Develop a compliant Preventive Control Plan (PCP) as required by CFIA under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. Expert PCP writing, review, and implementation support.
Ottawa hosts a growing community of artisan food producers, federally-registered manufacturers, and food importers serving the National Capital Region.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
Ottawa Public Health
When you engage Iyarkai for pcp support in Ottawa, we map every requirement back to the specific regulator most likely to inspect or audit your facility — so you spend less time guessing and more time building a compliant operation.
Iyarkai Scientific Consultation is Ottawa's trusted partner for preventive control plan (pcp). As Canada's capital city, Ottawa is home to a growing number of food manufacturers, processors, importers, and exporters who rely on expert food safety compliance to access domestic and international markets. Our experienced consultants bring hands-on regulatory knowledge - including CFIA, SFCR, FDA FSMA, and leading GFSI certification schemes - directly to your Ottawa facility. Whether you need to develop your first preventive control plan (pcp) or strengthen an existing program ahead of a regulatory inspection or retailer audit, Iyarkai delivers measurable results.
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Contact Us TodayPreventive Control Plan development in Ottawa is tightly bound to the licensing threshold that surprises the capital's small producers: sales into Gatineau, e-commerce shipments to other provinces, and export ambitions all trigger SFCR licensing — and with it PCP obligations. Under $100,000 in annual food sales, a written plan may not be mandatory, but the preventive controls themselves still are; above it, the documented PCP becomes the centrepiece CFIA inspects against.
It exempts qualifying businesses from the written plan, not from preventive controls — sanitation, allergen management, hygiene, and treatment requirements still apply and must be demonstrable, and traceability plus recall obligations remain fully in force. Many small businesses also find buyers demand documented plans regardless of legal exemption. We often write a right-sized PCP anyway: it is the cheapest insurance for an inspection and a sales asset with wholesale accounts.
Completely — CFIA inspectors test the plan against your floor, and a purchased template describing equipment you don't have or hazards you don't face is worse than nothing, because it signals the plan is decorative. Your PCP must reflect your real process flows, your ingredients' hazards, your monitoring capabilities, and your staff's actual duties. We build PCPs by walking your process, not by editing someone else's.
Federal-grade Preventive Control Plan required under Canada's Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) for licensed processors and importers.
6 to 12 weeks for a complete PCP suitable for SFCR-licensed facilities.
CFIA / SFCR