Government

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• Federal
• Provincial
• International
• Intergovernmental

Federal

• Government of Canada
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• Market & Industry Services Branch
• Canadian Agri-Food Trade Service
• Branding Canada For the Food and Agriculture Sector
• Canadian Production Statistics – “Supply-disposition statistics for Canadian grains and oilseeds, outlook info, feed prices”
• International Markets Bureau
• Canadian Seed Trade Report
• Policy Branch
• Market Analysis Division
• Directory of Research
• Canada Revenue Agency
• Scientific Research and Experimental Development Program
• GST/HST for Businesses – Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
• Canadian Border Services Agency 
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Biotechnology Notices of Submission Project 
• Export/Import Section
• Exports
• Imports
• Automated Import Reference System 
• Plant Biosafety Office
• Plant Breeders’ Rights
• Seeds Act & Regulations
• Grade Tables
• Weed Seeds Order, 2005
• Seeds Section
• Variety Registration – Procedures for the Registration of Crop Varieties
• Environment Canada
• Canadian Node of the Biosafety Clearing-House
• Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
• EDC – Export Development Corporation
• HealthCanada
• Novel Foods Guidelines
• Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)
• Industrial Hemp Technical Manual
• Parliament of Canada
  • Canada Gazette – Official Newspaper of the Government of Canada – Proposed Regulatory Amendments – Printed Weekly
  • Standing & Special Committees – Daily Updates
• Industry Canada
• Biotechnology consultation documents
• Life Sciences Gateway
• BioPortal – Canadian Biotechnology Resource
• Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
• International Trade Canada 
• Statistics Canada
• CAED – Canadian Automated Export Declaration “Report your exports electronically”
• Transport Canada
• Transport Dangerous Goods

 Provincial

• Alberta –  Agriculture and Rural Development
• B.C. - Ministry of Agrciculture
• Manitoba – Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives 
• New Brunswick - Agriculture
• Nova Scotia - Agriculture
• Ontario - Ministryof Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Prince Edward Island - Department of Agriculture
• Québec – Agriculture, Pêcheries et Alimentation
• Saskatchewan - Agriculture

International

• AASCO – Association of American Seed Control Officials
• AOSA – Association of Official Seed Analysts
• AOSCA – Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies
  EPA – United States Environmental Protection Agency
• Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996
• Europa – Activities of the European Union – Agriculture
  FDA – United States Food and Drug Administration
• Biotechnology
• Pesticides
• The Bioterrorism Act of 2002
• United States Customs and Border Protection
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Federal Seed Act & Regulations
• States Noxious-Weed Seed Requirements Recognized in the Administration of the Federal Seed Act
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
• US Regulatory Agencies Unified Biotechnology Website

 Intergovernmental Organizations

• CGIAR – Consultative Group for International Agriculture Research
  • SINGER – System Widen Information Network for Genetic Resources
• FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• FAO/ICPPGR – International Conference and Programme on Plant Genetic Resources
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission
• ICC – International Chamber of Commerce
• ISTA- International Seed Testing Association
• OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
• OECD Rules and Directions
• OECD Science & Technology
• Biotechnology
• Agriculture and Fisheries
• IUCN – The International Union for Conservation 0f Nature 
• UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme
  • CBD – Convention on Biological Diversity, Secretariat
• UPOV – International Union for the Protection of Varieties of Plants
• WIPO – World Intellectual Property Organization
• WTO – World Trade Organization