. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/CAN/365 
18 June 2012  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
By email to mailto:Modele-Inspection-Model@inspection.gc.ca  with subject line 
"Improved Food Inspection Model" 
or By postal mail to: Inspection Modernization Office 
Canadian Food Inspection Agency 
59 Camelot Drive, Floor 2, Room  Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0Y9 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food products for human 
consumption. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Improved food 
inspection model: The case for change (12 pa ges in English and 14 pages in French). 
6. Description of content:  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing to 
design a single and consistent appr oach to food inspection that will be applied across all food 
commodities that are either imported or produc ed domestically.  This food inspection model 
will apply to all food inspecti on conducted by, or on behalf of, the CFIA.  This discussion 
paper is part of an initial consultation to seek feedback from stakeholders on the proposed 
core components of an improved food inspection model.  
Responses received during this consultation will be considered in drafting the food inspection 
model.  Once drafted, the proposed food inspecti on model will be circulat ed to seek additional 
stakeholder comments. G/TBT/N/CAN/365 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
When the CFIA was created in 1997 it brought  together food inspection programs from 
different federal departments with diverse inspection approaches.  The CFIA currently 
operates eight (8) separate food inspection programs.  The goal of an improved food 
inspection model is to standardize the inspec tion approach and provide for consistent and 
appropriate oversight across all regulated food commodities.  
8. Relevant documents:   Additional information is available at  
http://inspection.gc.ca/about-th e-cfia/accountability/inspection-
modernization/eng/1337025084336/1337025428609  (English) 
http://inspection.gc.ca/au-s ujet-de-l-acia/responsabilis ation/modernisation-de-l-
inspection/fra/1337025084336/1337025428609  (French) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Not stated 
N/A This discussion paper is part of the initial consultation on components for an improved food inspection model.  Once drafted, the 
proposed inspection model will be notified for 
further stakeholder comments. 
10. Final date for comments:  31 July 2012 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
The online consultation is available at  
http://inspection.sondages-surveys.ca/survey s/CFIA-ACIA/copy-inspe ction-modernization-
the-case-for-chan-3/?l=eng  (English) 
http://inspection.sondages-surveys.ca/survey s/CFIA-ACIA/copy-inspe ction-modernization-
the-case-for-chan-3/?l=fra  (French)