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The Canadian Identity Preserved Recognition System

A Canadian Tradition

Canada is Responding to Market Demands

From Farm Fields to World Markets

The Canadian IP Recognition System - How it Works

Program Quality Management System and Audit Procedures

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No. 2 CWRS wheat

country elevator with railcars in the foreground

Canadian Identity Preserved (IP) Recognition System programs and processes are designed to keep lots of cereals, oilseeds or pulses with special qualities separate from the bulk commodity throughout the supply chain. This collage includes a photo of soybeans at the top left, combines harvesting crops in the centre and the bottom right shows bread as an end product.

A Canadian Tradition

Supplying the world with safe, high quality grain

Canada has maintained an enviable reputation for supplying domestic and world markets with safe, high quality grain, oilseeds and pulses. Underlying that reputation is Canada's use of varieties that produce superior food products and a regulatory system by which quality and safety are assured on a consistent basis. Since passing the Canada Grain Act in 1912, Canada has had a quality assurance system administered by a regulatory agency, the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). Through quality and safety testing procedures, the CGC assures the quality of grains and issues the globally recognized Certificate Final.

A world-class seed system

Canada's seed certification system is also recognized and respected around the globe because it ensures that seed is free from weeds and other crop kinds, and provides an audit trail that guarantees varietal identity. This system has contributed Canada's reputation for high quality grain, and will contribute even more as the industry evolves to meet the more demanding requirements of the world's grain markets.

The Canadian Seed Institute (CSI) is a not-for-profit organization established by Canadian seed associations to ensure delivery of consistent, cost effective monitoring and quality assurance programs for the Canadian seed industry. The CSI provides national accreditation services to the industry, establishing the foundation of the Canadian quality assurance system for seed certification.

The CGC/CSI Partnership

The Canadian Identity Preserved Recognition System is a joint project of the CSI and the CGC. This partnership brings together the expertise of the CSI in standards development and conformity assessment, and the international reputation of the CGC as a credible and trusted organization with a mandate for grain quality certification.

Federal Government Sponsorship

The development of the Canadian Identity Preserved Recognition System is supported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada under the Canadian Adaptation and Rural Development Fund and the Agri-Food Trade Program.

The project is contributing to the Food Safety and Quality element of the Agricultural Policy Framework a federal-provincial-territorial initiative designed to place Canada as the leader in food safety, innovation and environmentally responsible production.

There is a growing market demand for the development of quality assurance systems to help industry secure new markets for agricultural products. Although industry must take the lead in implementing these systems, the government can help maximize their acceptance in global markets through oversight and official recognition of these programs. The Canadian IP Recognition System is a new tool for the industry to provide assurance of specific quality attributes to domestic and international buyers.


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Last updated: 2003–03–10

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