Plant Pest Information

The objectives of the plant protection program within the CFIA are to prevent the introduction and spread within Canada of plant pests of quarantine significance, to detect and control or eradicate designated plant pests in Canada, and to certify plant and plant products for domestic and export trade.

Information we provide to the general public includes:

• CFIA efforts to protect plant resources from:
  • Asian Longhorned Beetle
  • Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle
  • Emerald Ash Borer
  • Golden Nematode / Pale Cyst Nematode
  • Invasive Alien Species
     
• Exotic Forest Insect Guidebook 2006
• Plant Pests Data (listed by common name)

Information we provide to the plant industry and scientific community includes:

• Containment Standards for Facilities Handling Plant Pests (Draft)
   
• Invasive Alien Species
   
• Plant Pest Data (listed by scientific name)
  • List of Pests Regulated by Canada
     
• Plant Protection Policy Directives
   
• Summary of Plant Quarantine Pest and Disease Situations in Canada

Additional government and industry information can be found at:

• Ecoport - Search engine for species information
• Global Invasive Species Database
• Plant Protection Organizations
• Regulated Pest List - USA