Voluntary Herd Certification Program

The objective of the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Voluntary Herd Certification Program is to provide owners with the opportunity to have their herds identified as elite with respect to CWD. Membership in the certification program provides assurances to potential purchasers of animals that a purchase from a herd with the same level has the same risk of being infected with CWD. The level of assurance of CWD freedom depends on the length of time the herd has been enrolled in the program. Any owner of elk or deer premises who agrees to comply with the provisions outlined in the CWD Voluntary Herd Certification Program may enroll.

There are six levels in the certification program, from the entry level, Level E, to the highest level, certified. A minimum of five years is necessary for an enrolled herd to reach the certified level.

As the national administrator of the program, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency makes a national list of enrolled herds and their status, updated quarterly.

Chronic Wasting Disease Voluntary Herd Certification – enrolled herds by province

Herds residing in a province/territory without a current program may enroll under the CWD Voluntary Herd Certification Program in Ontario by contacting the status assessor in Ontario at admin@scrapiecanada.ca or by calling 866-534-1302.

Please note: These tables are updated quarterly (March, June, September, December).

British Columbia

FarmProducerSpeciesStatusAs of annual anniversary date
ReputAbel Game Farm Ken and Dawn Abel Reindeer Certified February 4, 2012

Ontario

FarmProducerSpeciesStatusAs of annual anniversary date
Big Dipper Whitetail Stephen Yantzi Whitetails Certified May 12, 2012
Bushland Acres Robert Landis Whitetails Level B March 12, 2012
Chesher's Worldclass Whitetails Bill Chesher Whitetails Certified April 16, 2012
Eastern Ontario Whitetail Danny Gillard Whitetails Certified March 19, 2012
Herron Whitetails Donald Herron Whitetails Certified April 9, 2012
Lefler Deer Farm Sherwood Lefler Whitetails Certified April 4, 2012
Orr Lake Acres Philip Stafford Elk Certified April 25, 2012
Rainy River Elk Company Dr. William Darby Elk Certified November 24, 2011
Regal Point Elk Farms Dale and Eric Robinson Elk Certified January 14, 2012
Sherwood's Reindeer Farm Garth and Louise Sherwood Reindeer Certified May 10, 2012
Wolf Creek Whitetails Wayne Vanderwoude Whitetails Certified April 3, 2012
Yurtland Red Deer Farms Erica Yurt Red Deer Certified March 5, 2012