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Guidance Document Repository

The CFIA is responsible for regulating the safety and quality of food, animal and plant health in Canada. CFIA's official Guidance Documents provide the Agency's functional direction to its front line staff regarding their compliance verification activities. They also provide guidance to regulated parties regarding program requirements.

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A note on Food Guidance

The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations came into force on January 15, 2019. As a result, the CFIA has developed updated guidance for food. This information is now available in the Guidance Finder: Food.

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Document Name Activities Date modified Type
RMD-10-27: Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi (horse chestnut bleeding disease) Imports, Regulated Pests, Risk Management 2010-11-23 HTML
RMD-07-02: Cereal Leaf Beetle (Oulema melanopus) Policy Directives, Risk Management 2013-11-05 HTML
National Farm-Level Biosecurity Planning Guide - Proactive Management of Plant Resources Biosecurity, Risk Management 2013-11-26 HTML
RMD-11-05 : Taraxacum kok-saghyz (Russian dandelion) in Canada Additional Information, Invasive Plants, Policy Directives, Regulated Pests, Risk Management 2014-06-19 HTML
AGM – fact sheet Additional Information, Other Invasive Species, Pests, Regulated Pests, Risk Management 2021-12-08 HTML
National Voluntary Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard for the Grains and Oilseeds Industry Biosecurity Standards, Guidance Documents, Risk Management 2013-02-02 HTML
Grains and Oilseeds Biosecurity Biosecurity Standards, Guidance Documents, Risk Management 2013-02-13 HTML
RMD-12-02: Halyomorpha halys Stål (Brown Marmorated Stink Bug) Policy Directives, Risk Management 2012-03-20 HTML
RMD-12-06: The addition of plant taxa to Canada's list of plants for planting that are not authorized for importation pending completion of a pest risk analysis Imports, Risk Management 2017-12-27 HTML
RMD-11-02: Pest Risk Management Document for Deregulation of Heterodera glycines Ichinohe (Soybean Cyst Nematode) Diseases, Risk Management 2013-08-26 HTML
RMD-12-07: Pest Risk Management Document to Deregulate Gymnosporangium fuscum Hedw. f., the cause of Pear Trellis Rust Imports, Risk Management 2014-06-04 HTML
RMD-13-04: Consolidated Pest Risk Management Document for pest plants regulated by Canada Risk Management 2020-07-03 HTML
Developing Your Biosecurity Plan: The National Voluntary Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard for the Fruit and Tree Nut Industries Biosecurity, Risk Management 2017-01-16 HTML
National Voluntary Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard for the Greenhouse, Nursery and Floriculture Sectors Biosecurity, Risk Management 2017-01-16 HTML
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