Government - Federal

  • Bioportal

     The Federal government's Biotechnology website.

  • The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    Regulates biotechnology-derived products, including novel plants, livestock feeds, fertilizers, and veterinary biologics. Through the Agency's safety assessment process, new agricultural products are evaluated for efficacy and for safety for animals, the environment and human handling.

  • The Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee (CBAC)

    Provided advice to the federal government on ethical, social, regulatory, economic, scientific, environmental and health aspects of biotechnology until 2007. The CBAC web site has been retained for historical and reference purposes.

  • Saskatoon Research Centre - Agriculture Canada

    The Saskatoon Research Centre has an extensive program in crop breeding. It is the home of Plant Gene Resources of Canada, and is Canada's main repository of seeds and germplasm.

  • Plant Biotechnology Institute

    Located in Saskatoon, the National Research Council of Canada's Plant Biotechnology Institute is dedicated to plant and crop research.