The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will begin adjusting its fees based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) starting March 31, 2020, and on every March 31 going forward.

For 2019-2020, the rate of increase will be 2.2%. The adjustments to the fees will be available on the CFIA's Fees Notice.

The increases are mandated by the Service Fees Act (SFA), which requires that all federal departments increase fees annually to reflect inflationary costs. The SFA came into force in June 2017. The Act introduced a requirement to implement in 2019-2020 an annual adjustment of service fees based on the previous year's April CPI, as published by Statistics Canada. This requirement ensures that fees keep pace with inflation.

It should be noted that not all fees will be adjusted each year. Canada's Treasury Board Secretariat established a materiality threshold that determines which services are subject to Service Fees Act requirements for inflation. For additional information see the link below.

Link: CFIA - Adjusting service fees for inflation

 

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