Canadian Traceability

Vision

The vision is for a secure National Agriculture and Food Traceability System to better serve citizens, industry and Government. The system will provide timely, accurate, and relevant information to enhance emergency management, market access, industry competitiveness and consumer confidence.

Details behind the vision

• The goal is to have an integrated National Agriculture and Food Traceability System (NAFTS) starting with livestock and poultry.
• NAFTS will benefit Canada. Such a system will help the country respond to challenges and seize opportunities.
• This work will be done in an industry-government partnership. Neither can build such a system alone.
• NAFTS will have the capacity to trace products/attributes along the farm-to-fork continuum.
• Those benefiting from NAFTS will share the costs.
• NAFTS will be built upon national standards to ensure credibility, integrity and efficiency.
• All parties with legitimate needs and rights shall be able to access information under common requirements that protect the privacy of individuals and proprietary information.
• NAFTS will be built using a phased approach – recognizing each sector/user's risks and opportunities.