"Program to prevent, detect and eliminate the presence of H5 and H7 subtypes of notifiable avian influenza in Canada's domestic poultry flocks. CanNAISS is a joint initiative of government, industry, and Canadian farmers. It is one of a number of domestic and international surveillance initiatives for notifiable avian influenza. CanNAISS is designed to meet notifiable avian influenza guidelines from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and trade requirements from the European Union. CanNAISS provides information about notifiable avian influenza viruses in Canada's domestic poultry flocks so that Canadian poultry producers and processors can do business internationally."