Animal Health and Production Program

The National Animal Health Program protects Canadian livestock and poultry from serious diseases that could restrict trade or pose a risk to human health. By avoiding production losses, the stability and competitiveness of livestock and poultry production are assured.

The international marketability of live animals and meat products is enhanced because of Canada's reputation for being free of certain serious diseases.

The importation of animals and animal products from foreign countries is controlled to reduce the risk of introducing serious animal diseases.

Eligibility Criteria

Livestock industry and producers, importers and exporters, federal, provincial and international veterinary and public health officials and regulators.

Summary

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) activities are to:

• maintain national eradication programs including surveys of the disease status of Canada's herds and flocks;
• test, inspect point-of-entries, issue permits and conduct quarantine activities for live animal imports;
• issue Animal Health export certificates for live animal exports;
• negotiate export health requirements with other national governments, establish import health standards and ensure compliance to these;
• evaluate veterinary vaccines and serums for use in Canada whether manufactured here or imported;
• ensure that animals are humanely transported in accordance with federal regulations and establish voluntary "Codes of Practice" for the care of various farm animals;
• respond to requests for rabies diagnosis in wild and domestic animals, many of which are urgent because of the potential human exposure;
• inspect and register hatcheries to assure purchasers that day-old chicks are free of serious diseases; and
• provide information to marketing specialists.

The Animal Health and Production Division Web site provides information on Acts and Regulations, committees, publications and much more on animal health and safety.

New Brunswick Contact(s):
Regional Director, New Brunswick
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Suite 430
500 Beaverbrook Court
Fredericton, New Brunswick  E3B 5X4
Telephone: 506-452-4963
Fax: 506-451-2562
Toll-free (information): 1-800-442-2342
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-465-7735
Web site: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/toce.shtml

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National Contact(s):
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
59 Camelot Drive
Nepean, Ontario  K1A 0Y9
Telephone: 613-225-2342
Fax: 613-228-6601
Toll-free (information): 1-800-442-2342
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-465-7735
Web site: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/toce.shtml
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).