Variety Registration

The CFIA's Variety Registration Office (VRO) registers varieties of most agricultural crops in Canada. Variety registration is critical to the function of the seed certification system.

• Notification of new/revised documents

The key acts and regulations we enforce are:

• Seeds Act
  • Seeds Regulations [part III]

Information we provide for the plant industry includes:

• Advisory Committee on Variety Registration
   
• Consultations
  • Proposal to Facilitate the Modernization of the Seed Regulatory Framework
  • Completed Consultations
     
• Registered Varieties and Notifications
  • Procedures for the Registration of Crop Varieties
     
• 80 Year History of Variety Registration