Potatoes

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for the federal Seed Potato Certification Program, and policy directives to prevent the introduction and spread of diseases and regulated quarantine pests of potatoes in Canada.

What information is available?

• Approved laboratories list
• Biosecurity standard
• Guidance Documents 
• Pest information
  • Potato Cyst Nematodes
  • Potato Mop-Top Pomovirus, (PMTV)
  • Potato Wart or Potato Canker
  • Soybean Cyst Nematode
• Plant Protection Policy Directives
  
• Potatoes for human consumption
• Potato varieties 

Additional government and industry information

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Potato Reports
• Plant Protection Organizations