The confined research field trial program provides developers with an opportunity to grow plants with novel traits for research purposes under terms and conditions of confinement, which are designed to minimize any impact they may have on the environment.
These research trials allow developers to evaluate the field performance of their plants with novel traits, to collect information to address the environmental safety criteria necessary for an application for unconfined release, or to undertake academic research.
Table 1: Summary of approved submissions and field trials in 2023
Year
Number of submissions
Number of field trials
2023
118
342
Table 2: Number of field trials planted in each province, categorized by crop species in 2022
Crop
Nfld
PEI
NS
NB
QC
ON
MB
SK
AB
BC
Barley
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
Camelina
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
24
0
0
Canola
0
0
0
0
0
20
6
94
0
1
Corn
0
0
0
0
0
51
0
0
0
0
Poplar
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Poppy
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Potato
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Soybean
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
Sugar Beet
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Wheat
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
Total
0
1
0
0
0
82
58
118
3
1
Table 3: Summary of 2023 field trial breeding objectives for planted field trials
