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The Canadian foodservice sector grew three percent to nearly $71 billion in 2019. COVID-19 mitigation measures – including the initial closure of non-essential businesses, restrictions on local...

This report highlights certification requirements for food and agricultural products exported to Canada and supplements the FAIRS Country Report CA2020-0081.

Plants in Canada are regulated on the basis of the traits expressed and not on the basis of the method used to introduce the traits.

Since July 1, 2020, the USMCA certification of origin requires the certifier (importer, exporter, or producer) to cover nine mandated minimum data elements, replacing the old NAFTA certificate...

On September 4, 2020 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced temporary flexibility in enforcing some Canadian labeling and packaging regulations for pre-packaged meat products.

The Canadian cattle herd and swine herd are both expected to contract in 2021. Cattle exports are forecast to grow, beef exports are projected to increase, and Canada will continue to import...

Canada published proposed front-of-package labeling regulations on February 10, 2018. A 75-day public comment period will remain open until April 26, 2018.

Canadian exports of prepared or preserved cranberries have increased by 132 percent since 2012 and Canadian exports of cranberry juice have increased 67 percent.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expected to publish the final version of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations in the Canada Gazette in early 2018.

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) will host a Food Safety Forum in Salinas, Calif., on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites from 8:30am to 3:00pm (PST).

Canadian imports of U.S. cattle through November 2017 were at a 10-year high, up almost 370 percent nationwide and up more than 1,000 percent in Alberta, the heart of Canada’s beef cattle industry.