A registration is needed if you wish to operate a research, teaching, or testing facility in Ontario. This is required if your premises uses animals in research, teaching or testing and your premises are used for collecting, assembling, or maintaining of animals in connection with a research facility under R.S.O. 1990, c. A.22, s. 4. Please complete this application for registration of a research/teaching/testing facility in full, as per section 4 of the Animals for Research Act.
The Director appointed under the Animals for Research Act will approve applications for registrations in accordance with the requirements of the Act.
A registration expires on the 31st day of December of the year in which registration is made. Registration must be renewed annually. If an application includes more than one research, teaching or testing facility, details must be provided for each facility in the application, and payment of fees are required.
A non-shopkeeper distributor licence is required to sell or distribute fluid milk products if you sell more than 50% by volume of your fluid milk products wholesale and you:
• process fluid milk products
• buy fluid milk products wholesale, or
• operate a shop where you also sell some fluid milk products directly to consumers
Licences are issued for a period of up to three years and must be renewed before the expiry date stated on the licence.
Under the Farm Implements Act, 1990, registration as a dealer is required for any person who, in the ordinary course of business, offers farm implements or parts for sale at retail.
To be completed by eligible farms under the Nutrient Management Act.
This Meat Inspection Program Discussion Request Form is intended for use when further discussion is requested by producers/consigners and/or herd/flock veterinarians regarding condemnations or dispositions made at provincially licensed meat plants in Ontario and information included on Form 202: Whole and/or Partial Carcass(es) Condemnations.
A by-law for lower-tier municipalities located within specific upper-tier municipalities to raise money to aid in the construction of drainage works under the Tile Drainage Act.
An application is required to make changes to the species of milk used, type of plant, milk class or subclass at a licenced dairy plant receiving cow milk. Details of these changes are provided in Regulation 761, s.96(2) under the Milk Act (Ontario).
If these changes require alterations or modifications to a plant you must also submit an “Application for a Permit to Construct or Alter a Building Intended for use as a Dairy Plant - For Existing Applicants”.
A licence is required to sell livestock medicines to owners of livestock or to another person acting on the owner's behalf, for the treatment of the owner's livestock under the Animal Health Act, 2009 and the Licences to Sell Livestock Medicines Regulation.
Under the Farm Implements Act, 1990, registration as a distributor is required for any person, including a manufacturer, who, in the ordinary course of business, sells, consigns or delivers farm implements or parts to a dealer. Any person that meets the definition of both dealer and distributor should register as a distributor/dealer.
Dairy plant licences must be renewed annually. An application for a licence for the operation of a dairy plant must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the expiry date on an existing licence (s. 95( 4), Regulation 761 - Milk and Milk Products under the Milk Act). If you have recently made any of the following changes to your operation, an application for an Amended licence for the operation of a dairy plant must also be submitted: changes to the classes or subclasses of cow's milk processed at the plant; changes to the species of animal ( cow or goat) that produce the milk processed at the plant; or changes to the type of plant operated.
A certificate of registration issued by the Provincial Apiarist is required for a person who owns or is in possession of honey bees or beekeeping equipment, but does not include a person who is in possession of new beekeeping equipment for the purpose of transportation, distribution or sale or who is a manufacturer of beekeeping equipment.
Prior to beginning alterations to an existing dairy plant, an "Application for a Permit to Construct or Alter a Building Intended for Use as a Dairy Plant - for Existing Licensed Plants" must be completed and submitted and approved by the Director. This application must demonstrate, through drawings and other information as necessary, that the alterations to the plant will meet the regulatory requirements under the Milk Act (Ontario). In some cases an “Application for an Amended Licence for the Operation of a Dairy Plant” may also be required.
Prior to beginning construction of a new dairy plant an "Application for a Permit to Construct or Alter a Building Intended for Use as a Dairy Plant – for New Applicants" must be completed and submitted and approved by the Director. This application must demonstrate, through drawings and other information as necessary, that the plant will be built to meet the regulatory requirements under the Milk Act (Ontario).
An “Application for a Licence for the Operation of a Plant” must also be submitted with this permit application.
A new licence is required prior to beginning the operations of a dairy plant including:
When a facility is being licensed for the first time.
When an existing licensed plant is transferred to a new owner (transfer of ownership) An "Application for a Permit to Construct or Alter a Building Intended for Use as a Dairy Plant – For New Applicants" must be submitted at the same time as an “Application for a Licence for the Operation of a Plant”. Note, the licence will not be issued until the plant is complete and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has confirmed, through inspection, that it meets all applicable regulations under the Milk Act (Ontario).
A goat bulk tank milk grader certificate is required for the grading, sampling, measuring and collection of raw goat milk from farm bulk tanks in Ontario.
A licence is required for a person in the business of receiving, collecting and/or transporting deadstock. Once the application and supporting documents are completed and submitted, the ministry will review. After it is approved, a licence will be mailed to the applicant.
A licence is required to carry out the community sales of consigned livestock in Ontario. This applies to an operator licensed for Class 1 or Class 2 community sales to hold an extra community sale not authorized by the licence for Class 1 or Class 2 community sales.
A licence is required to carry out the community sales of consigned livestock in Ontario.
To provide a sign-off to the Nutrient Management Plan.
