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Variety Registration

This section of the CFIA website is maintained by the Variety Registration Office of the Plant Production Division. It is designed to provide the seed industry, and Canada's agri-food sector in general, with the most up-to-date information on the registration status of plant varieties in Canada. Related websites include the Plant Biosafety Office and the Plant Breeders' Rights Office.

If you wish to receive notification of new/revised documents listed below.

• Proposal to Facilitate the Modernization of the Seed Regulatory Framework
• Review of the Variety Registration System

• Seeds Act
  • Seeds Regulations [part III]

• Procedures for the Registration of Crop Varieties
• 80 Year History of Variety Registration
• Advisory Committee on Variety Registration Meeting - 2005-01-19

• PROPOSED LIST OF VARIETY REGISTRATION CANCELLATIONS - January1, 2006 
• Variety Notifications
  • October 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006
  • July 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006
  • April 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006
  • January 1, 2006 to March 31, 2006
  • October 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005
  • July 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005
  • April 1, 2005 to June 30, 2005
  • January 1, 2005 to March 31, 2005
  • October 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004
  • July 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004
  • April 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004
  • January 1, 2004 to March 31, 2004
  • October 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003
• List of Varieties which are Registered in Canada, [pdf format] January 1, 2006 
• List of Varieties which have been granted Restricted Registration
• List of Varieties with Novel Traits and Their Progeny Registered under the Canada Seeds Act and Regulations
• List of Registered Varieties by Crop Type with Canadian Representatives
• Erucic Acid Standards - 2005-10-01