An
individual wanting to become a Certified Examiner:
Process summary for certified examiners
Any one wanting to become an
Examiner certified for Non-Emergency Slaughter must complete an application
in full and submit it to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
(OMAFRA) by mail or fax. Potential fees may be required before certification can
be completed. Please mail applications to:
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs
1 Stone Road West
5th floor
Guelph, ON
N1G 4Y2
Attention: Manager, Veterinary Inspection and Audit Unit
Or
Fax applications to:
1-519-826-4375 to the attention
of the Manager, Veterinary Inspection and Audit Unit
Successful
applicants are required to take and pass the theoretical training provided by
OMAFRA. They may then move on the practical training provided by OMAFRA which
they must take and pass as well. An individual can be certified to act as an examiner
when deemed qualified and when issued a certificate by a director. A director
may refuse to issue a certificate on grounds specified in the regulation.
A person must have or acquire all the equipment necessary to carry out
their duties as a Certified Examiner. Certified Examiners are not employees or
agents of OMAFRA, they are individual business persons.
Renewal of an Examiner’s certification:
An Examiner
certified for Non-Emergency Slaughter who wants to renew their certification must
complete an application in full and submit
it to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) by
mail or fax. Indicate on the application, in the past experience section, that
you are a certified examiner and include your examiner number. Potential fees
may be required before certificate renewal will be completed. Please mail applications
to:
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
1 Stone Road West
5th floor
Guelph, ON
N1G 4Y2
Attention: Manager,
Veterinary Inspection and Audit Unit
Or
Fax applications
to:
1-519-826-4375 to the attention of the Manager, Veterinary
Inspection and Audit Unit
An Examiner’s certificate will continue
to be valid if the renewal application and fee are received by OMAFRA prior to
October 31 of the year their certificate expires and the Examiner has complied
with the regulatory requirements as an Examiner. The Examiner’s certificate
will continue to be valid until they have received the Director’s decision
on their application for renewal.
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