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Update on CFIA Seed Section Activities Michael Scheffel
Anita Gilmer
CFIA Seed Section
CSTA Forage & Turf Committee
Nov 7th 2015
RDIMs 7406823
Outline
I. Alternative Service Delivery of Crop Inspection
II. Revisions to the Weed Seeds Order
III. Variety Registration – Model Operating Procedures
IV. Questions?
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I. Alternative Service Delivery (ASD) of
Seed Crop Inspection - ASCIS & LSCI
LSCI – Licensed Seed Crop Inspector
ASCIS – Authorized Seed Crop Inspection Service
LSCIs have been trained to inspect section 2 and 3 crop kinds
of CSGA’s Circular 6 (cereals and pulses) and some LSCI
have been trained to inspect hybrid corn and plots
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2014 2015
ASCIS 24 27
LSCI 313 390
I. ASD of Crop Inspection - CFIA
CFIA provides direct delivery of seed
crop inspection for:
Crop kinds not in CSGA section 2 or 3 (e.g.,
forages)
Select plots;
Fields for production of Pre-Basic and Basic
seed for the EU market
CFIA provides oversight of the program
• 2,100 (~12%) check inspections completed.
• Audits of all ASCIS seeking renewal are being
conducted in Nov-Dec 2015.
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I. ASD of Seed Crop Inspection
CFIA training offered to candidate LSCI in 2015
Section 2 and 3 crop kinds of CSGA’s Circular 6 (cereals and pulses)
Hybrid corn
Pilot project for training for plot inspections
Training for other crop types - considerations for 2016
Hybrid canola and forages are high priorities for stakeholders
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I. ASD of Seed Crop Inspection -
Evaluation of 2015
Post-season evaluation surveys
Seed Industry response requested
Industry Government Working Group receives feedback from two sub-groups
Industry Advisory Committee
Information Management Working Group
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I. ASD of Seed Crop Inspection -
• Isolation Reporting
• LSCI instructions for reporting Isolations updated for national
consistency and clarity.
• Field Maps
• On going requirement for Seed Growers to upload field maps into
CSGA SeedCert.
• Oversight of LSCI and ASCIS
• Review of non conformances prior to the 2015 season
• Renewal of LSCI for 2016
• LSCI who have completed 20 inspections in two years.
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II. Weed Seeds Order Review
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Working toward pre-publication in Canada Gazette, Part I. Canada Gazette, Part I is a consultative process.
Revisions come into effect upon a “coming into force” date
published in Canada Gazette, Part II.
Listing of species was reviewed during an extensive consultation
process. Changes include: Prohibited Noxious includes 26 species, 17 of which are new listings
Primary Noxious includes 36 species, and applies to all Tables
Four Bromus species B. arvensis, B. japonicus, B.secalinus, B.tectorum
are listed as Class 3 Secondary Noxious
Alopercurus myosuroides (Slender Foxtail) listed as Prohibited
noxious
Identification factsheets are available on the CFIA website
Jointed Goatgrass
Weed Seeds Order Review
www.inspection.gc.ca November 2015
Proposed Class 2
Primary Noxious
Weed Seeds
Proposed Class 3
Secondary Noxious
Weed Seeds
Aegilops cylindrica Jointed goatgrass
Alopecurus
myosuroides
Slender foxtail/ Black
grass
Bothriochloa
ischaemum
Bothriochloa laguroides
Yellow bluestem
Silver beardgrass
Centaurea diffusa Diffuse knapweed
Centaurea iberica Iberian starthistle
Centaurea solstitialis
Centaurea stoebe
Centaurea virgata
Yellow starthistle
Spotted knapweed
Squarrose knapweed
Crupina vulgaris Common crupina
Cuscuta spp. Dodder
Echium plantagineum Paterson’s curse
Eriochloa villosa Woolly cup grass
Halogeton glomeratus
Inula britannica
Milium vernale
Halogeton
British Yellowhead
Spring Millet grass
Nassella trichotoma
Paspalum dilatatum
Serrated tussock
Dallis grass
Peganum harmala
Persicaria perfoliata
African-rue
Devil’s-tail tearthumb
Pueraria montana Kudzu
Senecio inaequidens South African ragwort
Senecio
madagascariensis
Madagascar ragwort
Solanum
elaeagnifolium
Silverleaf nightshade
Taeniatherum caput-
medusae
Medusahead rye
Zygophyllum fabago Syrian bean-caper
Abutilon theophrasti Velvetleaf
Amaranthus tuberculatus Tall water-hemp
Ambrosia trifida Giant ragweed
Anthriscus sylvestris Cow parsley
Berteroa incana Hoary alyssum
Carduus acanthoides Spiny plumeless thistle
Carduus nutans
Cenchrus longispinus
Nodding thistle
Long-spined sandbur
Chondrilla juncea Rush skeletonweed
Cirsium arvense Canada thistle
Conium maculatum Poison hemlock
Convolvulus arvensis Field bindweed
Datura stramonium
Elymus repens
Jimsonweed
Couchgrass
Euphorbia esula Leafy spurge
Galega officinalis Goat’s-rue
Heracleum
mantegazzianum
Heracleum sosnowskyi
Giant hogweed
Hogweed
Jacobaea vulgaris Tansy ragwort
Lepidium appelianum Globe-pod hoary cress
Lepidium chalapense Lens-pod hoary cress
Lepidium draba subsp.
draba
Heart-pod hoary cress
Linaria dalmatica. Dalmatian toadflax
Linaria genistifolia Broomleaf toadflax
Linaria repens Striped toadflax
Linaria vulgaris Yellow toadflax
Lythrum salicaria Purple loosestrife
Nicandra physalodes Apple of Peru
Odontites vernus subsp.
serotinus
Red bartsia
Raphanus raphanistrum Wild radish
Rhaponticum repens Russian knapweed
Setaria faberi Giant foxtail
Solanum carolinense Horse-nettle
Sonchus arvensis Perennial sow thistle
Sorghum halepense
Tribulus terrestris
Johnson grass
Puncture vine
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common ragweed
Anthemis cotula Mayweed
Avena fatua Wild oat
Avena sterilis Sterile oat
Barbarea spp. Yellow rocket
Bromus arvensis Field brome
Bromus japonicus Japanese brome
Bromus secalinus Cheat
Bromus tectorum Downy brome
Daucus carota subsp.
carota
Wild carrot
Erucastrum gallicum Dog mustard
Galium aparine
Galium mollugo
Cleavers
False baby’s breath
Galium spurium False cleavers
Galium verrucosum Warty bedstraw
Lepidium campestre Field peppergrass
Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye daisy
Lolium persicum Persian darnel
Pastinaca sativa Wild parsnip
Plantago lanceolata Ribgrass
All Rumex species
(except R. maritimus &
R. acetosella)
Dock
Silene latifolia subsp.
alba
White cockle
Silene noctiflora Night-flowering
catchfly
Silene vulgaris Bladder campion
Sinapis arvensis Wild mustard
Sisymbrium loeselii Tall hedge
mustard
Thlaspi arvense Stinkweed
Tripleurospermum
inodorum
Scentless
chamomile
Vaccaria hispanica Cow cockle
Proposed Class 5
Noxious
Weed Seeds
Cerastium spp. Chickweed
Digitaria spp. Crabgrass
Panicum spp. Panic grass
Prunella
vulgaris
Heal-all
Stellaria media Common Chickweed
The weed species named in Class 2 and
in addition:
Cerastium spp. Chickweed
Digitaria spp. Crabgrass
Leucanthemum
vulgare
Ox-eye daisy
Panicum spp. Panic grass
Prunella vulgaris Heal-all
Stellaria media Common Chickweed
Tripleurospermum
inodorum
Scentless chamomile
Proposed Class 1
Prohibited Noxious
Weed Seeds
Current Status
•Results from the WSO Review
consultations will be incorporated
into the Regulatory Impact Analysis
Statement leading to pre-publication
in Canada Gazette (CG), Part I for a
comment period.
•Revisions to the WSO would come
into effect following publication in
CG, Part II, or upon a “coming into
force” date as published in CG II. Leafy spurge
Please submit any comments to [email protected]
Proposed Class 4
Secondary Noxious
Weed Seeds
Common Crupina
IV. Variety Registration Review –
Model Operating Procedures Released
• MOPs, a guidance document for variety registration recommending committees (RCs) was released in October, 2015.
• RC procedures documents will meet these requirements for varieties entering the system in 2017.
• The document is publicly available and will be posted to the CFIA Seed Section (Variety Registration) web site
• The MOPs clarifies and standardizes governance, responsibilities of all RCs and CFIA-VRO. It ensures a transparent, fair, predictable registration system.
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VI. Contact Us - CFIA Seed Program
Seed Section – [email protected]
SSTS Lab (Saskatoon)
• [email protected] – for general SSTS inquiries
• [email protected] – for SSTS testing
inquiries related to seed certification/monitoring
– for SSTS testing inquiries related to phytosanitary certification
Seed Science Lab (Fallowfield) – for seed varietal purity inquiries
Import Conformity Assessment Office
Your Local CFIA Office
• http://www.inspection.gc.ca -» “Contact Us” -» “Area and Regional
Offices”
Questions?
Comments?
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V. Seed Section Priorities 2015-2016
a) Alternative Service Delivery (ASD) of Seed Crop Inspection
b) Pre-publication of WSO in Canada Gazette, Part I
c) Preliminary Preparation of Seed Regulatory Modernization Project
d) Continued modernization of the VR system
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III. Seed Regulatory Modernization
Potential initial amendments as Phase 1 of Seed Regulatory Modernization
Incorporation by Reference of:
Schedule I (Grade Tables)
Schedule II (crop kinds that must be pedigreed seed to use
variety name)
Schedule III (crop kinds subject to variety registration)
Seed Sector Value Chain Round Table is setting up a working group on the topic of ‘incorporation by reference’
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IV. Variety Registration Review - Outcomes
In April 2015, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
announced his decision to continue to streamline and
modernize the way crop varieties are registered in Canada by:
Streamlining the variety registration system to two tiers: Basic and
Enhanced
Implementing Model Operating Procedures (MOPs) that will
streamline Recommending Committees’ processes
Incorporating by Reference the list of crop kinds subject to
variety registration (Schedule III to the Regulations) such that
administrative changes to the list can be made more quickly
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III. Seed Regulatory Modernization
Agricultural Growth Act (C-18)
Received Royal Assent February 25, 2015 and came into force at the end of February
Multiple amendments to the following CFIA Acts: Plant Breeders’ Rights, Feeds, Fertilizers, Seeds, Health of Animals, Plant Protection, and Agriculture and Agri-food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act.
Seeds Act now has authority to incorporate documents by reference in the regulations
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II. Weed Seeds Order Amendment
-Bromus spp as Secondary Noxious
B. arvensis, B. japonicus, B.secalinus, B.tectorum
Stakeholders expressed concern regarding the proposed listing of four Bromus species as Class 3 Secondary Noxious.
Pest Risk Assessment (PRA 2015-08)
Listing four species together
Updated Provincial weed control listings include Bromus
Hardy to Zone 3 – most of the agriculture area of Canada
Demonstrating herbicide resistance, adapts to reduced tillage
Continues to be a problem in winter and spring seeded cereals
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II. Weed Seeds Order Amendment
-Alopercurus myosuroides (Slender Foxtail)
Meets the definition of Prohibited Noxious
No populations identified in Canada
Seed is a known pathway
RMD-13-04 (CFIA external website)
Considered to be absent
Known to be an occasional contaminate of imported grass seed lots
Weed of significant economic importance in Europe, resistance to
several grass herbicides
Volume of grass seed trade was identified in the RMD
Weed Seeds Order Consultations
Comments included: found in imports for years, not present
(established) in Canada
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II. Weed Seeds Order Amendment –
Cost Benefit Analysis
Cost Benefit Analysis is a required aspect of the regulatory
change process
Survey to gather data was conducted Nov 28, 2014 to Jan 7, 2015
61 stakeholders responded
Aspects:
Equipment purchase, repair, and improvement
Training and Education
Other costs
Trade Implications
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VI. CFIA Complaints and Appeals Office
The Complaints and Appeals process allows stakeholders to
register complaints, comments, and compliments related to:
Quality of service
Administrative errors
Regulatory decisions
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-
cfia/accountability/statement-of-rights-and-service/complaints-
comments-and-
compliments/eng/1333027171445/1333039662703
Toll-free: 1-800-442-2342
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