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Before you can send pigs to market in Ontario, you need a PigTrace account to report animal movements. PigTrace is an industry-led, live animal traceability initiative designed to ensure protection, prosperity and peace of mind for the Canadian pork industry and its customers. By law, you must report when pigs arrive and leave your farm (PID).
Registering as a producer with Ontario Pork will automatically register you for PigTrace and a Premises Identification (PID).
Ontario Pork’s Industry and Member Services department will help you navigate each step – just give us a call to get started. It takes about 10 minutes over the phone.
Ontario Pork has two categories of producers based on the number of pigs you plan to raise. Fill out the form that fits the size of your operation.
Return form to [email protected], or call Member Services at 1-877-668-7675 ext. 1220 to register.
When you register as a pork producer with Ontario Pork, we will automatically register you with PigTrace and give you a login for the PigTRACE website. PigTRACE is an industry-led, live animal traceability initiative designed to ensure protection, prosperity and peace of mind for the Canadian pork industry and its customers. By law, you must report when pigs arrive and leave your farm (PID).
For more information on the PigTrace program, visit our PigTrace information page
What is premises identification? Premises identification is the assignment of a unique identification number to a parcel of land where livestock or poultry may be located. Premises identification connects animal traceability to geographic locations. This information is needed when you report movements to PigTrace. PIDs are given out by Ontario’s Provincial Premises Registry.
There are two ways to get a PID:
All pigs going to market, need an indentification number for traceability purposes. Producers can either tag or tattoo their animals. Learn more about tagging and tattooing here.
Contact Ontario Pork Member Services to buy tags, tattoo digits and hammers:
Note: Tags are mailed out once a week. Expect 10-14 days from order to delivery.
Even if this is not your first time raising pigs, you may still have questions about their feeding, management, health, government regulations or mandatory requirements for raising pigs in Ontario.
Got questions about our programs or need a bit more info? Our team’s ready to help—just reach out, and we’re happy to assist!
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