The following responses are provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in regard to general questions about the Canada Seed Act.

RELATIONSHIP TO "RUSSL":
- Does your law model RUSSL?
Answer = NO

PERMIT/LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:
- Does your law have a permit/license requirement for seedsmen to distribute seeds in your state/country?
Answer = NO

ARBITRATION:
- Does your country offer "Seed Arbitration" as a part of your seed law, or as a separate law?
Answer = NO

PRE-EMPTION LEGISLATION:
- Does your country have "pre-emption" legislation to restrict local political subdivisions from regulating seed?
Answer = NO

BRAND LABELING:
- Does your law allow for "brand name" labeling?
Answer = YES, but only if the brand name can not be confused as being a variety name.

VARIETY LABELING:
- Does your seed law require "mandatory" variety labeling for agricultural crop kinds?
Answer = NO, for most crops, the answer is no. The exception is field corn because in Canada, only pedigreed seed of field corn may be sold. Pedigreed seed requires a variety name.

- If no, does your law allow for "variety not stated" labeling?
Answer = NO, The use of this term could not be prohibited for non-pedigreed seed.

- If no, does your law allow for "variety unknown" labeling?
Answer = NO, The use of this term could not be prohibited for non-pedigreed seed.

- If the variety name is not declared on the label, does your law allow labeling by "crop kind" only?
Answer = YES

- Do you allow the use of the abbreviated term "VNS" to be used in place of the phrase "variety not stated"?
Answer = NO

TEST DATE:
- What is the test date requirement for agricultural and vegetable seeds in your state/country?
Answer = NONE

GMO REGULATIONS:
- Does your law have any specific language regulating "GMOs"?
Answer = YES, Part V of the Seeds Regulations regulates the environmental release of plants with novel traits
If yes, briefly describe.
Both confined field trials and unconfined release (normal agricultural production) must be assessed before approval may be given.

- Does your agency test for specific GMO varietal traits on official samples?
Answer = YES, in some cases. However, in light of discussions on varietal purity vs. genetic purity and the international discussions on adventitious presence of GM material, it is unclear at this time whether we would take regulatory action on a sample showing excessive levels of an approved event.

UNIQUE (MISCELLANEOUS) REQUIREMENTS:
- Does your law have any "unique" or special requirements and/or prohibitions?
Answer = YES, variety registration, use of seed grades for purity and germination, registration of seed establishments to conduct specific activities, environmental release of plants with novel traits (including GMOs).

- Have you had any recent changes made to your seed law and/or regulations?
Answer = YES, The current changes are of a housekeeping nature and may be found at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/reg/consultation/reginite.shtml.