The Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce has been championing the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR)  for the benefit of local businesses and vendors involved in the food industry. The Board of Directors recently voted and recommend that all food businesses operating in the City of Lloydminster be considered as operating in one provincial jurisdiction or granted ministerial exemption, thereby rendering all inter-provincial licensing requirements from SFCR not applicable within city boundaries. This ensures our food related businesses have the ability to conduct commerce without being impacted by cross-provincial border regulations.

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Why is this exciting?

This pilot project will ease the challenges faced by food businesses in Saskatchewan and Alberta that trade food into and within the city of Lloydminster. The goal is for safe food to move as if the city was not split by a provincial border.

What is the purpose?

To immediately begin to alleviate the challenges faced by food businesses in Saskatchewan and Alberta that prepare food for trade into and within Lloydminster.

To facilitate the movement of safe food into and within Lloydminster as if the city was wholly located in one province, similar to any other Canadian city located in just one province.

How does this work?

Food businesses must meet the eligibility requirements and apply to participate in the pilot. Pilot participants must comply with the requirements of the Food and Drugs Act and its regulations as well as the requirements of the Safe Food for Canadians Act and its regulations that apply to all foods sold in Canada, for example, traceability and labelling requirements.

The pilot will be in place for two years or until changes are made to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations.

Are there any rules specific to the trade of meat?

To be included in the pilot, meat must come from a routinely inspected facility and must also meet the requirements to be legally sold in the province in which it was produced.

Any meat product produced with no regulatory oversight, is not eligible for participation under the pilot. See the list of eligible participants to determine if your meat facility is eligible.