1、 THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S.GOVERNMENT POLICY Required Report:Required-Public Distribution Date:December 18,2024 Report Number:CA2024-0059 Report Name:Agricultural Biotechnology Annual Country:Canad

2、a Post:Ottawa Report Category:Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Prepared By:Erin Danielson and Alex Watters Approved By:Tacarra Birmingham Report Highlights:In May 2024,Health Canada published guidance that clarifies which plant-derived feed ingredients require a premarket assessme

3、nt,as per the Feeds Act and Feeds Regulations.With this third and final guidance now complete,conventional herbicide-tolerant products are now unlikely to trigger novel feeds/foods review.Canada planted 11.8 million hectares of genetically engineered(GE)crops in 2024,mainly canola,soybeans,and corn.

4、In 2023,imports of corn totaled 2.98 million metric tons(MMT),8%less than the previous year,and 439.4 thousand metric tons(TMT)of soybeans(42%y/y).More than 90 percent of GE crops imported into Canada are sourced from the United States.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Canadas system of regulating agricultural biot

5、echnology rests on the novelty of the characteristics expressed in the final product,rather than the process used to develop the product(e.g.,CRISPR).Plants or products developed with traits not previously observed in that plant,animal,or microorganism are referred to as plants with novel traits(PNT

6、s)or novel foods.They are subject to an approval process from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency(CFIA)and Health Canada and in some cases Environment and Climate Change Canada(ECCC).In May 2024,the CFIA finalized guidance that reinforces this approach and clarifies which plant-derived feed ingredie