National CWD Voluntary Herd Certification Program

This webpage provides information on the National CWD Voluntary Herd Certification Program as well as a list of Alberta domestic cervid producers who participate in that program and their current status.

Program Documents:
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, with input from stakeholders, sets the National Standards for the Chronic Wasting Disease Voluntary Herd Certification Program. Based on these standards, administrators develop a Manual of Procedures to implement the Voluntary Herd Certification Program within their jurisdiction.

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry is currently the Administrator of the program for Alberta cervid producers. The following documents are available for Alberta cervid producers who wish to enrol in the program.

Alberta’s Standard Operating Procedures for the CWD Voluntary Herd Certification Program provide a detailed set of requirements for producers as well as the administrative operating procedures for the administrator to follow. This provides clarity for producers in terms of what is expected and how the administrator will implement the program, including advancement criteria, timelines, and approaches to suspensions and cancellations.

Producers wishing to apply can do so using Form 1 Application for Enrolment

Additional forms used within the program:
Form 3 – Annual Inspection
Form 4 – Annual Inventory
Form 5 – Site Plan
Form 6 – Perimeter Fence Attestation
Form 7- Transportation of Vehicle Report
Form 8 – Annual Escape/Intrusion Report

If you need access to any of the above forms please contact Norma Pronteau.
Phone: 780 835-2238
Fax: 780 835-2185
email: norma.pronteau@gov.ab.ca

Alberta has also produced a Quick Reference Guide for Producers to more conveniently outline the annual requirements for producers.

The established anniversary dates for the program are:

December 31 - "elk only" herds,
December 31 - "combined elk and deer" herds, and
March 31 - "deer only" herds

Canadian CWD Herd Certfication Program Update March 4, 2019
Producers Name	Farm #	Species	Status Level
Angele, Leander & Heather	789	Deer	Certified
Aubin, Henri	789	Elk	Certified
Balderson, Wayne & Josie	789	Elk	E
Bamber, Holly	789	Elk	D
Beets, Uppy	789	Elk	Certified
Begg, Cliff	789	Elk	Certified
Bernat, Andrew & Dorothy	789	Elk	Certified
Bidulock, Richard	789	Elk	Certified
Birkbeck, Tom & Connie	789	Elk	Certified
Boos, Robert	789	Elk	Certified
Braun, Dale	789	Elk	Certified
Bugg, Howard & Judith	789	Elk	A
Busat, Dean	789	Deer	Certified
Bykowski, Mike	789	Elk	Certified
Cameron, John	789	Elk	A
Cameron, John	789	Elk	Certified
Chernuka, Barry	789	Elk	Certified
Chernuka, Barry & Steve	789	Elk	Certified
D'Aoust, Allan & Chris	789	Elk	A
Dolen, Peter & Marilyn	789	Elk	A
Downey, Pat & Tanis	789	Elk	Certified
Dungey, Bruce	789	Elk	Certified
Elkow Terry & Glenda	789	Elk	Certified
Fantazir, William	789	Elk/Deer	Certified
Friedel, Bruce & Avis	789	Elk	Certified
Gill, Marvin	789	Elk/Deer	Certified
Gwozdz, Russell	789	Elk	Certified
Harrison, Barry & Christine	789	Elk	Certified
Harvey, Roger & Judy	789	Elk	Certified
Hickie, Raymond	789	Elk	Certified
Hoffman, Chuck & Dianne	789	Elk	Certified
Holman, Bill & Wendy	789	Elk	Certified
Jean, Ronald	789	Elk	Certified
Jeannotte, Wade & Karen	789	Elk	E
Johnston, Darryl & Connie	789	Elk	D
Klute, Elsie & Ernie	789	Elk	E
Krahn, Herman & Liz	789	Elk	C
Landals, Clint	789	Elk	Certified
Lawrence, Raymond	789	Elk	A
Lumir, Peter	789	Elk	Certified
Maine, Peter	789	Elk	Certified
Makofka, Charles	789	Elk	Certified
Masse, George & Linda	789	Deer	Certified
McClennon, Jamie and Ryan	789	Elk	Certified
McClennon, Jamie and Ryan	789	Deer	Certified
McClennon, Ryan	789	Elk	Certified
McRee, Mike	789	Elk	Certified
Miedema, Lykele	789	Elk	Certified
Miedema, Lykele	789	Elk	Certified
Miller, Fred	789	Elk	Certified
Neufeld, Aron	789	Elk	Certified
Neufeld, Corny	789	Elk	Certified
Niebler, Win	789	Elk	Certified
Owen, Richard	789	Elk	Certified
Plumb, Gordon & Carol	789	Elk	Certified
Rawlake, Todd	789	Deer	Certified
Ray, Dennis	789	Elk	Certified
Reitsma, Art & Dan	789	Elk/Deer	Certified
Reynolds, Rob	789	Elk/Deer	Certified
Richard, Gerry	789	Elk	Certified
Roberts, Terry	789	Elk	Certified
Saunders, Eleanor & Allen	789	Elk	Certified
Seutter, Ben & Connie	789	Elk	Certified
Seutter, Ben & Connie	789	Elk	Certified
Seutter, Ben & Connie	789	Elk	Certified
Slipp, Andrew	789	Elk	Certified
Smith, Jason & Dale	789	Deer	Certified
Steem, Les	789	Elk	Certified
Steem, Les	789	Elk	Certified
Stelter, Rick	789	Elk	Certified
Stephensen, Kyle	789	Elk	Certified
Stewart, Mark & Tina	789	Elk	Certified
Stewart, Mark & Tina	789	Elk	B
Swan, Cliff	789	Elk	Certified
Szigli, Ken	789	Elk	D
Tofteland, Byron	789	Elk	Certified
Trathen, Earl	789	Elk	Certified
Turnbull, Gaye	789	Elk	B
Turnbull, Gaye	789	Elk	B
Turnbull, Gaye	789	Elk	B
Twerdochlib, Randy	789	Elk	Certified
Van Der Velde, Paul & Anna	789	Elk	B
Veldhouse, Todd & Jackie	789	Elk	Certified
Visscher, Bill	789	Elk	Certified
Ward, Kenneth	789	Elk	Certified
Websdale, Keith & Arlene	789	Elk	Certified
West, Gary	789	Deer	Certified
Wilson, Woodrow & Janet	789	Elk	Certified
Zahara, Jim, Julie & Jace	789	Elk	C

The information contained in this document is believed to be accurate, however we are unable to guarantee its complete accuracy. If you have any questions or concerns as to the accuracy of the information, please contact Norma Pronteau, Animal Health and Assurance Branch, toll-free by calling 310-0000 and then dialing 780-835-2238.

For more information about the content of this document, contact Norma Pronteau.
This document is maintained by Marilyn Collinge.
This information published to the web on November 11, 2013.
Last Reviewed/Revised on March 11, 2019.