Fertilizers Regulations

2 (1) In these Regulations,

Act

Act means the Fertilizers Act; (Loi)

active ingredient

active ingredient means an ingredient of a fertilizer or supplement to which its performance as a fertilizer or supplement is attributed; (composant actif)

Agency

Agency means the Canadian Food Inspection Agency established by section 3 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act; (Agence)

Agricultural Inspection Directorate

Agricultural Inspection Directorate[Repealed, SOR/93-232, s. 2]

available

available or soluble means soluble by the methods of analysis referred to in section 23; (assimilable or soluble)

biotechnology

biotechnology means the application of science and engineering to the direct or indirect use of living organisms or parts or products of living organisms in their natural or modified forms; (biotechnologie)

brand

brand[Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3]

cattle

cattle means animals of the species Bos taurus or Bos indicus; (bœuf)

Compendium of Fertilizer-Use Pesticides

Compendium of Fertilizer-Use Pesticides[Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3]

customer-formula fertilizer

customer-formula fertilizer[Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3]

customer formula fertilizer

customer formula fertilizer means a fertilizer prepared in accordance with a written formula that sets out the name, amount and guaranteed analysis of each active ingredient and the signature of the person for whose use for fertilizing purposes it has been prepared; (engrais préparé selon la formule du client)

Director

Director[Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3]

environment

environment[Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3]

farm fertilizer

farm fertilizer[Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3]

fertilizer

fertilizer[Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3]

fertilizer-pesticide

fertilizer-pesticide means a fertilizer that is or contains a pesticide; (engrais-antiparasitaire)

fineness

fineness[Repealed, SOR/85-558, s. 1]

grade

grade means the amount of total nitrogen, available phosphoric acid and soluble potash in a fertilizer, expressed in per cent; (catégorie)

guaranteed analysis

guaranteed analysis means a guaranteed analysis referred to in section 15; (analyse garantie)

lesser plant nutrient

lesser plant nutrient[Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3]

List of Materials

List of Materials means the document entitled Primary Fertilizer and Supplement Materials prepared by the Agency and published on its website, as amended from time to time; (Liste des composants)

lot number

lot number means a combination of letters or numbers or both that allows a lot of a fertilizer or supplement to be traced in manufacture and distribution; (numéro de lot)

major plant nutrient

major plant nutrient means nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), or potassium (K); (principe nutritif principal)

micronutrient

micronutrient means boron, chlorine, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum or zinc; (oligo-élément)

micronutrient fertilizer

micronutrient fertilizer means a fertilizer that is represented to contain a micronutrient; (engrais d’oligo-élément)

mixed fertilizer

mixed fertilizer[Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3]

nitrogen

nitrogen means elemental nitrogen (N); (azote)

novel supplement

novel supplement means

• (a) a supplement that is not registered and not exempt from registration, or

• (b) a supplement that is derived through biotechnology and has a novel trait; (supplément nouveau)

novel trait

novel trait, in respect of a supplement derived through biotechnology, means a characteristic of the supplement that

• (a) has been intentionally selected, created or introduced into a distinct, stable population [of supplements] of the same species through a specific genetic change, and

• (b) based on valid scientific rationale, is not substantially equivalent, in terms of its specific use and safety both for the environment and for human health, to any characteristic of a similar supplement that is in use as a supplement in Canada and is considered safe for use as a supplement in Canada; (caractère nouveau)

organic matter

organic matter means the matter remaining after removal of the moisture and total ash fractions from substances derived from living organisms; (matière organique)

per cent

per cent means per cent by weight; (pour cent)

pest

pest has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Pest Control Products Act; (parasite)

pesticide

pesticide means a pest control product as defined in the Pest Control Products Act; (antiparasitaire)

phosphoric acid

phosphoric acid[Repealed, SOR/93-232, s. 2]

phosphoric acid

phosphoric acid or phosphate means phosphorus pentoxide (P₂0₅); (acide phosphorique or phosphate)

Plant Products Division

Plant Products Division[Repealed, SOR/85-558, s. 1]

potash

potash means potassium oxide (K₂O); (potasse)

registrant

registrant means a person who has registered a fertilizer or supplement under these Regulations; (inscrit)

release

release means any discharge or emission of a supplement into the environment or exposure of a supplement to the environment; (dissémination)

ruminant

ruminant means an animal of the suborder Ruminatiae and includes an animal of the family Camelidae; (ruminant)

sample

sample means a sample of fertilizer or supplement taken by an inspector; (échantillon)

secondary nutrient

secondary nutrient means calcium, magnesium or sulphur; (principe nutritif secondaire)

shipping bill

shipping bill[Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3]

specialty fertilizer

specialty fertilizer[Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3]

specified risk material

specified risk material means the skull, brain, trigeminal ganglia, eyes, tonsils, spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia of cattle aged 30 months or older, and the distal ileum of cattle of all ages, but does not include material from a country of origin as defined in section 2 of the Health of Animals Regulations, or a part of a country of origin, that is designated under section 7 of those Regulations as posing a negligible risk for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; (matériel à risque spécifié)

supplement

supplement[Repealed, SOR/2020-232, s. 3]

supplement-pesticide

supplement-pesticide means a supplement that is or contains a pesticide; (supplément-antiparasitaire)

water-insoluble nitrogen

water-insoluble nitrogen means nitrogen insoluble in water when analysed by the method of analysis referred to in section 23. (azote insoluble dans l’eau)

(2) For the purposes of sections 23.1 to 23.4, a novel supplement is toxic if it is entering or may enter the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions

• (a) having or that may have an immediate or long-term harmful effect on the environment;

• (b) constituting or that may constitute a danger to the environment on which human life depends; or

• (c) constituting or that may constitute a danger in Canada to human life or health.