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This report highlights certification requirements for food and agricultural products exported to Canada and supplements the FAIRS Country Report CA2021-0038.

The 2016 changes to nutrition labelling requirements come into force in December 2021, with enforcement discretion extended to December 2023. Other regulatory initiatives (like Front of Package Labeling) continue to be on hold.

Canada is the largest overseas market for U.S. high-value, consumer-oriented products, with exports reaching nearly $17 billion in 2020 – representing 25 percent of the total value of U.S. consumer-oriented exports worldwide, more than doubling the value of the next largest market.

Canada is the top export market for U.S. wines by value, and Ontario’s provincial liquor board is among the largest purchasers of beverage alcohol on the planet.

Quebec is the largest wine-importing province in Canada, at 180 million liters of wine valued at $770 million in 2020.

On May 19, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency launched a consultation on the Seeds Regulations and the environmental release of seeds.

On May 27, 2021, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) confirmed Canada’s successful application for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) negligible risk status.

Uneventful growing and harvest seasons helped the apple and pear sectors to bounce back from a difficult season one year earlier, when spring frost crippled these sectors. Both apple and pear production volumes are back to normal levels, imports are...

Planted areas declined this year as a result of a reduction in the demand for processing potatoes, a stagnant demand for table potatoes and growers' decision to cut back production following a year of oversupply and depressed prices. Yields will turn...

Canada's total 2013/14 production of wheat, barley, oats and corn is forecast to be 54 million metric tons, an increase of six percent over the previous year.

Given that competing proteins will remain in short supply, Canada's poultry sector will likely see moderate growth in 2014 following its better-than-expected performance in 2013.

Canadian biofuel production remains below what Post estimates is needed to meet federal standards. Limited production makes it unlikely Canada will become a major player in the global ethanol market.