Finance committee  The requirements have changed. There are a number of factors. I do not want to get into the technical details, but one example is the way a building can be audited. The United States and the European Union can accept a non-governmental audit, but Canada cannot. Those audits are often conducted by multinational companies.

Finance committee  Okay. Some changes relate to active pharmaceutical ingredients, specifically those that are very low risk. I am referring to vitamins and minerals. Those products are often included in certain other products that may be used. In the current context, producers and veterinarians are under a lot of pressure to fight antibiotic resistance.

Finance committee  Definitely. All those costs to bring products into the Canadian market trickle down to the consumer at the end of the day. The consumers of these products are animals, and therefore costs are going to trickle down to the pet owner, or to producers and then to Canadian consumers of food.

Finance committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the committee. Thank you to committee members for all of your work on the pre-budget consultations. I'm Dr. Emily Bond. I'm programs director at the Canadian Animal Health Institute, CAHI. It's a national organization representing developers, manufacturers and distributers of animal pharmaceuticals, biologics, feed additives, veterinary health products and animal pesticides.