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Equestrian Canada Statement Regarding Health Canada Service Fee Increase for Animal Health Products


Health Canada’s proposed changes, read CAHI’s Economic Analysis Report. Questions and comments re-


garding EC’s statement to Health Canada can be directed to: Kristy House Manager, Welfare and Identifica-


CAHI, the EC Health & Welfare Committee, as well as Canadian veterinarians to create a state- ment that was submitted to Health Canada on Jan. 3, 2018. For further information on


approached by the Canadian An- imal Health Institute (CAHI) to provide comments to Health Canada regarding how the pro- posed changes would affect the Canadian equestrian industry. EC staff collaborated with


Ottawa, ON May 24, 2018 – Equestrian Canada (EC) would like to inform the equestrian community on EC’s position re- garding Health Canada’s pro- posed increase to service fees for the review and maintenance of veterinary drugs, effective April 2019. In December 2017, EC was


tion Equestrian Canada khouse@equestrian.ca 1-866-282-8395 x 120


Read EC’s Statement


sultation with the Equine Health and Welfare Committee has re- viewed the proposed changes and is concerned with the implica- tions that would arise from the proposed changes in fees; and the negative impact these changes may have on equine health and welfare in Canada. The higher fees would severely impact ac- cess to products in the Canadian market and result in increased costs for the few licensed veteri- nary products that remain avail- able. Higher fees for veterinary drugs would negatively impact


ates the opportunity to provide comments and concerns in re- gards to the changes to fees pro- posed for veterinary drugs. Equestrian Canada, in con-


January 3, 2018 Dear Mr. Ouimette: Equestrian Canada appreci-


have been able to access these products through the “own-use” importation provision. With the new restrictions on “own-use” importation, equine owners in Canada no longer have access to these products and face increased costs to access the already lim-


dian equine industry, due to the high regulatory costs associated with registering drugs in Canada, has faced decreased access to new equine drugs. Due to the rel- atively small equine market in Canada compared to the United States, veterinary pharmaceutical companies, in some instances, have elected to not register a United States licensed product in Canada. Previously, equine owners


health procedures through limit- ing the availability of licensed products. For many years, the Cana-


all Canadian animal agriculture and reduce the ability of veteri- narians to adhere to best practices in veterinary medicine, and the ability of owners to effectively implement


responsible herd


are implemented, the equine sec- tor will lose products currently li- censed for the Canadian market and many new products may never seek to come to market in this country. The new fees will effectively undermine all current initiatives put in place to ensure responsible and prudent use of veterinary drugs, particularly medically important antimicro- bials (MIAs). Veterinarians and producers will have to manage animal health welfare in the ab- sence of appropriate licensed products. Veterinarians will seek to use more compounded prod- ucts for their clients’ horses, in- creasing the risk to welfare, as compounding company products are not held to the same standard as Pharmaceutical Company li-


ited number of Canadian licensed veterinary drugs available. Lower priced drugs for all agricultural animals historically were often imported for own-use from the United States market. This av- enue has closed for the equine sector for all but one product. If the proposed services fees


censed products. These products may be contaminated and/or of inconsistent content. The new fees will also undermine research and development into alterna- tives to antimicrobials, a pillar of the Federal Government’s ‘An- timicrobial Use and Resistance Framework’ document as well as the Federal Government’s Plant and Animal Health Strategy tar- geting animal disease manage- ment. Equestrian Canada is fully in support of all of the comments and feedback CAHI has provided in regards to this issue. We also feel very strongly about the need to align the veterinary drug ap- proval system with that of the United States. Recognizing and accepting the reviews of the vet- erinary drug regulatory work of the USA Food and Drug Admin- istration as CAHI suggests would help eliminate the duplication of services and help to keep fees more appropriate for certain seg- ments of the Canadian market. The equine industry in Canada is multi-facetted and is a


National Caretaker Appreciation Day Caretakers are the unsung he-


roes of harness racing, and are crit- ical to the success of any horse in any stable and charged with the re- sponsibility of making sure the horses they care for are happy and healthy, physically and emotionally. Standardbred Canada


is


pleased to announce a new initiative to recognize and reward the care- takers in the Standardbred industry, National Caretaker Appreciation Day.


SC along with horsemen’s as-


sociations and tracks across the country will partner on this event which will take place on specific race days during the weekend of July 20-22 at racetracks across the country. The events will feature:


• Recognition of all caretakers rac- ing horses on the day’s card • Awards for caretakers of winning horses • Refreshments and a gift for all caretakers racing on the day’s card


Draw prizes and more A meeting between trainer


Sarah Lauren Scott, a former care- taker, and Kathy Wade Vlaar, Man- ager of Industry Marketing for SC, was the catalyst behind this pro- gram. Scott, who has recently be-


come a new breeder, also trains and owns trotter Fork along with two re- tired Standardbreds who were pre- viously under her care. She worked as a caretaker full-time for 15 years including stints at the Meadowlands


Sarah Lauren Scott (R) with Brian Sears, Rocknroll Hanover and Brett Pelling in the North America Cup winner’s circle


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when she was just 16 years old, and fully understands the hard work that the role de- mands. “Appreciation and ac-


knowledgement will go a long way in whatever you do, each caretaker has responsibilities that deserve to be credited. The entry level position of being a caretaker needs to be updated and glorified to a degree so when the Millennials are seek- ing employment our industry is considered. Being a care- taker requires someone very driven and committed. Behind every great horse is a care- taker,” she commented. Standardbred Canada


President & CEO Dan Gall, and Wade Vlaar, met via con- ference call with industry asso- ciations


and received


unanimous support for the concept of this event prior to taking it to the racetracks. “We are very excited


about this initiative to recog- nize and reward the caretakers, the foundation and backbone of our industry. This gives us the opportunity to help people understand the importance of their job, and generate greater awareness of the entry level jobs in the industry,“ said Gall. The caretaker’s relation-


ship with the horse is by far the closest. They provide the daily


care and attention to the equine athletes, and are the behind- the-scenes people who help keep the show running. They will work seven days a week, and sacrifice their holiday and family time to make sure the horses are properly cared for. Anyone interested in sup-


porting this program through sponsorship or donations, can contact their local horseper- son’s association, Sarah Scott, or Kathy Wade Vlaar. Racetracks who are not


racing during the July 20-22 weekend will have the option of selecting a fall date for their National Caretaker Apprecia- tion Day.


https://www.equestrian.ca/cdn/st orage/resources_v2/75KBT6pH H85NmER7q/original/75KBT6p HH85NmER7q.pdf) . Addition- ally, it should be noted that equines are now shown to pro- vide emotional stability, mental and physical health benefits to their owners and those associated with them. An increasing number of equines are used for the pur- pose of therapy animals in Canada. The effects of decreased equine health and welfare would directly impact the health and economic sustainability of a large number of humans. Thank you for your consideration of our feedback.


Equestrian Canada Équestre


Directrice, Programmes techniques


Director, Technical Development


Jennifer Eastwood Sincerely,


significant contributor to the Canadian economy, contributing more than $19.6 billion annually (Evans,


2010,


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