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Fish and crustaceans – Canada

Official title

Proposed amendments to the Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals List

Canada issued an addendum on 17 February 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CAN/1613. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 23 September 2025. The comment period closed on 18 December 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Susceptible species of aquatic animals

HS codes
  • 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
    • 03
Notifying member
Canada
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Animal health
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/CAN/1613Latest notice: G/SPS/N/CAN/1613/Add.2
Keywords
Animal health, Animal diseases, Modification of final date for comments, Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 18 December 2025
Proposed adoption
When the final changes are published on the Government of Canada website. This is anticipated to be December 2025.
Proposed entry into force
To be determined.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 18 December 2025. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/CAN/1613/Add.2; it can take them up with Canada.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/SPS/N/CAN/1613/Add.2⁩, 17 February 2026)

Proposed amendments to the Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals List

This communication serves to inform Members that the date of entry into force for G/SPS/N/CAN/1613 will be 16 February 2026.

Canada is seeking comments on the Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals List (SSL) to add or remove species as well as change the diseases of concern associated with species currently on the SSL. These updates are to align with changes to the species listed in the disease specific chapters of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Aquatic Animal Health Code. Import permit and zoosanitary export certification may be required for export to Canada of species on the SSL. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the certifying official in the exporting country to refer to Canada's SSL to review the diseases of concern for the species presented for export to ensure Canadian requirements can be met.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/SPS/N/CAN/1613/Add.2

    Proposed amendments to the Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals List

    This communication serves to inform Members that the date of entry into force for G/SPS/N/CAN/1613 will be 16 February 2026.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  2. AddendumG/SPS/N/CAN/1613/Add.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 18 December 2025

    Proposed amendments to the Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals List

    This communication serves to inform Members that the comment period for G/SPS/N/CAN/1613 has been extended to 18 December 2025.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  3. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/CAN/1613

    Comment deadline: Closed on 18 November 2025

    Proposed amendments to the Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals List

    Canada is seeking comments on the Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals List (SSL) to add or remove species as well as change the diseases of concern associated with species currently on the SSL. These updates are to align with changes to the species listed in the disease specific chapters of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Aquatic Animal Health Code. Import permit and zoosanitary export certification may be required for export to Canada of species on the SSL. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the certifying official in the exporting country to refer to Canada's SSL to review the diseases of concern for the species presented for export to ensure Canadian requirements can be met.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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