Grains and Field Crops

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of policy directives to prevent the introduction and spread of regulated quarantine pests of grains and field crops into Canada.

CFIA activities include:

• verifying and certifying that exports of grains and field crops meet the phytosanitary requirements of countries that import Canadian products
• verifying that imports of grains and field crops meet Canadian phytosanitary requirements
• conducting surveys to detect and control or eradicate designated plant pests in Canada

The key acts and regulations we enforce are:

• Plant Protection Act
  • Plant Protection Regulations

Information we provide for the grains and field crops industry includes:

• Manuals
• Pest Information
• Plant Protection Policy Directives
• Risk Management Documents

Additional government and industry information can be found at:

• Canadian Grain Commission
• Plant Protection Organizations