Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations (SOR/91-594)

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Regulations are current to 2024-10-30 and last amended on 2017-05-19. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE I(Section 3 and subsection 7(2))

CATEGORIES

Item	Column I	Column II
Item	Common Name	Botanical Name
1	Rape	Brassica campestris L. and Brassica napus L.
2	Chrysanthemum	Chrysanthemum spp.
3	Soybean	Glycine max L. Merrill
4	Rose	Rosa spp.
5	Potato	Solanum tuberosum L.
6	Wheat	Triticum spp.
7	Oats	Avena spp.
8	Dianthus	Dianthus spp.
9	Poinsettia	Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Keotzsch
10	Strawberry	Fragaria L.
11	Barley	Hordeum vulgare L. sensu lato
12	Flax	Linum usitatissimum L.
13	Apple	Malus Mill
14	Alfalfa	Medicago sativa L. sensu lato
15	Bean	Phaseolus vulgaris L. & Phaseolus coccineus L.
16	Pea	Pisum sativum L. sensu lato
17	Potentilla	Potentilla spp.
18	Cherry	All species of cherries of the Prunus spp.
19	Pear	Pyrus spp.
20	African violet	Saintpaulia spp.
21	Yew	Taxus spp.
22	Grapevine	Vitis L.
23	Corn	Zea mays L.
24	Maple	Acer spp.
25	Begonia	Begonia spp.
26	Mustard	Brassica carinata A. Braun, Brassica juncea (L.) Czern et Coss., Brassica nigra (L.) W. Koch & Sinapis alba L.
27	Clematis	Clematis spp.
28	Creeping red fescue	Festuca rubra L.
29	Impatiens	Impatiens spp.
30	Lentil	Lens culinaris Medikus
31	Pelargonium	Pelargonium spp.
32	Timothy	Phleum pratense L. & Phleum bertolonii DC.
33	Kentucky bluegrass	Poa pratensis L.
34	Peach	Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
35	Plum	All species of plums of the Prunus spp.
36	Raspberry	Rubus idaeus L.
37	Spirea	Spiraea spp.
38	Blueberry	All species of blueberries of the Vaccinium spp.
39	Viburnum	Viburnum spp.
40	All other categories of the plant kingdom, except algae, bacteria and fungi