The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will continue to advance a perimeter approach to plant protection to protect Canada and the U.S. from the unintentional introduction of pests and invasive alien species through movement of plants and plant products.

For more information about the work plan for plant health under the Regulatory Cooperative Council visit the CFIA’s web site:
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/transforming-the-cfia/regulatory-modernization/regulatory-cooperation-council/plant-health/eng/1431346390473/1431349334224