Canada’s agriculture sector is guided by a collaborative network of public and private entities that are engaged at provincial, national and international levels. To learn more on the topics impacting our industry and our agriculture partners click on the links below.
Additional Resources Links
For more links on each of these subjects, click or scroll down.
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Government of Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Market & Industry Services Branch
International Markets Bureau
Agri-food Trade Policy
Directory of Research
Canada Revenue Agency
Scientific Research and Experimental Development Program
GST/HST for Businesses – Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
Canada Border Services Agency
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Biotechnology Notices of Submission Project
Export/Import Section
Plants With Novel Traits
Plant Breeders’ Rights Office
Seeds Act & Regulations
Seeds Section
Variety Registration – Procedures for the Registration of Crop Varieties
Environment and Climate Change Canada
EDC – Export Development Corporation
Health Canada
Novel Foods Guidelines
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)
- PMRA recently published a Question and Answers document, which has been prepared to address all questions which were received during their webinar ‘Consultations on the Neonicotinoid Pesticides – Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam: Proposed Pollinator Decisions’ January 23rd, 2018. Please find that document here: Health Canada – Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam Webinar – QandAs
Industrial Hemp Technical Manual
Parliament of Canada
Canada Gazette – Official Newspaper of the Government of Canada – Proposed Regulatory Amendments – Printed Weekly
Standing & Special Committees – Daily Updates
Members of Parliament
Senate of Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Biotechnology consultation documents
Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
Global Affairs Canada
Statistics Canada
Canadian Automated Export Declaration
Transport Canada
Transport Dangerous Goods
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Government of Canada
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2. Provincial
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Alberta – Agriculture and Forestry
B.C. – Ministry of Agriculture
Manitoba – Agriculture
New Brunswick – Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
Newfoundland and Labrador – Agriculture Services Directory
Nova Scotia – Department of Agriculture
Ontario – Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Prince Edward Island – Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Québec – Agriculture, Pêcheries et Alimentation
Saskatchewan – Agribusiness, Farmers and Ranchers
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Alberta – Agriculture and Forestry
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3. International
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AASCO – Association of American Seed Control Officials
AOSA – Association of Official Seed Analysts
AOSCA – Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies
EPA – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Europa – Topics of the European Union – Agriculture
FDA – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
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AASCO – Association of American Seed Control Officials
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Intergovernmental Organizations
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CGIAR – Consultative Group for International Agriculture Research
FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- FAO/ICPPGR – International Conference and Programme on Plant Genetic Resources
- FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission
ICC – International Chamber of Commerce
ISTA- International Seed Testing Association
OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
IUCN – The International Union for Conservation 0f Nature
UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme
UPOV – International Union for the Protection of Varieties of Plants
WIPO – World Intellectual Property Organization
WTO – World Trade Organization
Consultative Process
This section of the website will contain relevant and on-going consultations conducted by the Federal Government on issues and strategies that can impact the seed trade. We will update this page regularly so that our members have quick access to consultative processes that may have an impact on their businesses.
You can find the list of consultations underway and completed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) by following this link.
Those consultations in which CSTA is participating will be listed here separately.
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CGIAR – Consultative Group for International Agriculture Research