USDA - APHIS - Regulations and Assessments

International Animal Export Regulations

Canada - Summary of Requirements (continued)

Other Ruminants (Wild ruminants are not permitted at = this time.)=20

When a negative test for anaplasmosis is required for the = import of US=20 ruminants into Canada, the cELISA test, using the VMRD, Inc. = Anaplasma=20 Antibody Kit, carried out in a US federal laboratory or a = USDA-approved=20 laborataory is accepted as an approved test. Confirmatory testing = in=20 Canada is done using the cELISA only.

Horses

Notice

Due to contagious equine metritis (CEM) detection in the United = States=20 (US), the additional certification FOR LIVE HORSES (including = Canadian=20 horses returning to Canada but excluding horses for immediate = slaughter)=20 will be required on all U.S. export health certificates issued = after=20 January 19, 2009 and for Canadian horses exported to the U.S. = after=20 January 19, 2009 and returning on a Canadian health certificate. =
The=20 new certification statements are reflected in point 4 and 5 of the = protocol. Please note that at the present moment, the import = permit for=20 the US origin horses is not required, except for the animals from = the=20 state of Florida.

IN ADDITION PLEASE ALSO NOTE:

For Canadian horses returning to Canada on a Canadian health=20 certificate, a supplemental certification document with the above=20 mentioned requirements will be provided by the CFIA endorsing = office when=20 advised of intended return. The supplemental certification will = need to be=20 attached to the Canadian health certificate after completion and = endorsed=20 by USDA before return of the horse(s) to Canada. Canadian horses = returning=20 to Canada exported to the United States for exhibition or pleasure = purposes require an Owner's Declaration included in the = supplemental=20 certification. The Owner's Declaration does not need to be = endorsed by=20 USDA.

Additional Requirements for horses from the State of = Florida:=20

- Import permit (for the Canadian importer)
- The = horse(s) are=20 inspected by a veterinarian within fifteen (15) days preceding = the date=20 of importation;

Horses - (Protocol) - January 2009 (pdf = 17kb)=20
Horses - immediate slaughter (protocol) - = December=20 2008 (pdf 15kb)=20
Equine semen - January 2009 (pdf 32kb)=20
Equine embryos - January 2009 (pdf 15kb) =

Swine

"Canada will soon be implementing the following requirements = for=20 brucellosis in swine:
The standard test will be the fluorescent = polarization assay (FPA); and ancillary/confirmatory test will be = indirect=20 ELISA (iELISA). Once we have implemented these tests, = domestically, they=20 will be required for imports.
In the meantime, while we would = prefer=20 the FPA or the i ELISA for imports, the card test and the CF test = will be=20 acceptable for now. The use of the BPAT should be discontinued and = has=20 been removed from the import permit conditions. Please note, = however, that=20 it will reduce the chances of conflicting results in quarantine if = the FPA=20 or iELISA are used now."

Swine (Protocol) - June 2007 (pdf 13kb)=20
Swine (semen) (Protocol) - July 2006 (pdf = 25kb)=20
Swine (Slaughter Protocol) - August 2007 = (pdf 13kb)=20

Poultry and other Avian Species

Birds - (includes parrot family and song = birds)=20 (Protocol) - September 1992 (pdf 6kb)=20
Poultry and Hatching Eggs - (includes = chickens,=20 turkeys, game and exhibition fowl, pigeons, and their hatching = eggs)=20 (Protocol) - August 1992 (pdf 6kb)

Other Animals

The restrictions that Canada had in place for rabbits from = Kentucky and=20 Indiana, related to the diagnosis of rabbit calicivirus infection = in those=20 states, have been removed. Rabbits from those states are now = eligible to=20 enter Canada under the same conditions as all other states.

Foxes, Skunks, Raccoons, and Ferrets = (Protocol) - April=20 1986 (pdf 3kb)

Honeybee Queens (Health Certificate) - April = 2008 (pdf=20 110kb)

Pets

Cats - (Protocol) - June 1986 (pdf 3kb)=20
Dogs - (Protocol) - May 2003 (pdf 15kb) =

More information about pets can be found in the following web = site of=20 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency:

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/import/p= etse.shtml

In the history section say that a web site for pets was = added.

For species not listed, the requirements are not known. = However,=20 exporters wanting to ship livestock or germplasm whose = requirements are=20 not listed in the IRRS, should have the interested party = (importer/buyer)=20 in the country of destination apply for an Import Permit at the=20 appropriate ministry. This Import Permit will most likely outline = the=20 specific requirements.=20

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