What Canada Grain Act: Grain Quality Standards, Elevator Licensing and Producer Protection requires
The Canada Grain Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. G-10) establishes the Canadian Grain Commission and the framework for grain quality assurance and grain handling, operated in the interests of grain producers. Section 13 sets the Commission's objects: in the interests of producers, to establish and maintain standards of quality for Canadian grain and to regulate grain handling in Canada to ensure a dependable commodity for domestic and export markets. Section 2 defines 'grain' (any seed designated by regulation as a grain for the purposes of the Act), 'elevator' (premises for receiving and discharging grain from railway cars or ships), 'licensee' (a person holding a licence to operate an elevator or to carry on business as a grain dealer) and 'grade'. The Commission, established under section 3 with three commissioners, may by regulation establish grades, grade names and specifications for western and eastern grain (section 16). Section 42 establishes classes of licence and section 44 prohibits operating an elevator or carrying on business as a grain dealer without a licence, subject to specified exemptions. Licensees must issue elevator receipts or grain receipts and provide security having regard to their potential obligations to producers for payment or delivery of grain (section 45), which underpins the producer payment protection regime. The Commission provides for the official inspection and weighing of grain, and inspectors issue certificates assigning grades after inspection (sections 29 and 32). Prohibitions, offences and punishment are set out in the Act (sections 102-108), supporting enforcement of the quality, licensing and producer-protection requirements.
Pillar: Agriculture & Agritech · Authority: Parliament of Canada / Canadian Grain Commission · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/G-10/FullText.html
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- Canada Grain Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. G-10, Section 13 - objects of the Canadian Grain Commission (establish and maintain quality standards and regulate grain handling in the interests of producers).
- Canada Grain Act, Section 2 - definitions of grain, elevator, licensee and grade.
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