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New Organic Action Plan charts course to grow Canada’s organic food and farming sector and strengthen competitiveness The Canadian Organic Alliance, including the Canada Organic Trade Association, Canadian Organic Growers and the Organic Federation of Canada, is delighted to announce the launch of a landmark Organic Action Plan that calls...

Please note that following overview documents have been updated to ensure that both the CBs and the exporters are aware of their responsibilities regarding the timing of issuing the export certificate / COI under the equivalency arrangements:

The public comment period for the 2025 draft of the Canadian Organic Standards has begun Submit your comments!          Today, May 30, 2025, the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) launched the 60-day public comment period  during which all operators and stakeholders are invited to comment on the proposed...

From the NFU website: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)’s major review of Canada’s Seeds Regulations could result in far-reaching changes to our seed system. Our seed regulations build, maintain, and protect the value of Canadian agricultural products for farmers and end-users with an evidence-based and transparent variety registration process....

Canada and Mexico signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) recognizing the 2 national organic systems as equivalent. The Canada-Mexico Organic Equivalency Arrangement came into effect on February 15, 2023. The arrangement allows organic products certified under the Canada Organic Regime or the Mexican organic system to be sold and labelled...

Published September 9, 2022 The Globe and Mail “For the last year, the organic sector, civil society, farmers unions and Canadian citizens have been expressing critical concerns regarding imminent proposals from Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to exempt many new genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from regulation.”...