’s federal regulator for the food and animal and plant health sectors is in the market for a new president following the incumbent’s retirement. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has […] Read more

Crops

CropLife not driving CFIA policy, agency says

NFU calls for CFIA head's ouster over 'indication of improper collaboration'

By Dave Bedard October 26, 2022

The National Farmers Union and a clutch of other organizations have asked Canada’s federal ag minister to replace the president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, citing questions about the […] Read more

Livestock

Avian flu circles back to Quebec

Saskatchewan's bird mingling ban held over

By Dave Bedard October 20, 2022

Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian flu have returned to Quebec’s poultry sector after a lull of just over two months, while more Canadian cases continue to pile up at points […] Read more

Tag Archives cfia

MPs get assurance on Canada’s biosecurity preparedness

Gene-edited crops clear CFIA’s regulatory bar

Federal workers reach tentative deal

Ontario domestic dog dies of avian flu

CFIA seeks feedback on traceability, animal ID amendments

Potato wart survey gives clean bill of health

Feds appoint new deputy ag minister, CFIA chief

CFIA president retires

CropLife not driving CFIA policy, agency says

Avian flu circles back to Quebec

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