The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently updated its Compliance and Enforcement Policy, effective November 1, 2020.
The Compliance and Enforcement Policy outlines CFIA’s approach to compliance with, and enforcement of, its legislation. The policy is to drive a more strategic, consistent, fair and transparent compliance and enforcement approach that allows the CFIA to effectively deliver its mandate, employing a compliance continuum.
There is no significant shift in policy direction between the 2015 Compliance and Enforcement Operational Policy and the new Compliance and Enforcement Policy. Rather, the policy has been revised to include changes such as the coming into force of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) and changes to Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs). Updates were also required to reflect the evolving nature of CFIA’s operating environment such as online services for regulated parties through My CFIA.
Additional updates include:
- Alignment with the CFIA’s official policy template
- Explanation of inspection versus investigation under the Roles and Responsibilities section
- Removal of Department of Justice roles
- Inclusion of an Inquiries section.
Learn more on the CFIA website.