Animal Health and Production Program

Protection of the animal livestock sector is integral to food safety, public health, protection of the resource base, and national and international confidence in Canadian agricultural products. The marketability of animals, their products and by-products is significantly enhanced by Canada's reputation for being free of certain serious diseases.

Eligibility Criteria

Livestock industry and producers, importers and exporters, federal, provincial and international veterinary and public health officials and regulators.

Summary

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) develops and delivers programs and services designed to protect Canadian livestock resources.

CFIA activities include:

• animal health risk assessments;
• consulting with sector stakeholders through the Canadian Animal Health Consultative Committee;
• disease control;
• disease surveillance;
• participation in international standard setting for animal health;
• verifying that exports of animals and animal products meet foreign requirements; and
• verifying that imports of animals and animal products meet Canadian requirements.
   

Manitoba Contact(s):
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Room 613
269 Main Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3C 1B2
Telephone: 204-983-2200
Fax: 204-984-6008
Web site: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/toce.shtml
 

National Contact(s):
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
1400 Merivale Road
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0Y9
Telephone: 613-225-2342
Fax: 613-228-6601
Toll-free (information): 1-800-442-2342
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-465-7735
Web site: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/toce.shtml
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).