Forestry

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for development of forest policies that prevent the introduction and spread of regulated pests into Canada and export programs for Canadian forestry products

CFIA activities include:

• developing policy directives and import requirements targeting the control of invasive pests and their related commodity pathways of introduction;
• working with sector stakeholders and government partners to develop export programs for Canadian forestry products;
• participating in working groups and discussions with national and regional plant protection agencies, and the International Plant Protection Convention, to establish phytosanitary and certification standards.

The key acts and regulations we enforce are:

• Plant Protection Act
  • Introduced Forest Pest Compensation Regulations
  • Plant Protection Regulations

Information we provide for the general public includes:

• Asian Gypsy Moth
• Asian Longhorned Beetle
• Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle
• Emerald Ash Borer
• Firewood Policy

Information we provide to the forestry products sector includes:

• Exports
  • Firewood
  • Facilities Registered to Produce ISPM No. 15 Compliant Wood Packaging Material including Dunnage
  • Canadian Wood Packaging Certification Program
  • Canadian Heat Treated Wood Products Certification Program (CHTWPCP)
  • Canadian Debarking and Grub Hole Control Program (CDGHCP)
  • Directives

• Imports
  • Import requirements for lumber of tropical or non-tropical wood species
  • Firewood
  • Tree and shrub seed
  • Wood Packaging Material
    • Ship Borne Dunnage
  • Directives 
  • Regulated Forestry Pests
• Movement within Canada
  • Directives
  • Regulated Forestry Pests

• Official CFIA Forestry Notices of Policy Change and Call Letters

Additional government and industry information can be found at:

• Canadian Industry Associations
• Plant Protection Organizations