Regulatory

As of September 9, 2025, shipments of feed products for mink, foxes and other fur-bearing animals with animal origin ingredients must be accompanied by an animal health import permit.

Your association has been at work advocating for a more favourable regulatory environment for your business. ANAC recently submitted a letter to Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald identifying and urging the implementation of a series of measures to reduce inefficient red tape and onerous administrative burden on the livestock feed industry and its primary regulator, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) launched a public comment period on proposed modifications to the Canadian Organic Standards. The consultation includes proposed changes to two national standards that must be met by certified organic products, including livestock feed.

As a benefit of ANAC membership, your association is here to assist you with inspection challenges you face in the field. Should you encounter difficulty during or after an inspection, such as receiving a corrective action request (CAR) that you feel is not supported by the regulations, ANAC can support by providing guidance and, if needed, advocacy on your behalf.

The Competition Bureau has released its final guidelines on environmental claims, designed to assist businesses in complying with greenwashing provisions added to the Competition Act in June 2024.

Government has published Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Labour Code (Leave Related to Pregnancy Loss, Bereavement Leave and Leave for Placement of Child) in Canada Gazette, Part I (CGI) for consultation. These proposed amendments would introduce new leave of absence provisions for employees in federally regulated organizations (including feed mills).

To support the feed industry in understanding and meeting the new regulatory requirements that came into force on June 17, 2025, the CFIA has published several new and updated guidance documents. 

The second phase of requirements under the Feeds Regulations, 2024 came into force on Tuesday June 17.

Consultant formula feeds no longer exist under the Feeds Regulations, 2024 and the one-year transition period enabling their continued use comes to an end on June 17. After almost a year of lobbying for this allowance, the CFIA advised ANAC on Friday that they will allow industry to continue to make consultant formula type feeds (i.e. mix and dilute specialty feeds for a specific customer) under an existing item in the Tables of Permissible Claims for Feed Labels.