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Canada - Summary of Requirements (continued)

Horses

Informative notes:

Effective January 31, 2010, Canada published (in their website) new requirements and information for equine owners for equines intended to slaughter.

Due to contagious equine metritis (CEM) detection in the United States (US), an additional certification FOR LIVE HORSES (including Canadian horses returning to Canada but excluding horses for immediate slaughter) will be required on all U.S. export health certificates issued after January 19, 2009 and for Canadian horses exported to the U.S. after January 19, 2009 and returning on a Canadian health certificate.

The new certification statements are reflected in point 4 and 5 of the protocol. Please note that at the present moment, the import permit for the US origin horses is not required.,

IN ADDITION PLEASE ALSO NOTE:

For Canadian horses returning to Canada on a Canadian health certificate, a supplemental certification document with the above mentioned requirements will be provided by the CFIA endorsing office when advised of intended return. The supplemental certification will need to be attached to the Canadian health certificate after completion and endorsed by USDA before return of the horse(s) to Canada. Canadian horses returning to Canada exported to the United States for exhibition or pleasure purposes require an Owner's Declaration included in the supplemental certification. The Owner's Declaration does not need to be endorsed by USDA.

 

  • Horses – (protocol) – January 2010 (pdf 98kb)
  • Horses – immediate slaughter (protocol) –January 2010 (pdf 20kb)
  • Equine semen - February 2009 (pdf 33kb)
  • Equine embryos - January 2009 (pdf 15kb)

Swine

"Canada will soon be implementing the following requirements for brucellosis in swine:
The standard test will be the fluorescent polarization assay (FPA); and ancillary/confirmatory test will be indirect ELISA (iELISA). Once we have implemented these tests, domestically, they will be required for imports.
In the meantime, while we would prefer the FPA or the i ELISA for imports, the card test and the CF test will be acceptable for now. The use of the BPAT should be discontinued and has been removed from the import permit conditions. Please note, however, that it will reduce the chances of conflicting results in quarantine if the FPA or iELISA are used now."

Poultry and other Avian Species

  • Birds - (includes parrot family and song birds) (Protocol) - September 1992 (pdf 6kb)
  • Poultry and Hatching Eggs - (includes chickens, turkeys, game and exhibition fowl, pigeons, and their hatching eggs) (Protocol) - August 1992 (pdf 11kb)

Other Animals

Pets

  • Cats - (Protocol) - June 1986 (pdf 3kb)
  • Dogs - (Protocol) - May 2003 (pdf 15kb)

More information about pets can be found on Canadian Food Inspection Agency website.

In the history section say that a web site for pets was added.

For species not listed, the requirements are not known. However, exporters wanting to ship livestock or germplasm whose requirements are not listed in the IRRS, should have the interested party (importer/buyer) in the country of destination apply for an Import Permit at the appropriate ministry. This Import Permit will most likely outline the specific requirements.

 

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Last Modified: February 4, 2010