Quarterly Administrative Penalties for Canadian Food and Agriculture

Quarterly reports detail administrative monetary penalties issued for non-compliance with Canadian food and agriculture regulations. The data is published by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and was last updated in April 2026. It covers enforcement actions under the Health of Animals Act, Plant Protection Act, and Meat Inspection Act.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in penalty amounts over time using quarterly report dates.
• Identify common violation types by examining the cited Act and regulation fields.
• Assess enforcement activity volume by counting penalty records per reporting period.
• Compare penalty issuance frequency across different regulatory Acts (Health of Animals, Plant Protection, Meat Inspection).

Strengths

• Data is updated quarterly, providing regular snapshots of enforcement activity.
• Covers multiple major regulatory Acts (Health of Animals, Plant Protection, Meat Inspection).
• Published by the authoritative national regulatory agency, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Limitations

• The specific number of penalty records (rows) per report is unknown.
• Available data columns beyond the regulatory Acts are unspecified, limiting analysis depth.
• Historical data range and the start date of the reporting series are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Collection Method

Collected as part of regulatory enforcement and administrative penalty issuance.

Time Range

Quarterly reports; specific start date unknown.

Freshness

Quarterly updates; last updated April 2026.

Geography

Canada