The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is dedicated to safeguarding food, animals and plants, which enhances thehealth and well-being of Canada’s people, environment and economy.The Agency works with its partners to implement food safety measures; manage food, animal and plant risks andemergencies; and promote the development of food safety and disease control systems to maintain safety to Canada’shigh-quality agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries, and agri-food products.The Food program develops and delivers programs and services designed to protect Canadians from preventable foodsafety hazards, to ensure that food safety emergencies are effectively managed that the public is aware of, and contributeto, food safety and that consumers and the marketplace are protected from unfair practices. Canada’s food safetyrequirements apply equally to the domestic and imported food sectors.The Animal Health Program exists to minimize risks to Canada’s terrestrial and aquatic animal resource base, and toensure the safety of animal feeds, animal products and animal vaccines (veterinary biologics), which are integral to a safeand accessible food supply as well as to public health. The program achieves its objectives by protecting Canada’sanimal’s, including aquatic animals, from disease; managing animal disease incidents and emergencies; promoting andregulating animal welfare; verifying that animal feeds and vaccines are safe and efficacious; and guarding againstdeliberate threats to Canada’s animal resource base.The Plant Program contributes to food safety and security by preventing the introduction and spread of pests that coulddamage Canadian production and the income of Canadian producers; verifying Canadian farmers have access to safeand effective agricultural inputs that will support their needs as well as environmental sustainability; fostering innovationthrough protection of intellectual property; and maintaining the reputation of Canadian agricultural products in the globalmarketplace as being high-quality, pest free, safe and competitively priced.The three Operational Guidance & Expertise (OGE) Business Line Director’s (Animal, Food and Plant), would like tostandardize the process for obtaining translation and obtain a contract with an external service provider. This is supportedby the Inspection Support Executive Director and Financial Advisor.
