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Proposed changes to the List of pests regulated

Official title

Proposed changes to the List of pests regulated by Canada

Canada notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 1 April 2026. The comment period closed on 5 June 2026.

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Products

Any articles that are or may have the potential to be a pathway for the organisms listed below under section 6, including articles of Harmonized System chapters 06, 07, 08, 10, 12, 14, 30, 40 and 47

HS codes
  • 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
    • 06 LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS; BULBS, ROOTS AND THE LIKE; CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE
  • 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
    • 07 EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS
  • 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
    • 08 EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS
  • 10 · Cereals
    • 10
  • 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
    • 12 OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS; MISCELLANEOUS GRAINS, SEEDS AND FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL OR MEDICINAL PLANTS; STRAW AND FODDER
  • 14 · Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
    • 14
  • 30 · Pharmaceutical products
    • 30
  • 40 · Rubber and articles thereof
    • 40
All 9 codes
  • 47 · Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
    • 47 PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; RECOVERED (WASTE AND SCRAP) PAPER OR PAPERBOARD
Notifying member
Canada
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 1 April 2026. Check WTO ePing or Canada for its current status.
Objectives
  • Plant protection
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/CAN/1638
Keywords
Pests, Plant health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 5 June 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force
To be determined.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 5 June 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/1638; it can take them up with Canada.

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What the notification says

The CFIA is proposing to remove the following organisms from its List of pests regulated by Canada: Apple rosette agent; Apple rough bark agent; Apple star crack agent; Cacoecimorpha pronubana; Cherry pink fruit agent; Cherry rough fruit agent; Cherry short stem agent; Cydia pomonella; Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cannabis; Grapevine asteroid mosaic-associated virus; Grapevine enation agent; Gymnosporangium yamadae; Little cherry closterovirus 3 (LchV-3); Mayetiola destructor; Neovossia indica (continues to be regulated as Tilletia indica); Pear rough bark agent; Phomopsis viticola; Phytophthora asparagi; Phytophthora gonapodyides; Phytophthora intercalaris; Phytophthora irrigate; Phytophthora pseudosyringae; Phytophthora sansomeana; Plum rusty blotch; Pseudoperonospora cannabina; Pseudomonas syringae pv. cannabina; Sclerotium cepivorum; Trichoferus (=Hesperophanes) campestris; Xanthomonas campestris pv. cannabis The proposed removal of these organisms is primarily based on the CFIA’s determination that they no longer meet the definition of a quarantine pest. This is because: They no longer present a significant economic or environmental risk to Canada; They have become established in Canada; or; Their introduction or control cannot be feasibly or practically prevented through regulatory measures. The risks or impacts associated with the current proposal are considered low or negligible.

Sources

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