Plant Protection

The objectives of the plant protection program within the CFIA are to prevent the introduction and spread within Canada of plant pests of quarantine significance, 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 to the general public includes:

Efforts to protect plant resources from:

• Asian Longhorned Beetle
• Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle
• Emerald Ash Borer
• Potato Cyst Nematodes
• Plum Pox Virus

Reducing the risk associated with:

• Firewood
• Invasive Species

Information we provide to the plant industry and scientific community includes:

• Invasive Plants
• Plant Pest Data
  • List of Pests Regulated by Canada
• Plant Protection Policy Directives
  • Risk Management Documents
• Plant Health Surveillance

Additional government and industry information can be found at:

• Plant Protection Organizations