G/SPS/N/CAN/1496  
23 March 2023  
(23-2079) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Live animals  (HS code: 01), live bovine animals  (HS code: 0102), 
live swine animals  (HS code: 0103), live sheep and goats  (HS code: 0104), live animals 
(excl. horses etc .) (HS code: 0106) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Regulations amending the Health of Animals Regulations 
(Livestock identification and traceability) . Language(s):  English and French . Number of 
pages:  116 
https://canadagazette.gc.ca/r p-pr/p1/2023/2023 -03-18/pdf/g1 -15711.pdf#page=26  
6. Description of content:  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is proposing amendments 
to the Health of Animals Regulations , Part XV: Livestock Identification and Traceability, 
regarding identifying and traceability requirements for livestock species within Canada and 
identification requirements for import and export.  
The proposed amendments to the Heath of Animals Regulations would expand the scope, 
and improve the accessibility, timeline ss and accuracy of animal identification and 
movement information, apply new requirements to both currently regulated species (bison, 
cattle, sheep and pigs) as well as proposed species (goats and cervids) that would now be 
regulated. Updates to the requir ements for animal identification and records will also 
increase agility and efficiency throughout the traceability system.  
The amendments will address the identified gaps in the current livestock traceability 
system by:  
− adding farmed cervids and goats as r egulated species;  
− include movement reporting requirements for all domestic movements of regulated 
species;  
− reduce the time to report information to a central database from 30 -60 days to 7 days 
for all species;  
− and require more accurate location data be reported via the provincial premises 
identification programs which allocate premises identification numbers to agricultural 
sites.  
By addressing the gaps in the livestock traceability system, the regulatory proposal will 
strengthen the ability to protect C anada's food supply and animal resource base and 
reduce the impact of various events on Canada's national herd and the Canadian 
agriculture economy.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1496  
 
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  Conforms with the World Organization of Animal Health's Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
section 4.1 – Gener al principles on identification and traceability of live animals.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aq uatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter  4.1 General principles on identification and traceability of live animals  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regu lation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Guidance documents on CFIA's website on the consultation on the proposed regulations:  
Share yo ur thoughts: Consultation on proposed changes to Part XV of the Health of 
Animals Regulations (Identification and Traceability) - Canadian Food Inspection Agency 
(canada.ca)  (English)  
Faites -nous part de vos commentaires: Consultation sur les modifications proposées à la 
partie XV du Règlement sur la santé des animaux (identification et traçabilité) - Agence 
canadienne d'inspection des aliments (canada.ca)  (French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Late 2024.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Late 2024.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : A transition period following final publication is proposed as follows:  
− a one -year transition period for cattle, bison, sheep, pigs, goat, and cervids; and  
− a two -year transition period for animals that are kept for research purposes, 
entertainment purposes or for a person's company.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 June 2023  
Agency or a uthority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   G/SPS/N/CAN/1496  
 
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  13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be found at:  
Regulations Amending the Health of Animals Regulations (Identification and Traceability) 
(New commenting feature)  (English ) 
Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur  la santé des animaux (identification et traçabilité) 
(Nouvelle fonction pour la soumission de commentaires)  (French ) 
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