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Certificates of quality and quantity

The Canadian Grain Commission issues certificates that attest to the grade and weight of grain shipments. At the request of buyers, the Canadian Grain Commission provides additional documents that attest to specifications for quality factors, variety composition, and safety factors.

• Analytical tests on request

Grain grades

The grade on a Canadian Grain Commission certificate represents a consistent, defined measure of quality. The Canadian Grain Commission establishes grain grades and specifications, carries out research to validate them, and reviews them to make certain that they are relevant to the end-use qualities that buyers require. Canada’s grain sector uses Canadian Grain Commission grades to inspect grain.

• How grades and standards work
• How grain grades change
• Official Grain Grading Guide
• What are standard samples?

Grading and inspection practices

The Canadian Grain Commission inspects grain when it is received by licensed terminal or transfer elevators and when it is loaded onto ships or railcars for export or shipped to domestic processors. Inspectors follow consistent practices when they inspect grain.

• Official Grain Grading Guide
• Sampling systems handbook
• Video – Determination of commercially clean