Farm Site Mapping
First responders need to know the unique features of your farm and where key items are located. Not only does this help to ensure their safety, it enables them to address unexpected events at your operation. Responders will be far more effective, with less risk to life, if they can consult a farm plan while determining their approach to the situation at hand.
Your site plan can be created from a one-page aerial photo or a hand-drawn schematic. If you’ve previously developed an Environmental Farm Plan, you may already have this information documented.
Preparing the plan may help you to identify additional risks as you mark out boundaries and add key items that are critical to effective emergency management.
Site Premises Plan Creation
Useful resources to develop your plan
Ensure there is an assigned premises identification (PID) number associated with your operation. In the case that you do not have a PID, please refer to the list of provincial/territorial contacts provided below for more information and to register with your provincial/territorial government.
Provincial/Territorial Contacts for PID
Alberta
Toll-free telephone (omit are code): 310-FARM (3276) in Alberta / 403-742-7901 outside Alberta
Email: 310farm@gov.ab.ca
British Columbia
Toll-free telephone: 1-888-221-7141
Email: AgriServiceBC@gov.bc.ca
Manitoba
Telephone: 1-204-945-7684
Email: traceability@gov.mb.ca
New Brunswick
Telephone: 1-506-453-2109
Newfoundland and Labrador
Telephone: 1-709-637-2088
Email: nipid@gov.nl.ca
Nova Scotia
Toll-free Telephone: 1-800-279-0825 / 902-956-2707
Ontario
Toll-free Telephone: 1-855-697-7743
Prince Edward Island
Toll-free Telephone: 1-866-PEI-FARM (734-3276) / 902-368-5654
Email: PEIPID@gov.pe.ca
Quebec
Toll-free Telephone: 1-866-270-4319
Saskatchewan
Toll-free Telephone: 1-866-457-2377
Yukon
Toll-free Telephone: 1-867-667-3043
Fill out the Farm Work Cycle and Inventory Document to aid in completing your site map. These documents will help monitor movements on and off the farm premises as well as documenting all major equipment, infrastructure, and personnel on the farm site at any given time.
It is helpful to identify key features on the site premises plan as well as understanding traffic flows on and off the farm (example).
Mark our all potential hazards
Considerations for Development of Site Map Plan
When developing your site map plan, there are two components that need to be taken into consideration:
- Barn / Infrastructure layout
- Land / Site conditions layout
The site map plan should include two photos of the premises, each showing the following respectively:
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Example Site Maps for Various Livestock Species
Below is information regarding the creation of site maps for various types of livestock and their respective operations. Click on the links that best reflect your operation and use the examples to develop your site map.
NOTE: These templates are to be used as a guide for the development of your farm site map plan.
Swine
Example 1 - Reference Ontario Pork
Example 2 - Reference Secure Pork Supply - PDF
Dairy
Example 1 - Reference Secure Milk Supply - PDF
Example 2 - Reference Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Beef
Feedlot - Reference Secure Beef Supply Feedlot - PDF
Pasture - Reference Secure Beef Supply Pasture - PDF
Poultry
Example 1 - Reference United States Department of Agriculture, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) - PDF
Ovine
Example 1 - Reference Canadian Food Inspection Agency Biosecurity Standards and Principles Sheep
Example 2 - Reference Secure Sheep and Wool Supply - PDF
Mink
Example 1 - Reference Canadian Food Inspection Agency Biosecurity Standards and Principles Mink
