Effective May 26, 2025, the CFIA implemented phase 2 of their import requirements for organic products entering Canada. These changes are intended to strengthen import controls for organic foods and will affect all operators who handle import activities into Canada, and all brokers who act on behalf of organic product importers. The CFIA update issued on the 30th of January 2025 on the Canada Organic Regime import requirements web page provides details on the new requirements including the use of Unique Reference Numbers (URN).