Compliance Activities and Enforcement Continuum

Under the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act and Regulations (HPTA/HPTR) and the Health of Animals Act and Regulations (HAA/HAR)

Compliance

Promotion

• Provide information and guidance to stakeholders on their obligations under the HPTA, HPTR, HAA, and HAR
• Publish reports, training materials and run information seminars
• Respond to enquiries in a timely manner
• Maintain an active dialogue with regulated and other interested parties
• Collaborate with federal, provincial/territorial and international organizations
• Engage stakeholders on the development of standards and guidelines
• Develop and publish policies to inform and promote transparency
• Conduct pre-licencing inspections & document reviews

Monitoring and Verification

• Request, collect and analyse information to assess risk in order to make evidence-based decisions
• Communication of findings
• Issue orders to provide information under HPTA article 38
• Issue human pathogen and toxin licences^{Footnote 1}, animal pathogen import permits, and HPTA security clearances
• Conduct inspections and document reviews
• Monitor border importations

Enforcement

HPTA/HPTR

Regulatory

Administrative Enforcement Activity

• Request corrective actions
• Issue notices of non-compliance
• Refuse to issue, or renew a licence^{Footnote 1}
• Change the conditions and/or terms of a licence^{Footnote 1}
• Suspend a licence^{Footnote 1}
• Revoke a license^{Footnote 1}
• Refuse to issue an HPTA Security Clearance
• Suspend or revoke HPTA Security clearance

Inspection Enforcement Activity

• Recommend the refusal of material into Canada
• Seize and detain material
• Administer forfeitures and disposals of seized materials
• Issue orders.

Penal^{Footnote 2}

• Seize and detain under the Criminal Code (search warrant)
• Conduct investigations
• Recommend cases for prosecution

HAA/HAR

Regulatory

Administrative Enforcement Activity

• Request corrective actions
• Issue notices of non-compliance
• Refuse to issue, amend or renew permits^{Footnote 1}
• Suspend or cancel a permit^{Footnote 1}

Inspection Enforcement Activity

• Recommend the refusal of material into Canada
• Issue notice of forfeiture, removal or destruction of imported material
• Declaration of infected place (administered by CFIA)
• Issue Administrative Monetary Penalties (administered by CFIA)

Penal^{Footnote 2}

• Seize and detain under the Criminal Code (search warrant)
• Conduct investigations (administered by CFIA)
• Recommend cases for prosecution (administered by CFIA)