Fact Sheets on Plant Biotechnology

Biotechnology and the Environment

• Biotechnology Products: Plants that Tolerate Herbicides
• Confined Research Field Trials for Plants With Novel Traits (PNTs)
• Do Bt Crops Affect Monarch Butterflies
• Plant Molecular Farming
• Stewardship of Plants with Novel Traits
• Weeds and Outcrossing to Wild Species

General Information on Biotechnology

• Modern Biotechnology : A Brief Overview
• International Activities
• Transparency

Regulation

• Data Required for Safety Assessments of Plants With Novel Traits and/or Novel Livestock Feed Derived From Plants
• Introduction to CFIA's Policy on Managing Cases of Non-compliance of Unauthorized Plant Products Derived through Biotechnology
• "Novelty" and Plants with Novel Traits
• Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology in Canada: An Overview
• Safety Assessment Process for Novel Foods and Agricultural Products of Biotechnology