Amendments to the Canada Grain Regulations – Repeal Schedule 3 and incorporate by reference updated grading determinant tables
Enabling act
Description
The proposal would make regulatory amendments to the Canada Grain Regulations as part of the Canadian Grain Commission’s commitment to modernizing the Canadian grain grading system. Currently grades are determined with reference to numerous grading factors found in the Canadian Grain Commission’s Official Grain Grading Guide (OGGG), many of which are not included in Schedule 3 (Grades of Grain) to the Canada Grain Regulations. Schedule 3 currently lacks the specificity of the OGGG to be a useful reference for grading grain in a modern context, both for the grain industry and the Canadian Grain Commission. The proposed amendments would update Schedule 3 to align with the OGGG. Subsequently, Schedule 3 would be repealed and incorporated by reference. These amendments would improve consistency and transparency for stakeholders.
Potential impacts on Canadians, including businesses
The proposal is expected to have a positive impact on business. Repealing Schedule 3 and incorporating by reference updated grading determinant tables would improve consistency and transparency.
Regulatory cooperation efforts (domestic and international)
Not applicable.
Consultations
Given the nature of these amendments, stakeholder reaction is expected to be minimal. The Canadian Grain Commission plans to inform the Grain Standards Committees (industry advisory group) and contact all licensees directly to notify them of the proposed amendments. Public consultations via pre-publication in Canada Gazette, Part l are not anticipated. It is anticipated these amendments will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II in summer 2028.
Further information
Further information on this proposal can be requested from the Canadian Grain Commission.
Contact information
Rémi Gosselin
Acting Manager, Policy, Planning and Reporting
remi.gosselin@grainscanada.gc.ca
Tel: 204-227-8276 / TTY: 1-866-317-4289
The date the regulatory initiative was first included in the Forward Regulatory Plan
April 28, 2021