Q&A – Enabling Innovation- Genome Editing and the Canadian Regulatory Environment

Ontario Agri-Food Technologies – Questions from the audience at the Genome Editing and the Canadian Regulatory Environment Workshop, hosted by Ontario Agri-Food Technologies on March 7 2019 Overview of global regulation of genome editing and results of Canadian plant breeders survey, Stuart Smyth, Associate Professor, U Sask. Regulatory landscape in commodity plant agriculture: Current industry/government work underway to clarify the PNT approach, Ian Affleck, VP Plant Biotechnology, CropLife Canada Regulatory landscape in livestock, Michael Lohuis, VP Research and Innovation, Semex Regulatory landscape in horticulture, Michael Pautler, Head of Genomic Services, Platform Genetics Inc. and Vineland