Canada: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

In September 2023, the government of Canada published a draft guidance document for plant breeders and feed manufacturers that reinforces Canada’s product-based approach and provides guidance on how Canada’s Feeds Act and Feeds Regulations are applied to products of plant breeding. These documents follow the publication of similar guidance documents on human consumption and environmental release of novel products derived from plant sources, including plants with novel traits. Canada planted 11.7 million hectares of genetically engineered (GE) crops in 2023, mainly canola, soybeans, and corn. This is an increase of four percent from the previous year, on increased area planted to canola.