Information regarding fee calculations

Formulas for fee calculations

Fees currently in Schedule I are calculated using the following formulas:

1. Official inspection (ships) = (full costs official inspection / grain volume) x (1+annual inflation factor)t
2. Official inspection (railway cars, trucks or containers) = (full costs official inspection / railways cars, trucks, or containers inspected or weighed) x (1+annual inflation factor)t
3. Reinspection of grain = hourly rate other inspection services x base hours x (1+annual inflation factor)t
4. Official weighing (ships) = (full costs official weighing / grin volume) x (1+annual inflation factor)t
5. Official weighing (railway cars, trucks or containers) = (full costs official weighing / railway cars, trucks or containers inspected or weighed) x (1+annual inflation factor)t
6. Third-party authorization = hourly rate other inspection services x base hours x (1+annual inflation factor)t
7. Travel and accommodation for official inspection services outside regular location = Cost calculated in accordance with the rate set out in the Travel Directive of the National Joint Council of the Public Service, or if no rate is set, actual cost
8. Non-scheduled service reservation - cancellation = [.25 (hourly rate inspector x 1.5 x 3) + .75 (hourly rate inspector x 2 x 3)] x (1+annual inflation factor)t
9. Full-term licence = [(full costs full-term licensing / full-term licences issued) / 12] x (1+annual inflation factor)t
10. Short-term licence = (2017-2018 short-term licence fee x 1.015) x (1+annual inflation factor)t
11. Producer railway car application = (full costs producer cars / producer car applications) x (1+annual inflation factor)t
12. Inspection of submitted sample = hourly rate other inspection services x base hours x (1+annual inflation factor)t
13. Official sample = hourly rate other inspection services x base hours x (1+annual inflation factor)t
14. Documentation issued = (full costs documentation / documents issued) x (1+annual inflation factor)t

Definitions for each of the formula variables

Full costs
For each type of service or licence, full costs means the sum of the costs of the Canadian Grain Commission's direct regulatory activities and indirect regulatory activities, including salaries and benefits, rental of office accommodation, supplies and equipment, professional services, communications, travel and training and less appropriation and external sources of funds.

Grain volume
Grain volume is the amount of grain that the Canadian Grain Commission expects to officially inspect and weigh annually based on a data-driven time series statistical model.

Annual inflation factor
Each type of service or licence fee set out in Schedule I is adjusted annually on April 1, by the percentage change over 12 months in the April All-items Consumer Price Index for Canada, as published by Statistics Canada under the Statistics Act, for the previous fiscal year.

Railway cars, trucks or containers inspected or weighed
For each type of service, railcars inspected or weighed is the expected number of Canadian Grain Commission inspected or weighed railcars annually.

Hourly rate other inspection services
For each type of service, hourly rate other inspection services is the full cost of other inspection services divided by the total number of hours spent by the Canadian Grain Commission on its other inspection services.

Base hours
For each type of service, base hours are the number of hours spent by the Canadian Grain Commission to perform the direct regulatory activity.

Hourly rate inspector
For each type of service, hourly rate inspector is the inspector's hourly salary and benefits.

Licences issued
Licences issued are the expected number of licences issued annually.

Producer car applications
Producer car applications are the expected number of producer car applications that the Canadian Grain Commission will receive annually.

Documents issued
Documents issued are the expected number of documents that the Canadian Grain Commission will issue annually.

Term (t)
The term is the year of the user fee from the base year (0, 1,2,3,4, etc.).

Inputs for each of the formula variables