Order of the Canadian Grain Commission

Engrained Flour Co. – Newdale, MB

Order number: 2026-61

Introduction:

  1. The Canadian Grain Commission (the “Commission”) has authority, under paragraph 117(b) of the Canada Grain Act (“the Act”), to make orders exempting a particular company from licencing requirements of the Act, and to fix such conditions on such an exemption.
  2. Engrained Flour Co. contacted the Commission to obtain certification under the CGC HACCP program, which in turn requires confirmation of licensing status.
  3. Engrained Flour Co.’s facility does not meet the definition of an elevator. Therefore, they would require a grain dealer licence.
    1. Though Engrained Flour Co. operates a facility at Newdale, MB, it does not meet the definition of an elevator, as it does not have a scale for weighing grain received from producers and it does not discharge grain into railway cars or vessels.
  4. Engrained Flour Co. purchases grain (wheat and rye) solely from a related party. Therefore, all grain would be considered “shareholder grain.”
  5. Engrained Flour Co. intends to only purchase 10 tonnes of grain (wheat and rye) per year with an approximate value of $6,600.
  6. In the circumstances, the Commission is of the opinion that the following order is necessary given the small volume of grain being purchased and that all the grain is coming from the shareholder-owned farm, and the Commission is satisfied that Engrained Flour Co.’s operations do not require licensing for maintaining the quality, safekeeping and orderly and efficient handling of grain in Canada.
  7. The decision in respect of this order was made at a meeting of quorum of the Commission on June 10, 2026. Two of three Commissioners constitutes a quorum of the Commission.

The Commission makes the following order:

  1. Engrained Flour Co. is exempted from licensing requirements under the Act for its grain dealer operations.
  2. This exemption is subject to the conditions that Engrained Flour Co. must:
    1. reapply for exemption annually, no less than 30 days before the start of each crop year, and provide information to the Commission indicating any changes in its mode of operations;
    2. continue to grant full access to its books and records to Commission auditors and inspectors.

This order comes into effect on the later of the crop year commencing August 1, 2026, or the signing date, and is in effect until July 31, 2027, unless amended or revoked earlier.

This order may be executed and delivered via facsimile or PDF and in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all or which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this order to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.

David Hunt
Chief Commissioner

Vacant
Assistant Chief Commissioner

Lonny McKague
Commissioner

Signed on: June 10, 2026