Equestrian Canada, in partnership with EIDAP Inc., is proud to announce the launch of the Canadian Horse Identification Program (CHIP), a traceability program open to all equines born and/or domiciled in Canada. Working together with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), this innovation marks a significant leap forward in ensuring the health, welfare, and identification of Canada’s equine population.
The program is centered around the official national 15-digit equine microchip, beginning with ‘124-000’ (made by TROVAN Ltd.), together with the CHIP national equine database. Equestrian Canada has been allocated a series of official identification numbers for equines by the CFIA, in order to ensure the uniqueness of individual microchip numbers used to identify equines in the CHIP traceability program.
Every Horse Counts
The CHIP program proudly includes all equines from the Equidae/Horse Family, such as horses, donkeys, mules, hinnies, and zebras. Microchipping is a reliable and globally accepted method of providing permanent and quick identification of equines for life. Microchips address concerns about equine health history, disease control, proof of ownership and more. The ‘124-000’ microchips will be available to vets and breed registries by March 2025. Veterinarians and Breed Registries can place pre-orders for the ‘124-000’ microchips starting January 2025. More information about the ordering process will be coming soon on our website everyhorsecounts.ca.