Animals

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 our animals, their products and by-products is significantly enhanced by Canada's reputation for being free of certain serious diseases.

Products and sectors we regulate include:

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

Our activities include:

• animal health risk assessments
• consulting with sector stakeholders through the Canadian Animal Health Consultative Committee
• disease control
• disease surveillance
• verifying that exports of animals and animal products meet foreign requirements
• verifying that imports of animals and animal products meet Canadian requirements

Information we provide to individuals includes:

• fact sheets and policies covering
  • animal diseases
  • pet imports