Potatoes

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for the federal Seed Potato Certification Program, establishment and maintenance of policy directives to prevent the introduction and spread of diseases and regulated quarantine pests of potatoes in Canada.

CFIA activities include:

• verifying and certifying that exports of potatoes meet the phytosanitary requirements of countries that import Canadian products
• verifying that imports of potatoes meet Canadian phytosanitary requirements
• conducting surveys to detect and control or eradicate designated plant pests in Canada

The key acts and regulations we enforce are:

• Plant Protection Act
  • Plant Protection Regulations
  • Eggplants and Tomatoes Production (Central Saanich) Restriction Regulations
  • Golden Nematode Order
  • Potato Production and Sale (Central Saanich) Restriction Regulations
  • Potato Wart Compensation Regulations (2003)
• Seeds Act
  • Seeds Regulations

Information we provide for the general public includes:

• Potatoes for human consumption

Information we provide for the plant industry includes:

• Potato Varieties
   
• Pest Information
  • Potato Cyst Nematodes
  • Potato Mop-Top Pomovirus, (PMTV)
  • Potato Wart or Potato Canker
  • Soybean Cyst Nematode
     
• Laboratories
  • Approved Laboratories in Canada
  • USDA-APHIS Approved Laboratories
     
• Plant Protection Policy Directives (potatoes)
  • D-06-04 - Seed Potato Quality Management Program (SPQMP)
  • D-98-04 - Seed Potato Program - Certification of garden potato varieties in Canada
  • D-98-01 - Import requirements for seed potatoes and other potato propagative material
  • D-97-12 - Seed Potato Certification Program - Bacterial ring rot testing program for field grown potatoes
  • D-97-11 - Seed Potato Certification Program - Requirements for the production of pre-Elite seed potatoes from sources other than Nuclear Stock
  • D-97-08 - Production, maintenance and certification of nuclear stock seed potatoes
  • D-96-05 - Import Requirements for Packaged Potatoes for Consumption (table stock) and Bulk Potatoes for Processing and Repacking
  • D-95-18 - Seed Potato Certification Program - Investigation procedures after discoveries of Bacterial Ring Rot
  • D-95-13 - Seed Potato Certification Program - Submission/Refund of Fees for Field Inspection

Additional government and industry information can be found at:

• Application form for the CFIA Seed Potato Certification Inspectors' Course, 2011 (University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus, Ridgetown, ON)
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Potato Reports
• Plant Protection Organizations