Bill S-11 (Historical)

Safe Food for Canadians Act

An Act respecting food commodities, including their inspection, their safety, their labelling and advertising, their import, export and interprovincial trade, the establishment of standards for them, the registration or licensing of persons who perform certain activities related to them, the establishment of standards governing establishments where those activities are performed and the registration of establishments where those activities are performed

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2013.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment modernizes the regulatory system for food commodities.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

Nov. 20, 2012 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Oct. 23, 2012 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Oct. 25, 2012

  • George Da Pont, President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  • Neil Bouwer, Vice-President, Policy and Programs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  • Paul Mayers, Associate Vice-President, Policy and Programs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Oct. 30, 2012

  • James Laws, Executive Director, Canadian Meat Council
  • Karen Proud, Vice-President, Federal Government Relations, Retail Council of Canada
  • Robert de Valk, Executive Secretary, Canadian Association of Regulated Importers
  • Sukhdeep Bilkhu, Chair, Canadian Association of Regulated Importers
  • Ron Versteeg, Vice-President, Dairy Farmers of Canada

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Nov. 1, 2012

  • Keith Mussar, Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs, Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters
  • Dennis Laycraft, Executive Vice-President, Canadian Cattlemen's Association
  • Christian Lacasse, Vice-President, Canadian Federation of Agriculture
  • Bill Jeffery, National Coordinator, Centre for Science in the Public Interest
  • Mel Fruitman, Vice-President, Consumers' Association of Canada
  • Keith Warriner, University of Guelph, As an Individual
  • Ben Lobb, Huron—Bruce, CPC

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Nov. 6, 2012

  • Neil Bouwer, Vice-President, Policy and Programs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  • Julie Adair, Legal Counsel, Agriculture and Food Inspection Legal Services, Department of Justice
  • Colleen Barnes, Executive Director, Domestic Policy Directorate, Canadian Food Inspection Agency