The Cattle Implementation Plan
The Cattle Implementation Plan
The Cattle Implementation Plan (CIP) is industry’s roadmap to identify the targets, steps and issues in implementing a sustainable, effective and efficient cattle traceability system for Canada.
All sectors of industry and governments developed the CIP document through a collaborative process at the National Cattle Traceability Summit in August 2011, where important milestones were attained and consensus was reached to move ahead in the resolution of movement recording and overcoming premises identification issues in Canada.
Canadian Cattle Identification Agency leads the Cattle Implementation Plan Committee, which is an external committee comprised of industry and governments working together to identify the targets, steps and issues in implementing traceability within the cattle industry.
The CIP Committee includes:
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- Alberta Beef Producers
- Alberta Cattle Feeders Association
- Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
- Beef Farmers of Ontario
- Canadian Cattle Association
- Canadian Cattle Identification Agency
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Canadian Livestock Dealer’s Association
- Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
- Canadian Veal Association
- Dairy Farmers of Canada
- Livestock Identification Services
- Livestock Markets of Canada
- Livestock Services of Saskatchewan
- Manitoba Beef Producers
- National Cattle Feeders Association
- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association
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Nineteen industry associations support the CIP document by resolution, including:
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- Alberta Auction Markets Association
- Alberta Livestock Dealers and Order Buyers Association
- Alberta Beef Producers
- Beef Farmers of Ontario
- British Columbia Cattlemen’s Association
- Canadian Beef Breeds Council
- Canadian Cattle Identification Agency
- Canadian Cattle Association
- Canadian Livestock Dealer’s Association
- Canadian Meat Council
- Canadian Trucking Alliance
- Dairy Farmers of Canada
- Les producteurs de bovins du Québec
- Livestock Markets Association of Canada
- Manitoba Livestock Markets Association
- Manitoba Beef Producers
- Maritime Beef Council
- National Cattle Feeders Association
- Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association
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