Fisheries committee  Information like that is always used by CFIA as part of our risk analysis. We always look at findings and results from other jurisdictions to inform our risk analysis when it comes to the protection of Canadians and food safety.

Fisheries committee  This is a problem. We don't dispute that. Within the authorities that we currently have, the CFIA monitors and does very specific oversight of importers of fish and seafood products. We use all the tools that we have under the law to be able to do that regulatory oversight and ta

Fisheries committee  For any food safety investigation, which includes misrepresentation as well, we have very good co-operation with our provincial and territorial colleagues. When we're part of an investigation, we share information between each level of government on a regular basis. Many of the

Fisheries committee  As I mentioned earlier, it's fair to say that CFIA cannot be everywhere and everything all at once, so we do rely on those partnerships. It's a complex waterfront—excuse the pun—of the issue. I can't speak to the funding for the gaps, but the funding we have received through budg

Fisheries committee  I can confirm that those two areas of marine conservation and stewardship do not fall within CFIA's mandate.

Fisheries committee  I don't disagree with your observation. I think, though, the answer lies in the jurisdiction that CFIA has and in our ability to do that oversight and surveillance, so our mandate is focused—

Fisheries committee  Our authority for sampling lies within the responsibility to ensure that food that is traded between provinces or exported or imported is safe to eat, so it's difficult to say whether we would or wouldn't, depending on the destination of that product. However, from solely a conse

Fisheries committee  I can answer that question only based on the recent study we conducted. As mentioned, the samples we picked up at retail, foods that are actually packaged in the store, had the highest level of non-compliance.

Fisheries committee  We do in certain circumstances, depending on the level of trade that the food service undertakes. Generally speaking, no, we don't, but there are very small examples of some food service businesses that trade interprovincially that we would have jurisdiction for. However, those a

Fisheries committee  I'm sorry, Mr. Chair. I don't have that information at hand. We would need to follow up on the question.

Fisheries committee  We'll do our best.

Fisheries committee  I can't speak to how they're coordinated, but I know they are very important players for us at the federal level. The food safety mandate and the responsibility rest in all three levels of government.

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, I think the information the member is seeking falls outside of CFIA's mandate.

Fisheries committee  The CFIA has the responsibility to ensure that any food that's imported into Canada meets Canadian requirements for food safety.

Fisheries committee  No. In fact that's incorrect. If I could correct that statement, the CFIA's responsibility goes all the way back to where the food originated within Canadian jurisdiction. In the context of fish and seafood, traceability has to occur all the way, as the boat, because they are s