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Fish and crustaceans – Canada

Official title

Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals List

Canada issued an addendum on 21 September 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CAN/1634. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 5 March 2026. The comment period closed on 4 May 2026.

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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/1634Latest notice: G/SPS/N/CAN/1634/Add.1
Keywords
Animal diseases, Animal health, Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

Key dates

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Comment deadline
Closed on 4 May 2026
Proposed adoption
When the final changes are published on the Government of Canada website. To be determined.
Proposed entry into force
To be determined.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 4 May 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/CAN/1634/Add.1; it can take them up with Canada.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/SPS/N/CAN/1634/Add.1⁩, 21 September 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/1634 will be 5 October 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. Canada will be removing the disease Bonamia ostreae from the following species and removing the species from the SSL: Ostrea lutaria. Canada will be removing the disease Bonamia exitiosa from the following species and removing the species from the SSL: Saccostrea glomerata. Canada will be adding the disease Bonamia exitiosa to the following species and adding the species to the SSL: Ostrea equestris; Ostrea lurida. Canada will be removing the disease Bonamia exitiosa to the following species: Crassostrea gigas. Canada will be adding the disease Bonamia exitiosa to the following species: Magallana ariakensis; Ostrea puelchana. Canada will be removing the diseases Abalone herpesvirus and Xenohaliotis californiensis from the following species and removing the species from the SSL: Haliotis discus hannai. Canada will be removing the disease Marteilia refringens from the following species and removing the species from the SSL: Ostrea denselamellosa. Canada will be add the disease Marteilia refringens from the following species and add the species from the SSL: Ostrea stentina; Xenostrobus secures. Canada will be…

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/1634/Add.1

    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/1634 will be 5 October 2026.

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

  2. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/CAN/1634

    Comment deadline: Closed on 4 May 2026

    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. Canada will be removing the disease Bonamia ostreae from the following species and removing the species from the SSL: Ostrea lutaria. Canada will be removing the disease Bonamia exitiosa from the following species and removing the species from the SSL: Saccostrea glomerata. Canada will be adding the disease Bonamia exitiosa to the following species and adding the species to the SSL: Ostrea equestris; Ostrea lurida. Canada will be removing the disease Bonamia exitiosa to the following species: Crassostrea gigas. Canada will be adding the disease Bonamia exitiosa to the following species: Magallana ariakensis; Ostrea puelchana. Canada will be removing the diseases Abalone herpesvirus and Xenohaliotis californiensis from the following species and removing the species from the SSL: Haliotis discus hannai. Canada will be removing the disease Marteilia refringens from the following species and removing the species from the SSL: Ostrea denselamellosa. Canada will be add the disease Marteilia refringens from the following species and add the species from the SSL: Ostrea stentina; Xenostrobus secures. Canada will be…

    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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