Canadian Grain Commission

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has been cracking down on grain companies not paying farmers for their delivery. Back on March 25, the CGC removed the grain dealer licence and a primary elevator licence for an elevator in Holland, Manitoba from Zeghers Seed Inc, also known as Zeghers Canada. A review of individual producer claims […]

The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked the licenses of Zeghers Seed Inc, also known as Zeghers Canada. The company held a grain dealer license and a primary elevator license at Holland, Manitoba. According to the Canadian Grain Commission, farmers in all three Prairie Provinces may be owed money by this company for grain deliveries.  Any […]

The Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission says he intends to retire from the role next month when his appointment extension wraps up. In a message to grain sector stakeholders, Doug Chorney says he was “humbled and honoured to have the opportunity to serve” in the role, calling it the highlight of his professional career. “During […]

The Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program is up-and-running for the 97th year. Kerri Pleskach, the Program Manager for Analytical Services at the CGC, says farmers who’ve registered can submit grain of their choosing to the Commission, and will receive a free, unofficial grade of the grain as well as different quality assessments. Farmers can get involved, at no cost, by going […]

The Canadian Grain Commission is walking back on changes to test weight standards. The commission originally decided to align export tolerances for test weight and total foreign material for 5 different class of Canadian wheat, effective August 1st, but that’s now been repealed. This comes after stakeholders raised concerns, including the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, […]

Hear Jim Smolik with the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association discuss what the organization likes and is concerned with updates to the Canadian Grain Commission’s Grain Grading Guide.

Updates have been made to the Canadian Grain Commission’s Grain Grading Guide. The federal government says in a news release these changes, which are “science-based”, will “better meet the needs of the agriculture sector in Canada and grain buyers around the world.” They include an update to the definition of the severely sprouted grading factor […]

Canadian farmers won’t have to worry about grain movement coming to a complete halt. A tentative deal between the federal government and workers with the Public Sector Alliance of Canada union has been reached. The Canadian Grain Commission is within PSAC. Only Canada Revenue Agency workers remain on the picket lines. President of the Western […]

Viterra port facilities in Vancouver and Montreal are the sites of picket lines set up, as the Public Sectors Alliance of Canada strike is in its 7th day. President of the Agricultural Union within PSAC, Milton Dyck, says about 80 people were on the line in Vancouver in support of striking Canadian Grain Commission employees. […]

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association wants the federal government to find a resolution to the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) strike as quickly as possible. President Gunter Jochum, who farms west of Winnipeg, is calling on Ottawa to ensure Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) employees within the PSAC Union return to work immediately. Jochum […]