Canadian Food Inspection Agency Employee Directory
Government AdministrationOntario, Canada1001-5000 Employees
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is a government agency based in Ottawa, Ontario, serving as a science-based regulator for food, animals, and plants. Its mandate is to improve the safety of food produced, sold, or imported into Canada, while supporting animal health and protecting the plant resource base. The agency operates within the Government of Canada’s regulatory framework and emphasizes a science-driven approach to oversight. CFIA serves producers, distributors, importers, and other stakeholders, as well as Canadian consumers, by enforcing standards and inspections intended to reduce food safety risks and safeguard health. Its work spans the regulation of food safety, animal health, and plant protection, aligning with federal public health objectives and plant-resource protection goals. It operates as a central component of Canada's public-sector regulatory system.