Resource Centre

Our resource centre contains information that will help you understand what biotechnology is and how regulatory decisions about biotechnology-derived products are made.

Fact Sheets / Frequently Asked Questions

Biotechnology and the Environment

• Confined Research Field Trials for Plants With Novel Traits
• Do Bt Crops Affect Monarch Butterflies?
• Long-Term Environmental Effects of Plants With Novel Traits
• Outcrossing to Wild Species
• Plant Molecular Farming
• Plants that Tolerate Herbicides
• Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology in Canada: Environmental Questions
• Stewardship of Plants with Novel Traits
• Weeds and Plants Produced Through Biotechnology

Biotechnology and Food Safety

• Genetically Modified Foods: Who Decides If They're Safe? (Health Canada)
• Frequently Asked Questions on Biotechnology-Derived Foods (Health Canada)
• How Many Genetically Modified Food Products are Permitted in Canada? (Health Canada)
• Long Term Effects of Foods Derived From Biotechnology (Health Canada)
• What are Genetically Modified Foods? (Health Canada)

General Information on Biotechnology

• Biotechnology? Modern Biotechnology? GM? GMO? GE? PNTs? What do these terms mean?
• How Does Biotechnology Work?
• Peer Review: What is it and how does it work?

Labelling of Food Derived from Biotechnology

• Voluntary Labelling of Products of Genetic Engineering

Regulation

• Data Required for Safety Assessments of Plants With Novel Traits and/or Novel Livestock Feed Derived From Plants
• The CFIA Assessment Process and What is Expected from Industry
• Finding Out about the Regulatory Decisions Made for Products Derived through Biotechnology
• Fish Products Derived Through Modern Biotechnology: Roles and Responsibilities of the Government of Canada
• Genetically Engineered Livestock Feeds Derived from Plants: Assessment and Safety
• Livestock and Animal Products Derived Through Modern Biotechnology: Roles and Responsibilities of the Government of Canada
• Long Term Testing / Substantial Equivalence
• Overview of the Royal Society Report on the Future of Food Biotechnology
• Novelty and Plants with Novel Traits
• Promotion and Regulation: Different and Distinct Government Roles
• Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology in Canada: An Overview
• Safety Assessment Process for Novel Foods and Agricultural Products of Biotechnology
• Scope of CFIA Safety Assessments for Biotechnology-Derived Products: What's In and What's Out?
• Seeking Expert Advice on Regulating Biotechnology-Derived Agricultural Products
• Use of the Precautionary Approach in the Regulation of Biotechnology-Derived Products in Agriculture

Reference Material

• Government Responses to Environmental Petitions
• Notices of Submission: Canadians Getting Involved in the Assessment Process
• Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology in Canada - Post-Secondary Educator's Resource