Canada #5583 (v.1)

Export licensing procedure for food intended for human consumption

Safe Food for Canadians Act (S.C. 2012, c. 24) and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SOR/2018-108)

Under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, the export licensing procedure is required to manufacture, process, treat, preserve, grade, package or label food for export, when an exporter wishes to obtain an export certificate or another export permission from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. These requirements do not apply to food additives, alcoholic beverages, or unprocessed food set out in Schedule 1of the regulations.

The purpose for the licensing procedure is for exporters to demonstrate that they have taken appropriate controls to meet Canadian and importing country food safety and consumer protection requirements when requesting an export certificate.

Under Safe Food for Canadians Act and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations the Canadian Food Inspection Agency can provide food export certificates for all food commodities to meet importing country requirements.

To learn more : http://inspection.gc.ca/food/exporting-food/eng/1323723342834/1323723662195
Some requirements are being phased in over time based on food commodity, type of activity and business size. To learn more: http://inspection.gc.ca/food/sfcr/timelines/eng/1528199762125/1528199763186

SFCR was previously notified to the following WTO Committees:
• Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade in G/TBT/N/CAN/394 (19 July 2013), G/TBT/N/CAN/394/Rev.1 (6 June 2014), G/TBT/N/CAN/394/Rev.1/Add.1 (15 July 2014), G/TBT/N/CAN/394/Rev.2 (25 January 2017), and G/TBT/N/CAN/394/Rev.2/Add.1 (15 June 2018).
• Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures in G/SPS/N/CAN/700 (8 July 2013), G/SPS/N/CAN/700/Rev.1 (5 June 2014), G/SPS/N/CAN/700/Rev.1/Add.1 (15 July 2014), G/SPS/N/CAN/700/Rev.2 (24 January 2017), and G/SPS/N/CAN/700/Rev.2/Add.1 (14 June 2018).
• Committee on Import Licensing in G/LIN/N/2/CAN/1 (14 September 2018).

HS 2017