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Update on CFIA Seed Section Activities Michael Scheffel

Anita Gilmer

CFIA Seed Section

CSTA Forage & Turf Committee

Nov 7th 2015

RDIMs 7406823

Outline

I. Alternative Service Delivery of Crop Inspection

II. Revisions to the Weed Seeds Order

III. Variety Registration – Model Operating Procedures

IV. Questions?

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I. Alternative Service Delivery (ASD) of

Seed Crop Inspection - ASCIS & LSCI

LSCI – Licensed Seed Crop Inspector

ASCIS – Authorized Seed Crop Inspection Service

LSCIs have been trained to inspect section 2 and 3 crop kinds

of CSGA’s Circular 6 (cereals and pulses) and some LSCI

have been trained to inspect hybrid corn and plots

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2014 2015

ASCIS 24 27

LSCI 313 390

I. ASD of Crop Inspection - CFIA

CFIA provides direct delivery of seed

crop inspection for:

Crop kinds not in CSGA section 2 or 3 (e.g.,

forages)

Select plots;

Fields for production of Pre-Basic and Basic

seed for the EU market

CFIA provides oversight of the program

• 2,100 (~12%) check inspections completed.

• Audits of all ASCIS seeking renewal are being

conducted in Nov-Dec 2015.

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I. ASD of Seed Crop Inspection

CFIA training offered to candidate LSCI in 2015

Section 2 and 3 crop kinds of CSGA’s Circular 6 (cereals and pulses)

Hybrid corn

Pilot project for training for plot inspections

Training for other crop types - considerations for 2016

Hybrid canola and forages are high priorities for stakeholders

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I. ASD of Seed Crop Inspection -

Evaluation of 2015

Post-season evaluation surveys

Seed Industry response requested

Industry Government Working Group receives feedback from two sub-groups

Industry Advisory Committee

Information Management Working Group

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I. ASD of Seed Crop Inspection -

• Isolation Reporting

• LSCI instructions for reporting Isolations updated for national

consistency and clarity.

• Field Maps

• On going requirement for Seed Growers to upload field maps into

CSGA SeedCert.

• Oversight of LSCI and ASCIS

• Review of non conformances prior to the 2015 season

• Renewal of LSCI for 2016

• LSCI who have completed 20 inspections in two years.

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II. Weed Seeds Order Review

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Working toward pre-publication in Canada Gazette, Part I. Canada Gazette, Part I is a consultative process.

Revisions come into effect upon a “coming into force” date

published in Canada Gazette, Part II.

Listing of species was reviewed during an extensive consultation

process. Changes include: Prohibited Noxious includes 26 species, 17 of which are new listings

Primary Noxious includes 36 species, and applies to all Tables

Four Bromus species B. arvensis, B. japonicus, B.secalinus, B.tectorum

are listed as Class 3 Secondary Noxious

Alopercurus myosuroides (Slender Foxtail) listed as Prohibited

noxious

Identification factsheets are available on the CFIA website

Jointed Goatgrass

Weed Seeds Order Review

www.inspection.gc.ca November 2015

Proposed Class 2

Primary Noxious

Weed Seeds

Proposed Class 3

Secondary Noxious

Weed Seeds

Aegilops cylindrica Jointed goatgrass

Alopecurus

myosuroides

Slender foxtail/ Black

grass

Bothriochloa

ischaemum

Bothriochloa laguroides

Yellow bluestem

Silver beardgrass

Centaurea diffusa Diffuse knapweed

Centaurea iberica Iberian starthistle

Centaurea solstitialis

Centaurea stoebe

Centaurea virgata

Yellow starthistle

Spotted knapweed

Squarrose knapweed

Crupina vulgaris Common crupina

Cuscuta spp. Dodder

Echium plantagineum Paterson’s curse

Eriochloa villosa Woolly cup grass

Halogeton glomeratus

Inula britannica

Milium vernale

Halogeton

British Yellowhead

Spring Millet grass

Nassella trichotoma

Paspalum dilatatum

Serrated tussock

Dallis grass

Peganum harmala

Persicaria perfoliata

African-rue

Devil’s-tail tearthumb

Pueraria montana Kudzu

Senecio inaequidens South African ragwort

Senecio

madagascariensis

Madagascar ragwort

Solanum

elaeagnifolium

Silverleaf nightshade

Taeniatherum caput-

medusae

Medusahead rye

Zygophyllum fabago Syrian bean-caper

Abutilon theophrasti Velvetleaf

Amaranthus tuberculatus Tall water-hemp

Ambrosia trifida Giant ragweed

Anthriscus sylvestris Cow parsley

Berteroa incana Hoary alyssum

Carduus acanthoides Spiny plumeless thistle

Carduus nutans

Cenchrus longispinus

Nodding thistle

Long-spined sandbur

Chondrilla juncea Rush skeletonweed

Cirsium arvense Canada thistle

Conium maculatum Poison hemlock

Convolvulus arvensis Field bindweed

Datura stramonium

Elymus repens

Jimsonweed

Couchgrass

Euphorbia esula Leafy spurge

Galega officinalis Goat’s-rue

Heracleum

mantegazzianum

Heracleum sosnowskyi

Giant hogweed

Hogweed

Jacobaea vulgaris Tansy ragwort

Lepidium appelianum Globe-pod hoary cress

Lepidium chalapense Lens-pod hoary cress

Lepidium draba subsp.

draba

Heart-pod hoary cress

Linaria dalmatica. Dalmatian toadflax

Linaria genistifolia Broomleaf toadflax

Linaria repens Striped toadflax

Linaria vulgaris Yellow toadflax

Lythrum salicaria Purple loosestrife

Nicandra physalodes Apple of Peru

Odontites vernus subsp.

serotinus

Red bartsia

Raphanus raphanistrum Wild radish

Rhaponticum repens Russian knapweed

Setaria faberi Giant foxtail

Solanum carolinense Horse-nettle

Sonchus arvensis Perennial sow thistle

Sorghum halepense

Tribulus terrestris

Johnson grass

Puncture vine

Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common ragweed

Anthemis cotula Mayweed

Avena fatua Wild oat

Avena sterilis Sterile oat

Barbarea spp. Yellow rocket

Bromus arvensis Field brome

Bromus japonicus Japanese brome

Bromus secalinus Cheat

Bromus tectorum Downy brome

Daucus carota subsp.

carota

Wild carrot

Erucastrum gallicum Dog mustard

Galium aparine

Galium mollugo

Cleavers

False baby’s breath

Galium spurium False cleavers

Galium verrucosum Warty bedstraw

Lepidium campestre Field peppergrass

Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye daisy

Lolium persicum Persian darnel

Pastinaca sativa Wild parsnip

Plantago lanceolata Ribgrass

All Rumex species

(except R. maritimus &

R. acetosella)

Dock

Silene latifolia subsp.

alba

White cockle

Silene noctiflora Night-flowering

catchfly

Silene vulgaris Bladder campion

Sinapis arvensis Wild mustard

Sisymbrium loeselii Tall hedge

mustard

Thlaspi arvense Stinkweed

Tripleurospermum

inodorum

Scentless

chamomile

Vaccaria hispanica Cow cockle

Proposed Class 5

Noxious

Weed Seeds

Cerastium spp. Chickweed

Digitaria spp. Crabgrass

Panicum spp. Panic grass

Prunella

vulgaris

Heal-all

Stellaria media Common Chickweed

The weed species named in Class 2 and

in addition:

Cerastium spp. Chickweed

Digitaria spp. Crabgrass

Leucanthemum

vulgare

Ox-eye daisy

Panicum spp. Panic grass

Prunella vulgaris Heal-all

Stellaria media Common Chickweed

Tripleurospermum

inodorum

Scentless chamomile

Proposed Class 1

Prohibited Noxious

Weed Seeds

Current Status

•Results from the WSO Review

consultations will be incorporated

into the Regulatory Impact Analysis

Statement leading to pre-publication

in Canada Gazette (CG), Part I for a

comment period.

•Revisions to the WSO would come

into effect following publication in

CG, Part II, or upon a “coming into

force” date as published in CG II. Leafy spurge

Please submit any comments to SeedSemence@inspection.gc.ca

Proposed Class 4

Secondary Noxious

Weed Seeds

Common Crupina

IV. Variety Registration Review –

Model Operating Procedures Released

• MOPs, a guidance document for variety registration recommending committees (RCs) was released in October, 2015.

• RC procedures documents will meet these requirements for varieties entering the system in 2017.

• The document is publicly available and will be posted to the CFIA Seed Section (Variety Registration) web site

• The MOPs clarifies and standardizes governance, responsibilities of all RCs and CFIA-VRO. It ensures a transparent, fair, predictable registration system.

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VI. Contact Us - CFIA Seed Program

Seed Section – SeedSemence@inspection.gc.ca

SSTS Lab (Saskatoon)

• SSTS@inspection.gc.ca – for general SSTS inquiries

• SSTS-SeedSemenceCertification@inspection.gc.ca – for SSTS testing

inquiries related to seed certification/monitoring

• SSTS-Phyto.SASKFPI.SASKATOON@inspection.gc.ca

– for SSTS testing inquiries related to phytosanitary certification

Seed Science Lab (Fallowfield) – for seed varietal purity inquiries

• Seed-Science-desSemencesOPL@inspection.gc.ca

Import Conformity Assessment Office

• ICA-VCI.seedsemence@inspection.gc.ca

Your Local CFIA Office

• http://www.inspection.gc.ca -» “Contact Us” -» “Area and Regional

Offices”

Questions?

Comments?

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V. Seed Section Priorities 2015-2016

a) Alternative Service Delivery (ASD) of Seed Crop Inspection

b) Pre-publication of WSO in Canada Gazette, Part I

c) Preliminary Preparation of Seed Regulatory Modernization Project

d) Continued modernization of the VR system

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III. Seed Regulatory Modernization

Potential initial amendments as Phase 1 of Seed Regulatory Modernization

Incorporation by Reference of:

Schedule I (Grade Tables)

Schedule II (crop kinds that must be pedigreed seed to use

variety name)

Schedule III (crop kinds subject to variety registration)

Seed Sector Value Chain Round Table is setting up a working group on the topic of ‘incorporation by reference’

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IV. Variety Registration Review - Outcomes

In April 2015, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

announced his decision to continue to streamline and

modernize the way crop varieties are registered in Canada by:

Streamlining the variety registration system to two tiers: Basic and

Enhanced

Implementing Model Operating Procedures (MOPs) that will

streamline Recommending Committees’ processes

Incorporating by Reference the list of crop kinds subject to

variety registration (Schedule III to the Regulations) such that

administrative changes to the list can be made more quickly

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III. Seed Regulatory Modernization

Agricultural Growth Act (C-18)

Received Royal Assent February 25, 2015 and came into force at the end of February

Multiple amendments to the following CFIA Acts: Plant Breeders’ Rights, Feeds, Fertilizers, Seeds, Health of Animals, Plant Protection, and Agriculture and Agri-food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act.

Seeds Act now has authority to incorporate documents by reference in the regulations

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II. Weed Seeds Order Amendment

-Bromus spp as Secondary Noxious

B. arvensis, B. japonicus, B.secalinus, B.tectorum

Stakeholders expressed concern regarding the proposed listing of four Bromus species as Class 3 Secondary Noxious.

Pest Risk Assessment (PRA 2015-08)

Listing four species together

Updated Provincial weed control listings include Bromus

Hardy to Zone 3 – most of the agriculture area of Canada

Demonstrating herbicide resistance, adapts to reduced tillage

Continues to be a problem in winter and spring seeded cereals

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II. Weed Seeds Order Amendment

-Alopercurus myosuroides (Slender Foxtail)

Meets the definition of Prohibited Noxious

No populations identified in Canada

Seed is a known pathway

RMD-13-04 (CFIA external website)

Considered to be absent

Known to be an occasional contaminate of imported grass seed lots

Weed of significant economic importance in Europe, resistance to

several grass herbicides

Volume of grass seed trade was identified in the RMD

Weed Seeds Order Consultations

Comments included: found in imports for years, not present

(established) in Canada

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II. Weed Seeds Order Amendment –

Cost Benefit Analysis

Cost Benefit Analysis is a required aspect of the regulatory

change process

Survey to gather data was conducted Nov 28, 2014 to Jan 7, 2015

61 stakeholders responded

Aspects:

Equipment purchase, repair, and improvement

Training and Education

Other costs

Trade Implications

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VI. CFIA Complaints and Appeals Office

The Complaints and Appeals process allows stakeholders to

register complaints, comments, and compliments related to:

Quality of service

Administrative errors

Regulatory decisions

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-

cfia/accountability/statement-of-rights-and-service/complaints-

comments-and-

compliments/eng/1333027171445/1333039662703

CAO_BPA@inspection.gc.ca

Toll-free: 1-800-442-2342

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