Fish and Seafood

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) develops and verifies compliance with appropriate product and process standards that contribute to the acceptable quality, safety and identity of fish and seafood products that are processed in federal establishments or imported into Canada.

The CFIA activities include:

• registration of federal fish processing establishments;
• inspection of imported fish and fish products;
• developing and maintaining international arrangements with countries with recognized inspection systems;
• inspection and enforcement of regulations, including enforcing label regulations;
• residue testing.

The key acts and regulations we enforce are:

• Fish Inspection Act
  • Fish Inspection Regulations
• Food and Drugs Act
  • Food and Drug Regulations

Information we provide for consumers includes:

• Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program
• Fish and Seafood Fact Sheets
• The Regulation of Imported Fish and Seafood Products in Canada

Information we provide for the food industry includes:

• Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program
• Communiques / Industry Notices
• Exports
• Imports
  • Mandatory Inspection List
  • Import Policy and Documents
• Inspection Manuals
• Product Inspection
  • Canadian Acceptable Common Names for Fish and Seafood
  • Guide to Food Labelling and Advertising - Fish and Fish Products
  • Guide to Permitted Additives in Fish and Fish Products
• Policy on the use of Third-party Laboratories for Testing Fish and Fish Products Under the Fish Inspection Program
• Quality Management Program