Acts and Regulations
The Department of Justice is responsible for maintaining the Consolidated Statutes and Regulations for the Government of Canada.
Most Acts and Regulations are current as of August 25, 2013. To check for recent regulatory amendments, visit the recent amendments section. A record of earlier amendments is maintained in the regulatory archive section.
The CFIA is reducing burden on business and improving service to stakeholders by streamlining regulations and cutting red tape. To learn more, visit Reducing Red Tape.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the following Acts:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act
Appropriation Acts
Canada Agricultural Products Act
- Dairy Products Regulations
- Egg Regulations
- Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations
- Honey Regulations
- Licensing and Arbitration Regulations
- Livestock and Poultry Carcass Grading Regulations
- Organic Products Regulations
- Maple Products Regulations
- Processed Egg Regulations
- Processed Products Regulations
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act
Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (as it relates to food)
Food and Drugs Act (as it relates to food)
- Compensation for Certain Birds Destroyed in British Columbia (Avian Influenza) Regulations
- Compensation for Destroyed Animals
- Export Inspection & Certification Exemption Regulations
- Hatchery Regulations
- Hatchery Exclusion Regulations
- Health of Animals Regulations
- Honeybee Prohibition Regulations, 2004
- Reportable Diseases Regulations
- Revocation of Declaration: Repeal of the British Columbia Bluetongue Infected Place Order
- Eggplants and Tomatoes Production (Central Saanich) Restriction Regulations
- Golden Nematode Order
- Introduced Forest Pest Compensation Regulations
- Phytophthora Ramorum Compensation Regulations
- Plant Protection Regulations
- Plum Pox Virus Compensation Regulations, 2004
- Potato Production and Sale (Central Saanich) Restriction Regulations
- Potato Wart Compensation Regulations, 2003
- Revocation of Declaration: Repeal of the Emerald Ash Borer Infested Places Order
Related Legislation
The following Acts are not directly administered or enforced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency but are related to CFIA activities and policies.
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
- Canadian Human Rights Act
- Employment Equity Act
- Pest Control Products Act
- Preclearance Act
- Public Service Staff Relations Act
- Statutory Instruments Act
- Weights and Measures Act
For more information
- Government-Wide Forward Regulatory Plans
- The Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Management
- The Red Tape Reduction Action Plan
- The Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council
To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit the Canada Gazette and Consulting with Canadians websites.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any reproduction derived from the legislative material on this site. The legislative material on this site has been prepared for convenience of reference only and does not yet have official sanction. For all purposes of interpreting and applying the law, users should consult:
- the Acts as passed by Parliament, which are published in the "Assented to" Acts service, Part III of the Canada Gazette and the annual Statutes of Canada, and
- the regulations, as registered by the Clerk of the Privy Council and published in Part II of the Canada Gazette.
The above-mentioned publications are available in most public libraries.
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