The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recently published feedback received from stakeholders on the policy paper outlining CFIA’s direction to modernize Parts I, III and IV of the Seed Regulations.
The feedback is detailed in CFIA’s What We Heard summary report. Stakeholders provided valuable perspectives and information related to the 52 proposals. The reasons for supporting or not supporting specific proposals contained commonly repeated themes outlined in the following high-level summary:
- Proposals that were supported:
- 35 proposals were supported with more than 60% of those responding to a given proposal supporting it or having no objection to it (including 5 proposals with a low response rate)
- Proposals that had mixed reaction:
- 12 proposals had a mixed reaction with those responding to a given proposal being split, including responses indicating support with concern or caution for the proposal (in each case, support for or against a proposal was less than 60%)
- Proposals that were not supported:
- 5 proposals were not supported with more than 60% of those responding to a given proposal objecting to or not supporting it (including 1 proposal that had a low response rate)
Next steps
The CFIA will consider all input and seek out targeted stakeholder input before publishing draft regulatory amendments.
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