The Tribunal is an independent federal administrative tribunal established by Parliament under subsection 27(1) of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Ac (AAMP Act).

The Tribunal’s mandate is to provide independent oversight, through the exercise of its review jurisdiction, of the use of administrative monetary penalty (AMPs) by federal agencies related to agriculture and agri-food under subsection 38(1) of the AAAMP Act.

• Provides reviews of notices of violation issued by federal agencies regulating agriculture and food.
• Makes decision on the validity of administrative monetary penalties 
• Orders of the Tribunal may only be reviewed in Federal Court.

Three federal agencies currently have the authority to issue AMPs related to agriculture and agri-food:

• the Canadian Food Inspection Agency;
• the Canada Border Services Agency; and
• the Pest Management Regulatory Agency.

Orders of the Tribunal may only be reviewed in Federal Court.

See the Guide for Self-Represented Persons if you wish to fIe a request for review before the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal.