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• Copyright/permission to reproduce
  • Non-commercial reproduction
  • Commercial reproduction
  • Third party materials
• Privacy notice
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• Disclaimer

Copyright/Permission to Reproduce

Materials on this Web site were produced and/or compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for the purpose of providing Canadians with direct access to information about the programs and services offered by the Government of Canada.

The material on this site is covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act, by Canadian laws, policies, regulations and by international agreements. While some material has been obtained from other sources, copyright in the compilation found on this site vests in Canada.

© Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food, 2005.

Non-commercial Reproduction

Information on this site has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial use. With the exception of identified third party materials whose reproduction may require the permission of another rights holder, as described below, the information on this site may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, for the sole purpose of its utilisation by the user, without charge or further permission from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. We ask only that:

• Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced and their appropriateness for the user’s purposes;
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada be identified as the source department; and,
• The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made, in affiliation with or with the endorsement of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

Commercial Reproduction

Reproduction of materials on this site, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution is prohibited except with written permission from the Government of Canada's copyright administrator, Public Works and Government Services Canada (“PWGSC�). To obtain permission to reproduce materials on this site for commercial purposes, please go to PWGSC's " Applying for Copyright Clearance on Government of Canada Works" page.

Public Works and Government Services Canada
Publishing and Depository Services
350 Albert Street, 4th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0S5
or
copyright.droitdauteur@pwgsc.gc.ca

Third-party Materials

Some of the materials and graphical elements found on this web site are subject to copyrights held by other organizations, and as such are not covered by the copyright permissions set out above. In such cases, some restrictions may apply to the reproduction of these materials or graphical elements and it may be necessary to seek permission from the rights holder prior to reproducing the material or graphical element in question. Where Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is aware that a third party asserts its title in the copyright in any material or graphical element, this fact is clearly identified when the material or graphical element in question appears on this web site.

To obtain information concerning copyright ownership, please contact:

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Web Communications Officer,
E-Communications Unit
Phone: (613) 715-5508
Fax: (613) 759-7982
Email: koutsavakise@agr.gc.ca

Inclusion of third party information, products or tools on this web site does not imply advertisement or endorsement by AAFC.

Privacy Notice

The Government of Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are committed to providing visitors with web sites that respect their privacy. This page summarizes the privacy policy and practices on Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Web sites.

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Web sites do not automatically gather any specific personal information from you, such as your name, phone number or e-mail address. We would only obtain this type of information if you supply it to us in some manner, for example, by sending this information to us in an e-mail or in a letter.
• All personal information created, held or collected by this department is protected under the federal Privacy Act. This means that at any point of collection you will be asked for consent to collect your information, and you will be informed of the purpose for which it is being collected and how to exercise your right of access to that information.
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. This software receives and records the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer that has contacted our Web site, the date and time of the visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada does not normally use "cookies" to track how our visitors use this site or to determine sites previously visited. The system will notify you before any cookies are used so that you may refuse them. (A "cookie" is a file that may be placed on your hard drive without your knowledge by a Web site to allow it to monitor your use of the site).
• Information on individual visitors is used by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada employees who need to know the information in order to respond to your request or to ensure the security of this system. We only share the information you give us with another government department if your inquiry relates to that department. We do not use the information to create individual profiles, nor do we disclose this information to anyone outside the federal government, unless the matter relates to law-enforcement or security.

Questions or comments regarding this policy, or the administration of the Privacy Act in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada may be directed to the Privacy Co-ordinator by e-mail to coderream@agr.gc.ca or by calling (613) 759-7083 or writing to:

Amanda Coderre
Coordinator, Access to Information and Privacy
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Sir John Carling Building
Room 801
930 CARLING AVE
OTTAWA ON K1A 0C5
Phone: (613) 694-2496

If you are not satisfied with our response to your privacy concern, you may wish to contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.

External Hyperlinks

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Web sites contain links to third party sites. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada provides these links only as a service and convenience to our visitors. We take no responsibility for the content at third party sites and a link to them in no way implies an endorsement or recommendation of the products, services or information found there.

A third party site may have a privacy policy different from that of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and may provide less security than the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Web site. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada disclaims all liability with regard to your access to linked web sites. When you link to sites external to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Web sites, you do so at your own risk.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada makes every effort to ensure that our links to third party Web sites lead to content that is accessible and available in both official languages. However, that is not always feasible or possible.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada reserves the right to regularly review and re-evaluate any and all links and reserves the right to terminate any link without prior notification.

Official Languages

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada respects the Official Languages Act and relevant Treasury Board policies, and is committed to ensuring all information on this site is available in both French and English. However, users should be aware that some information from external sources is available only in the language in which it was provided.

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