Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
This application is required to make changes to the species of milk used, type of plant, milk class or subclass at a licenced dairy plant receiving cow milk. Details of these changes are provided in Regulation 761, s.96 (2) under the Milk Act (Ontario).
This application will require:
Note: A confirmation will be sent to the email address you provide.
1. If you meet one of the following exemptions, a Business Number is not mandatory:
(My business has no employees and/or it earns under $30,000 in gross revenue. Therefore, I confirm I am not legally required to obtain a CRA business number under the Income Tax Act (Canada).)
(I confirm although I am legally required to obtain a CRA business number under the Income Tax Act (Canada), I have not obtained one because I have a sincerely held belief that doing so would be or is contrary to my religion, belief or conscious.)
Please indicate if additional milk products are to be processed using milk or milk ingredients from the following additional species of animal:
Please check additional type(s) of plant to be operated and processing activities:
(d) Please list all additional products to be manufactured at this plant, indicating the species of milk, the classes and subclasses of cow milk, if applicable and any specialty product(s) (e.g. organic, grass fed, DHA, Ultra Kosher). See Table in section 11, Regulation 753 under the Milk Act.
Note: Please ensure all applicable sections have been completed and any requested attachments are included.
The Field Person under the Milk Act (Food Safety Inspector) may conduct a site visit to seek clarification and/or gather more information prior to making a recommendation to the Director.
List of documents:
(If Yes, you are required to construct a receiving room.)
Please list names of the PMGs employed at your facility.
Please check all that apply
I certify that the information submitted in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
I hereby make application for an amended licence for the operation of a plant under the Milk Act and the regulations, verify I have the authority necessary to complete the form, and declare the information on this form and attachments to be true. I understand I must receive an amended licence approved by the Director appointed under the Milk Act prior to implementing any of the changes for which this application is made.
Any information and all supporting documents required for this application are collected for and will be used to verify eligibility for a licence amendment pursuant to O. Reg. 761 - Milk and Milk Products (Milk Act) and may be used for general enforcement and administrative purposes under the (Milk Act).
If you have any further questions, please contact the Inspection Programs Unit at dairyfoodsafety@ontario.ca. As part of providing accessible service, you can also contact the Agricultural Information Contact Centre (AICC) at 1-877-424-1300 or by e-mail at ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca if you require this information in alternate formats.
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You must agree to both the Declaration and the Collection and Use of Information stated on the previous page to submit this form online.
Note: To make changes to the information below, please click the “Make Change” button (at the bottom of this page) to access previous pages to make corrections.
Is (B) legal information same as (A) plant information?
2. Is the applicant a:
3. Please Indicate reason for request for an amended licence:
Species regulated under the Milk Act :
Species not regulated under the Milk Act :
(i) If you currently process raw cow milk, do you plan to process products using additional classes or subclasses of raw cow milk?
(ii) Do you plan to process any additional cow milk products made only with ingredients composed of processed (i.e., pasteurized or UHT processed) cow milk that will fall into a new milk class or subclass?
4. Will you be processing a new or additional supply of raw milk?
(a) Who is the supplier of the raw milk?
(b) Is this an on-farm operation where you will process raw milk from your own farm operation?
(i) If yes, please indicate method of transferring milk from the farm bulk tank to the plant
(c) Will you receive more than 7500 litres of raw milk from the marketing board in any given day?
(d) Will you be washing tank-trucks at this location?
(e) Do you plan to test for inhibitors when you receive raw milk?
(f) Raw milk (cow or goat) must be received by a certified Plant Milk Grader (PMG).
5. If purchasing milk ingredients
Please check all that apply:
6. Please indicate the volume of milk to be processed at this plant on an annual basis on the following table:
7. If applicable, please indicate the type and number of additional pasteurization systems to be installed with this application:
Thank you for your Submission.
You will receive an email confirmation which contains a confirmation number for your records.
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