CFA submitted its comments on the Part I consultation on the Order Providing for Reliance on Decisions of, or Documents Produced by, Foreign Regulatory Authorities in Respect of Certain Drugs.
The letter urged Health Canada to modernize regulations so farmers and veterinarians can access veterinary medicines and animal health tools more quickly. In the submission, CFA supports a new “reliance” approach that would allow Canada to approve products already authorized in trusted countries like the U.S., EU, and Australia.
CFA stressed that timely access to vaccines, treatments, and other animal health products is essential for animal welfare, disease prevention, responsible antimicrobial use, and farm profitability.
The submission calls for the framework to go further, by including generic drugs, addressing products that are approved but unavailable, and eventually expanding beyond pharmaceuticals, so Canadian livestock producers are not left with fewer options than their global competitors.