Export Program
Apart from the Health of Animals
Regulations, Section 69, which provides the regulatory authority, numerous
factors are considered in establishing zoosanitary export agreements.
The objective of the Export Program is to ensure that only healthy animals and animal
products and by-products which meet the import health requirements of an importing country
are exported from Canada, and that in the case of live animals, that they are transported
in a humane manner.
Under the Health of Animals Act and Regulations, livestock, poultry,
animal embryos and animal semen exported from Canada must be accompanied by a health
certificate issued or endorsed by a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) veterinary
inspector. The health certificate is a legal document which confirms that the sanitary
requirements of an importing country have been complied with. (more...)
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Veterinary Health
Certificates - Live Animals
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Veterinary Health
Certificates - Pets
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As a member of the Word Trade Organization (WTO) and North American
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada must observe international trade rules, which confer
both rights and obligations. It is within the CFIAs mandate to support and enhance
exports. Accordingly, the CFIA works in collaboration with clients and stakeholders to
ensure that trading partners also meet the obligations of international trade agreements,
as appropriate.
For export negotiation, the world is divided into five areas and for each of these
areas, there is a Senior Staff Veterinarian, Export Negotiation, who is responsible for
communications with their assigned countries on export issues for all commodities. Their
responsibilities include initiating negotiations when appropriate; negotiating the best
possible import conditions with officials of an importing countrys veterinary
service; ensuring that agreed conditions of export are as practical and cost-effective as
possible and that they reflect the Canadian situation; participating in missions abroad
and hosting missions of foreign veterinary authorities; interpreting and providing advice
on export conditions to area/regional staff and the public; and liaising with scientific
staff in laboratories and elsewhere to ensure that tests being requested can be carried
out and are based on the Office International des Épizooties (OIE)
recommendations and/or are the most appropriate test available.
Once a veterinary health certificate is created, it is provided to the CFIAs Area
Export Offices for use and is also placed on this site (see below) for viewing for
information purposes only (unless otherwise specified). Please note that although these
documents were valid at the time they were placed on this site, an importing
countrys requirements can change at any time. Therefore, if you wish to proceed with
a particular export, it is necessary for you to contact your local CFIAs Area Export Officers who is responsible for responding to
queries from the public and facilitating all export shipments. Please contact the Export
Officer responsible for the province in which you reside or from which you are interested
in exporting a commodity.
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