Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

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Information on confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in Canada can be found on the CFIA website.

Confirmed cases of AI in Canada

Primary Control Zones

Maps for Primary Control Zones (PCZs) are available on the CFIA website.

Maps

Permits

Permits are required to move in, out or through PCZs for feeds requiring permissions.

The general permits may serve as a source of movement information should someone become implicated in a disease investigation and should be maintained for such purposes. If another tracking system is in place to capture the details of relevant movements, a single permit can be used to capture movements to and from multiple origins and destinations, of multiple weights, etc. If no other system is in place to track movements, a unique general permit is required for each unique movement. An appendix listing multiple destinations is also an acceptable approach.

One general permit may be used by a facility as long as there is a tracking sheet for all the movements associated with that permit which include the amount of feed delivered and the address of each delivery location.

Truck drivers must keep a copy of the permit with them at all times when en route.

Key points about General permits

A permit can remain valid for up to 3 months. Once your permit expires, you must complete a new permit if you still require one (i.e. you are still moving in, out or through a PCZ).
One General permit may still be used for all feed movements from one facility as long as there is a tracking system in place to record all required information (such as delivery dates and destinations). This tracking information must be readily available if requested by the CFIA.
The permit must be submitted to the CFIA, but once submitted it may be used right away.

The general permit can be downloaded from the CFIA website (Note: if you get an Adobe error, you may need to save the file to your desktop to be able to access it).

General Permit (CFIA website)

Instructions to complete a General permit

Watch ANAC’s webinars for guidance on completing General permits:

Using general permits (Member access required)

October 2022 update to using General permits for feed movements

Note: These instructions are for the feed component only. Movement of other commodities might have different requirements.

The CFIA Movement Control call in line is also available at 519-953-6658, from 8am to 6pm. This line should only be used for urgent inquiries and for planned movements which will require permits. Less urgent inquiries can be sent to cfia.ontmovementlicandpermits-deplacementlicenceetpermis.acia@inspection.gc.ca.

Do I need a permit?

The CFIA has published details on what type of permits are needed for Avian Influenza movement control permissions, including feed.

Control permissions (PDF)

ANAC provided the CFIA with the following typical scenarios for feed movement and we have received the following guidance from them:

Finished product ready to be consumed by livestock – facility WITHIN the zone

Moving out of the zone to deliver poultry feed to poultry farms outside the zone	Permit Required
Delivering poultry feed to poultry farm in the zone	Permit Required
Delivering livestock feed to non-poultry outside the zone	NO permit required if no poultry on site
Delivering livestock feed to non-poultry inside the zone	NO permit required if no poultry on site

Finished product ready to be consumed by livestock – facility OUTSIDE the zone

Delivering poultry feed from outside the zone to poultry farm in the zone	Permit Required
Passing through the zone (no stops) delivering poultry feed to poultry farm outside the zone	Permit Required
Delivering livestock feed to non-poultry inside the zone	NO permit required if no poultry on site
Passing through the zone (no stops) delivering livestock feed to non-poultry outside the zone	NO permit required if no poultry on site

Frequently asked questions

Do salespeople need permits to visit farms?

Given the ongoing situation with HPAI and new cases being confirmed in new regions regularly, it is strongly encouraged NOT to conduct on-site visits at poultry farms at this time. Sales and nutrition staff should use other methods such as Teams, Zoom or phone calls to interact with producers.

If a person needs to go on farm within a primary control zone (PCZ) and will be in contact with poultry, they must have a general permit.

If I am delivering non-poultry livestock feed to a non-poultry livestock farm but they have a backyard flock, do I need a permit?

Whether a flock is backyard or commercial, if you are moving feed onto a farm with poultry, whether in, out or through the zone, a permit is required.

Can a feed company have one general permit for multiple feed mills?

Permits can include more than one address for the premises, where feed has been moved from, as long as the tracking of all movements under that permit are captured in one central location and can easily be traced back to the permit.

If we use 3rd party carriers/conveyances, do they need their own permits?

This is a business decision. You may choose to have the movement of the feed under your permit, but then you are responsible for the 3rd party carriers/conveyances meeting the biocontainment requirements listed on the permit.

If a 3rd party trucker delivers for multiple feed companies and uses their own permits, do they need a separate permit for each facility?

Permits can include more than one address for the premises where feed has been moved from as long as the tracking of all movements under that permit are captured in one central location and can easily be traced back to the permit. In this case, it is the responsibility of the 3rd party trucker to complete the permit and track all movement information for each load of feed requiring permissions.

Do farmers who haul their own feed require a permit?

If a farmer is moving feed to a poultry farm and is going in, out or through a primary control zone (PCZ), that feed movement requires a permit.

If we are picking up wheat from a producer in a control zone with no poultry on-site, do we need a permit?

No, you only need a permit if you are picking up feed ingredients from a farm with poultry on-site.

If we deliver fuel or fertilizer to a farm with poultry do we need a permit?

Fuel deliveries require a general permit. Fertilizer deliveries from outside the control zone to inside the control zone require a general permit. If fertilizer is chicken manure or litter from a premise within the control zone it requires a specific permit.

On the general permit, it states “x. All vehicles must be free of any visible contamination prior to leaving the primary control zone. All vehicles operating under this general permit must proceed directly to the nearest truck or vehicle wash station.”. Does this mean that I have to clean my truck every time I go in, out or through a PCZ?

No. Trucks only need to proceed directly to the nearest truck or vehicle wash station when it is visibly contaminated and the truck has been on a poultry farm in a PCZ.

Biosecurity

The feed industry must be vigilant with biosecurity measures and put in place heightened controls in and around infected premises. Download ANAC’s National Biosecurity Guide for the Livestock and Poultry Feed Sector to obtain details on heightened biosecurity in the event of a disease outbreak.

ANAC Biosecurity Guide

HPAI Awareness

The CFIA has developed posters and factsheets to help educate bird owners on HPAI. These resources are ideal to post at retail facilities to raise awareness amongst owners of backyard flocks and pet birds.

Keep your Birds Safe Poster (PDF)

Spring Migration Factsheet (PDF)

Survival time of the AI virus

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