In 2019 the CFIA conducted its on-site evaluation and audit of Ukraine's poultry system, leading to Canada's recognizing Ukraine as being free of highly pathogenic avian influenza. As part of that poultry meat evaluation, the CFIA requested to receive formal notification of avian influenza disease outbreaks in Ukraine.
Canada did receive notifications of outbreaks of AI directly from the Ukrainian competent authority in 2020, as well as in 2021. The last notification of an AI outbreak in poultry was received back in February of 2021. A notification regarding wild birds was received back in March of 2021. Since then, there have been no further communications by Ukraine regarding any additional AI outbreaks.
I would add that, in addition, Ukraine is also a member of the World Organisation for Animal Health, also known as WOAH, and is obligated, therefore, to notify this international organization of any outbreaks of AI, as well as its trading partners. No AI outbreaks have been reported by Ukraine to this organization, nor to any other trading partners, such as the EU, for example—