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Fee-for-service analytical tests to support a Canadian Grain Commission certificate of quality

The Canadian Grain Commission provides fee-for-service analytical tests to support the issue of Canadian Grain Commission certificates of quality, to meet contract specifications, or to meet our producer protection mandate.

Are you an end user or processor? Contact your nearest Canadian Grain Commission regional office. If you need these tests for other grain quality-related purposes, contact an analytical laboratory that provides this service.

Are you a grain producer? The Canadian Grain Commission will provide these tests on a contract basis if you choose. Contact your nearest Canadian Grain Commission service centre, or, contact an analytical laboratory that provides this service.

Analytical tests
Fee Code Name Price Unit
1700 Ochratoxin testing - HPLC Method 195.00 analysis
1701 Ochratoxin testing - HPLC Method (expedited service) 395.00 analysis
4204 Cadmium (GS-51C) 128.00 test (standard)
4301 Alveograph 145.00 analysis
4302 Amylograph 57.00 analysis
4317 Falling Number Check Sample Service 50.00 each
4321 Farinograph 64.00 analysis
4332 Germination Energy 27.50 analysis
4339 Milling, Flour (Allis Chalmers) 300.00 analysis
4349 Protein (Combustion) 24.00 analysis
4380 Wet Gluten Content 19.00 analysis
4400 Chlorophyll Index - International Organization for Standardization method - expedited service 100.00 export contract certificate
4401 Chlorophyll Content - International Organization for Standardization method - regular service 25.00 letter of analysis
4402 Fatty Acid Composition - International Organization for Standardization method 300.00 export contract certificate
4408 Nitrogen /Protein Content - American Oil Chemists Society method 100.00 export contract certificate
4410 Oil Content - International Organization for Standardization Nuclear Magnetic Resonance method - expedited service. Applicable only to canola, rapeseed, flax, mustard and soybean. 100.00 export contract certificate
4411 Oil Content - International Organization for Standardization Nuclear Magnetic Resonance method - regular service. Applicable only to canola, rapeseed, flax, mustard and soybean. 25.00 letter of analysis
4412 Free Fatty Acids, International Organization for Standardization 729 (cargo certification) - expedited service 100.00 letter of analysis
4413 Free Fatty Acids, International Organization for Standardization 729 (letter of analysis) - regular service 25.00 letter of analysis
4416 NIR Whole-seed analysis (cargo certification) - expedited service. Applicable only to canola, rapeseed, flax, mustard and soybean. 50.00 letter of analysis
4417 NIR Whole-seed analysis (letter of analysis or spreadsheet summary) - regular service. Applicable only to canola, rapeseed, flax, mustard and soybean. 16.50 letter of analysis