Chicken Farmers of Canada’s strong commitment to high standards in animal care and food safety is evaluated each year with a comprehensive third-party audit. The most recent third-party audit report indicated that “the on-farm programs are being implemented effectively and maintained on an on-going basis.”

Chicken Farmers of Canada has been administering a national Raised by a Canadian Farmer Animal Care Program on all broiler chicken farms across Canada since 2009. Since 2016, the implementation of the program by farmers and the effectiveness of Chicken Farmers of Canada’s audit team are subject to an annual third-party audit.

In August 2024 Management Systems Verification Services Canada Inc. (MSVS) was retained to provide the third-party services. MSVS uses certified auditors (e.g., Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization) to ensure the effective and consistent assessment of the Raised by a Canadian Farmer Animal Care and On-Farm Food Safety programs.

MSVS is a bilingual third-party certification body, accredited by the Standards Council of Canada to ISO 17065. Their auditors are professionals with years of experience performing animal care and food safety audits for the agricultural sector. Additionally, MSVS staff and contractors utilize software accredited to ISO 27001. This is a globally recognized standard that specifies requirements for establishing, implementing and maintaining information security management systems.