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Wood Product Certification Programs

Canadian Wood Packaging Certification Program (CWPCP)

The Canadian Wood Packaging Certification Program (CWPCP) is a quality management program designed to allow certified producers to construct wood packaging products to meet a phytosanitary standard. The CFIA will certify wood packaging producers only after approving the elements of a producer's quality management plan and verifying that the wood packaging facility is capable of meeting the phytosanitary standard (ISPM No. 15)

Canadian Heat Treatment Wood Products Certification Program (CHTWPCP)

The Canadian Heat Treated Wood Products Certification Program (CHTWPCP) is an official certification system for the export of wood products to countries requiring heat treatment prior to entry, including member countries of the European Union, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea  Heat treated wood from the CHTWPCP provides certified wood products used in the Canadian Wood Packaging Certification Program  

Canadian Debarking and Grub Hole Control Program (CDGHCP) for the export of Cedar Forest Products to the European Union

The Canadian Debarking and Grub Hole Control Program (CDGHCP) summarizes the phytosanitary certification requirements for the export of untreated cedar products, including lumber, logs, pre-fabricated buildings, and log houses made with cedar (Thuja sp.) wood products to the European Union.