CFIA Forward Regulatory Plan: 2019 to 2021
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stakeholders and government, timelines for all regulatory initiatives will be delayed. The dates in the 2019-21 Forward Regulatory Plan are no longer applicable. CFIA will assess these timelines over the coming months.
In the meantime, we invite stakeholders to submit questions or comments on specific regulatory initiatives by email to cfia.legislation-legislation.acia@canada.ca.
This Forward Regulatory Plan provides information on regulatory proposals that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency aims to propose or finalize in the next 2 years through:
- pre-publication in the Canada Gazette, Part I
- final publication in the Canada Gazette, Part II
The Forward Regulatory Plan may also include regulatory initiatives that are planned to come forward over a longer time frame. Comments or enquiries can be made using the contact information included with each regulatory initiative.
Regulatory initiatives
Regulatory initiatives planned or anticipated to be proposed or finalized between 2019 to 2021:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act
- Amendments to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (Animal transportation violations) Updated 2020-02-19
- Amendments to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (Livestock traceability violations) Updated 2019-04-01
- Amendments to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (Miscellaneous Amendment Regulation Amending the Health of Animals Regulations and the Plant Protection Regulations) New 2019-04-01
- Amendments to the Feeds Regulations (Feed modernization) Updated 2019-07-31
- Amendments to the Fertilizers Regulations (Fertilizers modernization) Updated 2019-04-01
- Amendments to the Compensation for Destroyed Animals Regulations, Schedule (Regulated maximum amounts for bison) New 2019-04-01
- Amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations (Cross-border Transport Biosecurity Protocol)
- Amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations, Part XV (Livestock identification and traceability) Updated 2019-04-01
- Amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations (Schedule III – Aquatic animal imports) New 2019-04-01
- Amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations (Emergency transit of regulated animals) New 2019-04-01
- Amendments to the Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations Updated 2019-04-01
- Amendments to the Plant Protection Regulations (Newfoundland Quarantine Protocol) Updated 2019-04-01
- Amendments to the Seeds Regulations (Seed modernization) Updated 2019-04-01
Regulations amending Several Regulations Administered by CFIA
- Amendments to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and Food and Drug Regulations (Food Labelling Modernization) Updated 2019-06-22
- Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations Amending the Health of Animals Regulations and the Plant Protection Regulations Updated 2019-04-01
- Amendments to the Hatchery Regulations, Hatchery Exclusion Regulations, and part of the Health of Animals Regulations Updated 2020-05-04
Recent Regulatory Amendments
- Recently approved regulatory amendments enacted and published in the Canada Gazette, Part II
For more information
Consult CFIA's acts and regulations web page for:
- a list of acts and regulations administered by CFIA
- further information on CFIA's implementation of government-wide regulatory management initiatives
Consult the following for links to the Cabinet Directive on Regulation and supporting policies and guidance, and for information on government-wide regulatory initiatives implemented by departments and agencies across the Government of Canada:
To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit:
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