July 30, 2019:

The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) is reminding those that care for or have control of racehorses in Canada that any cannabis use in racehorses continues to be prohibited....read on

March 18, 2019:

On Monday, March 18, the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency informed the racing industry that the implementation of the new edition of the CPMA Elimination Guidelines that was announced last month will be delayed until further notice....read on

February 19, 2019:

The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency has announced to the Canadian horse racing industry that a new edition of the CPMA Elimination Guidelines will be published in March 2019....read on

October 30, 2018:

On Tuesday (Oct. 30), the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency issued a pair of notices, one in regard to the use of Levamisole and the other in regard to provincial Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage lists....read on

October 30, 2018:

The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) has received an inquiry concerning the requirement for a horse to remain on a provincial Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH) list for 100 days, when the horse moves from one EIPH list to a new province’s EIPH list....read on

October 30, 2018:

The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) is reminding veterinarians and racehorse trainers and owners that Levamisole is a prohibited substance in Canada because it metabolizes into aminorex, a prohibited stimulant. Levamisole should not be administered to a racehorse for any reason....read on

August 1, 2018:

On Wednesday (August 1), the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency announced new elimination guidelines to its 2016 Elimination Guidelines Booklet for Cetirizine¹, Clodronate², Dexamethasone, Fluticasone, and Triamcinolone acetonide....read on

June 20, 2018:

The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency has announced that its executive director, Steve Suttie, will be retiring at the end of the month....read on

June 20, 2018:

The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency would like feedback in regard to how well it is doing when it comes to deterring the use of prohibited substances in Canadian horse racing....read on

May 31, 2018:

On Thursday (May 31), the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency announced that the regulatory amendment to add the drugs clodronate and tiludronate to the Schedule to the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations has been finalized....read on

May 10, 2018:

The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) would like to provide the Canadian horse racing industry with an update on cobalt testing since it was transferred from the provincial racing commissions in April 2017....read on

July 6, 2017:

On Thursday, July 6, the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency issued a memo to the industry stating that although glaucine continues to be classified as prohibited substance under the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations, the CPMA has taken steps to differentiate glaucine abuse from environmental exposure....read on

June 15, 2017:

On Thursday, June 15, the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency issued a memo to horsepeople competing on the Woodbine Entertainment Group circuit stating that a proposed pilot project in regard to the stocking of clean towels in the retention areas of Woodbine and Mohawk Racetrack has been approved....read on

April 27, 2017:

On Thursday, April 27, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario sent out an informational bulletin in regard to cobalt testing....read on

April 21, 2017:

Further to the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency’s (CPMA) Industry Notice dated April 6, 2017, regarding the implementation of CPMA cobalt testing effective May 1, 2017, the CPMA has received questions about what this means from a practical perspective given that cobalt occurs naturally in the horse....read on