Livestock Feeds

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Note: All telephone and facsimile numbers for the Animal Feed Division (AFD) were changed on February 4, 2011. The new facsimile numbers for the AFD are
613-773-7565 and 613-773-7566.

You can find the new telephone number for a specific person in the AFD by going to the "CONTACT US" page, and clicking on the "Employee Directory" link on the right-hand side.

Note that e-mail addresses for all AFD employees remain the same. Our mailing address (59 Camelot Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0Y9) also remains the same.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) verifies livestock feeds manufactured and sold in Canada or imported are safe, effective and are labelled appropriately. Effective feeds contribute to the production and maintenance of healthy livestock.

CFIA activities include:

• evaluating and approving ingredients for use in livestock feeds;
• establishing standards and policies for the exemption of feeds from registration;
• evaluating and registering specialty products of specific safety or efficacy concern;
• monitoring feeds for the presence of residues of chemicals, pesticides, contamination by heavy metals, mycotoxins and salmonella and - verifying drug guarantees in feeds;
• investigating detections of feed related contamination of meat, milk or eggs and producer complaints;
• reviewing labels of medicated feeds for compliance so that all applicable cautions and warnings are provided for safe use;
• inspecting commercial feed mills and farms involved in the production of medicated feeds.

The key acts and regulations we enforce are:

• Feeds Act
  • Feeds Regulations
  • Schedule IV | Schedule V
• Health of Animals Act
  • Health of Animals Regulations - Food for ruminants, livestock and poultry

Information we provide for the general public includes:

• Fact Sheet - Enhanced Health Protection from BSE

Information we provide for feed and ingredient suppliers and the livestock sector includes:

• Feed Ingredients
  • Approved Feed Ingredients
  • Compendium of Medicating Ingredient Brochures
  • List of Registered Processing Aids for Rendering Plants, Blood Processing, Meat Processing, and Fish Processing Plants for use in the Production of Feeds
• Novel Feeds
• All Feed trade memoranda, along with registration checklists and other Feed Program documents, have been consolidated into the document: Regulatory Guidance: Feed Registration Procedures and Labelling Standards
• Consultations on Proposed Regulatory and Policy Changes
• Enhanced Feed Ban / Specified Risk Material
• Forms
  • Application for Permit to Operate a Rendering Plant - CFIA/ACIA 0065
  • Application Form for Feed Registration or Renewal - CFIA/ACIA 0009
  • Declaration of Resident Canadian Agent Form - CFIA/ACIA 1194
• Regulatory Guidance / Industry Notices

Additional government and industry information can be found at:

• Animal Nutrition Association of Canada
• Antimicrobial Resistance
• Pet Food Program