Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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This departmental plan outlines the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) priorities, plans, and associated costs for the 2026 to 2027 fiscal years. Its key priorities include keeping Canadians' food safe and protecting animal and plant resources, enabling businesses to contribute to Canada's economy, and valuing and investing in its people. The plan aims to advance the agency's vision of being a global leader in food safety, animal and plant protection, and risk management, while supporting the economy and market expansion.

This Departmental Plan outlines the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) priorities, plans, and associated costs, aligning with its Strategic Vision 2025 to 2028. The plan is committed to ensuring a safe Canadian food supply, protecting plant and animal resources to maintain and gain new international market access through regulatory alignment, responsiveness, and global collaboration. Key priorities include keeping Canadians' food safe and protecting animal and plant resources, enabling businesses to contribute to Canada's economy, and valuing and investing in its people. The plan emphasizes modernizing regulations, digital transformation, enhancing emergency management and preparedness, trade facilitation, and scientific collaboration.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's 2025-2026 Departmental Plan outlines the agency's planned activities to fulfill its core responsibility of safeguarding food and the health of plants and animals. The plan focuses on rigorous oversight to foster compliance and promote trade, preventing and responding to emergencies, and strengthening scientific collaboration and international cooperation. It also highlights digital transformation, regulatory modernization, and internal services including workforce investment and asset management. The intended outcomes are to protect Canadians, support the Canadian economy through trade, ensure food safety, protect animal and plant health, and contribute to the well-being of Canadians, the environment, and the economy.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) Departmental Plan for 2025-2026 outlines the agency's core responsibility of safeguarding food and the health of plants and animals. The plan focuses on regulatory oversight and enforcement to ensure food safety, protect animal and plant health, and support market access. Key areas of focus include modernizing the regulatory framework, enforcing compliance, delivering effective services through digital transformation, and expanding market access for Canadian products. The plan also addresses preventing and responding to emergencies, strengthening scientific collaboration, and managing internal services, assets, and workforce.