Documentation

The Canadian government has enacted The Plant Production Act, S.C. 1990, c.22, The Plant Protection Regulations, SOR/95-212 and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice, Canada Gazette: Part 1. These are in place to test trees for viruses and other virus-like organisms because that is the main issue when exporting and importing fruit trees (Canadian GOV., 2011). The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) can certify fruit stock for export and they have charging fees in accordance with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice (Canadian GOV., 2011). The plant production fees are illustrated in table 3.

Item

Inspections of things presented for export

Column 1

Service, Right, Product, Privilege or Use

(1) Subject to subitems (3) to (5) and for the purpose of section 55 of the Regulations, for an inspection of a thing presented for export under section 7 of the Act

Column 2

Fee

$15 per lot

(a) for seeds of fruit trees, trees, shrubs and field crops, and for grain and grain products

Table 3