October 24, 2017:

On October 19, a positive Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) result was confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) national reference laboratory for a horse located on premises in Lacombe County, Alberta....read on

October 20, 2016:

A report from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) provides an update from the working group tasked to design a national framework on Equine Infectious Anemia control....read on

April 29, 2015:

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), in collaboration with Equine Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and other partner organizations, is working to develop a farm and facility-level biosecurity standard that will help protect Canada's equine industry from animal diseases....read on

October 8, 2013:

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), in conjunction with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is hosting a trade consultation session via WebEx with a focus on the importation of products regulated by the CFIA....read on

June 2, 2011:

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is reminding livestock producers in the Prairie provinces, where anthrax has been known to occur, to protect their animals this summer...read on

January 28, 2011:

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which regulates all cross border shipment of animals from the U.S, has announced that all horses coming from Texas and New Mexico must be accompanied with an import permit. This move has been prompted by the discovery of some pockets of equine piroplasmosis infections in these parts...read on

March 30, 2009:

Tammy McNiven, vice chair of Standardbred Canada and co-owner of Twinbrook Farms, has advised Trot Insider of some time-sensitive issues regarding the importation of chilled semen from the United States into Canada....read on

January 21, 2009:

The Breeds & Industry Division of Equine Canada is advising stakeholders in Canada that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced revised import requirements as a result of the expanding investigation into contagious equine metritis (CEM) in the U.S....read on

December 29, 2008:

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched an investigation after confirming that horse semen was imported into Canada from a United States stallion subsequently determined to be infected with contagious equine metritis (CEM)....read on