Veterinarian Act
April 3, 2025 Ontario Pork continues to support the delivery of veterinary care using a team-based approach to ensure that farmers receive veterinary care for their livestock when needed. Specific to professional misconduct, Ontario Pork believes that commodity groups must have the ability to engage a veterinarian of their choice to ensure that the veterinarian […]
Verification Certificates for Incinerators
Ontario Pork believes that incineration will add one more option for pork producers in particular, where deadstock pickup/burial or composting is not available as an option, or not feasible due to regulatory issues, costs and complexities. However, any new or updated proposal must not be burdensome to producers in terms of having to prove or […]
Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act (PAWS) Bill 136
Ontario Pork’s written government submission(s) on Bill 136, Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019
CFIA Proposed Changes to PigTRACE
The PigTRACE program has been mandated by federal regulation since July 1, 2014. The pork sector has made great progress and experienced the value of the program in terms of preparedness and response to disease and food safety issues. Ontario Pork believes that many of the proposed requirements regarding animal identification and movement reporting will […]
Animal Health Act, 2009
January 9, 2023 Ontario Pork is committed to ensuring that Ontario’s pork farmers continue to bring high quality pork to Ontarians and international consumers. We are grateful for the government’s ongoing support of the pork industry and for its continued commitment to red tape reduction. We firmly believe that a strong and competitive pork industry […]
Feeds
Ontario Pork supports efforts that are intended to manage the risks that livestock feeds pose to human, animal, and plant health and the environment, however, we do not agree with the restriction on the use of zinc as outlined in the swine table related to the Maximum Nutrient Values for Feeds. We also note that […]
Animal Health
November 2, 2020 Ontario Pork response to Code Technical Panel’s (CTP) proposed amendments to the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs Ontario Pork provided its full support on the Code Technical Panel’s (CTP) proposed amendments to the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs. The health of animals […]
