Fee schedule as of April 1, 2018

Backgrounder: Fee schedule as of April 1, 2018 The following is the fee schedule that will take effect for Canadian Grain Commission services as of April 1, 2018. Fee name Description of service Unit (per) Fee* Official inspection 1. Official inspection — ships (payable by the elevator operator) Official inspection of grain or screenings discharged to ships and issuance of certificate Tonne $1.35 2. Official inspection — railway cars, trucks, containers (payable by the elevator operator) Official inspection of grain or screenings discharged to railway cars, trucks or containers, and issuance of certificate Inspection $121.12 Reinspection 3. Reinspection of grain (payable by the person requesting the inspection) Reinspection by the Chief Grain Inspector for Canada or authorized inspector in respect of (a) an inspection of grain upon receipt; or (b) an inspection of a submitted sample Reinspection $68.68 Official weighing 4. Official weighing — ships (payable by the elevator operator) Monitoring of official weighing of grain or screenings discharged to ships and issuance of certificate Tonne $0.07 5. Official weighing — railway cars, trucks, containers (payable by the elevator operator) Monitoring of official weighing of grain or screenings discharged to railway cars, trucks or containers, and issuance of certificate Railway car or truck or container $6.67 Authorized service provider — inspection or weighing 6. Third-party authorization (payable by the applicant) Processing of an application for authorization of a third party to provide inspection or weighing of grain upon receipt into a terminal elevator Application $137.35 Supplementary fees for official inspection 7. Travel and accommodation for official inspection services outside regular location (payable by the elevator operator) Canadian Grain Commission staff are available to conduct official inspection in a location where on-site inspection is not available Actual 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. Supplementary fees for official inspection — Continued 8. Non-scheduled service reservation — cancellation (payable by the elevator operator) Where Canadian Grain Commission staff are reserved for official inspection outside of regularly scheduled location hours, the fee will be charged when service is cancelled Employee reporting $239.06 Licensing 9. Full-term licence (payable by the licensee) Issuance of licence (all classes) for a one-year term or, if the licence is issued following the expiry of one or more short-term licences, for a term that consists of the remainder of the year that began on the issuance of the first short-term licence Licence/month or partial month $275.68 10. Short-term licence (payable by the licensee) Issuance of licence (all classes) for one month or partial month Licence $381.64 Producer railway cars 11. Producer railway car application (payable by the producer) Processing of a complete application for a producer railway car Railway car $29.00 Inspection of submitted samples 12. Inspection of submitted sample (payable by the person submitting the sample) Inspection of sample of grain or screenings and issuance of certificate Sample $45.78 Sampling services 13. Official sample (payable by the person making the request) At the time of official inspection, obtaining and supplying a portion of the representative grain sample, and identifying the portion with a Canadian Grain Commission seal Sample $68.68 Documentation 14. Documentation issued (payable by the person making the request) Provision of the following types of supplemental documentation: inspection certificate letters of analysis statements of assurance Document $71.77 Other services 15. Optional inspection - railway cars/ trucks/ containers Provision of optional official inspection services of grain discharged to railway cars, trucks and containers. Based on Canadian Grain Commission capability and capacity. Railway car or truck or container $121.12 16. Optional weighing - railway cars/ trucks/ containers Provision of optional official weighing services of grain discharged to railway cars, trucks and containers. Based on Canadian Grain Commission capability and capacity. Railway car or truck or container $6.67 17. Special services Provision of special services where not elsewhere specified. Based on Canadian Grain Commission capability and capacity. Hour per employee $137.35 18. Courier fees Courier fees to transmit documentation and/or samples to clients. Actual actual 19. Administrative services Performance of administrative activities not elsewhere specified. 15-minute increment $44.45 20. Oilseed calibration set – on loan Provision, on loan, of a calibration set, if available. Set $274.70 21. Protein sample set Provision of a set of three to five samples with standard protein values for wheat and barley; or protein and oil for soybeans. Sample set $279.28 22. Aspiration sample set Provision of a sample to calibrate amount of dockage being removed from a sample using a Carter dockage tester. Sample set $48.07 23. Moisture check test - Canada Western Red Spring - 260 gram Provision of one 260-gram sample of Canada Western Red Spring per month for one year. Monthly check test $34.34 24. Moisture check test -Canada Western Red Spring - 675 gram Provision of one 675-gram sample of Canada Western Red Spring per month for one year. Monthly check test $37.77 25. Protein check test - Canada Western Red Spring Provision of two samples of Canada Western Red Spring every two months for one year. Bi-monthly check test $31.42 26. Protein check test - Canada Western Amber Durum Provision of two samples of Canada Western Amber Durum every two months for one year. Bi-monthly check test $31.42 27. Falling number check test - Canada Western Red Spring and Canada Western Amber Durum Provision of one sample of Canada Western Red Spring and/or Canada Western Amber Durum per month. Monthly check test $72.01 28. Analytical testing services Refer to table below for a list and description of current individual laboratory services. Analysis $137.35 *Adjusted annually on April 1 by the percentage change over 12 months in the April All-items Consumer Price Index for Canada. Analytical testing services Analytical testing service (1 unit = $137.35) Description of service Unit required Fee 1. 1000 kernel weight Broken kernels and foreign material are handpicked from a sample to create a cleaned sample. The number of kernels in a 20-gram sample is then counted using an electronic seed counter. 0.50 $68.68 2. Aflatoxin testing Aflatoxin levels are determined using Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) technology. 2.08 $286.15 3. Alveograph - flour Results are obtained using the Chopin Alevograph NG following International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC) Standard Method No. 121. Following milling, flour samples are stored for a minimum of seven days prior to analysis. 1.90 $260.97 4. Alveograph - semolina Results are obtained using the Chopin Alevograph NG following American Association of Cereal Chemists International (AACCI) Method 54-30.02. Following milling, semolina samples are stored at room temperature for at least three days prior to analysis. 1.90 $260.97 5. Amylograph Results are obtained by following American Association of Cereal Chemists International (AACCI) Method 22-10.01. Sixty-five grams of flour and 450 millilitres of distilled water are used with the Brabender amylograph and the pin stirrer. Peak viscosity is reported in Brabender units. 2.42 $331.93 6. Berlese test A Berlese test is used to detect and identify insect infestations. 0.25 $34.34 7. Chlorophyll index - reference method Chlorophyll content is determined using the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 10519:1997/American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Ak2-92 Method. Results are provided in milligrams per kilogram. 1.75 $240.37 8. Chlorophyll NIR Chlorophyll content is determined using a Dickey John Instalab Near-Infrared Reflectance (NIR) Analyzer. 0.83 $114.46 9. Falling number Falling number is determined using American Association of Cereal Chemists International (AACCI) Method 56-81.03. 0.83 $114.46 10. Farinograph Results are determined using American Association of Cereal Chemists International (AACCI) Method 54-21.02., following the procedure for constant flour weight using the small (50g) bowl. Following milling, flour samples are stored for a minimum of seven days prior to analysis. 1.33 $183.14 11. Fatty acid composition The fatty acid profile of oil is determined by gas chromatography of fatty acid methyl esters according to: International Organization for Standardization (ISO) methods 12966-1:2014 Part 1: Guidelines on modern gas chromatography of fatty acid methyl esters; and ISO 12966-2:2011 Part 2: Preparation of methyl esters of fatty acid. 3.23 $444.10 12. Free fatty acids Free fatty acid content is provided and expressed as a percentage of weight of oleic acid in the extracted oil using method of Ke et al., Analytica Chimica Acta 99:387-391 (1978). 2.30 $315.91 13. Genetically modified organisms (GMO) - Roundup Ready® - single sample The presence of Roundup Ready® gene in soybeans is determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technology. Test results are reported as positive/negative at 0.3% threshold level of detection. 3.92 $537.96 14. Genetically modified organisms (GMO) - Roundup Ready® - 2 to 4 samples The presence of Roundup Ready® gene in soybeans is determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technology. Test results are reported as positive/negative at 0.3% threshold level of detection. 2.03 $279.28 15. Genetically modified organisms (GMO) - Roundup Ready® - 5 or more samples The presence of Roundup Ready® gene in soybeans is determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technology. Test results are reported as positive/negative at 0.3% threshold level of detection. 1.42 $194.58 16. Germination energy Germination energy is determined using American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) Method Barley-3c. 1.50 $206.03 17. Glucosinolate Total glucosinolate content is determined using Near-Infrared Reflectance (NIR). 0.83 $114.46 18. Gluten index Gluten index is determined using American Association of Cereal Chemists International (AACCI) Method 38-12.02. 1.33 $183.14 19. Glyphosate The glyphosate content of the sample is determined by using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. 1.25 $171.69 20. Glyphosate - ELISA single sample The glyphosate content of the sample is determined by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technology. 3.42 $469.28 21. Glyphosate - ELISA 2 to 3 samples The glyphosate content of the sample is determined by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technology. 1.87 $256.39 22. Glyphosate - ELISA 4 or more samples The glyphosate content of the sample is determined by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technology. 1.38 $188.86 23. Iodine value Iodine value of the oil is determined by the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) recommended practice Cd 1c-85 (re-approved 2009). Iodine value is calculated using the fatty acid composition of the oil following the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Methods 12966-1:2014 and 12966-2:2011. 3.23 $444.10 24. Malting barley varietal purity Simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers are amplified by polymerase chain reaction from deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extracted from 144 randomly selected kernels. The resulting fragments are characterized by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and the SSR genotypes are compared to those in the Canadian Grain Commission’s Grain Research Laboratory reference catalogue for barley varieties registered in Canada. 7.50 $1,030.13 25. Milling Wheat is cleaned, scoured and tempered overnight to optimum moisture as described by Dexter and Tipples (1987), Milling 180(7):16, 18-20. All millings at the Canadian Grain Commission’s Grain Research Laboratory are performed in rooms with environmental control maintained at 21ºC and at 60% relative humidity. 3.08 $423.50 26. Moisture test - rapid Whole grain moisture is determined using the Perten AM5200-A moisture meter or by Near-Infrared Transmittance (NIT) FOSS Infratec 1241 grain analyzers. Analyses are limited to existing installed calibrations. 0.27 $36.63 27. Moisture test - air oven Whole or ground grain moisture is determined using approved reference air oven methods. 1.00 $137.35 28. Multi-mycotoxin analysis The mycotoxin content of the sample is tested by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. 1.56 $214.27 29. Ochratoxin A (OTA) - single result OTA content of the sample is tested by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) with fluorescence detection. 10.75 $1,476.53 30. Ochratoxin A (OTA) - 2 to 3 results OTA content of the sample is tested by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) with fluorescence detection. 5.88 $808.09 31. Ochratoxin A (OTA) - 4 or more results OTA content of the sample is tested by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) with fluorescence detection. 4.08 $560.85 32. Oil content NMR Oil content of the sample is determined using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 10565:1992. 0.92 $125.91 33. Oil content FOSFA Oil content of the sample is determined using Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Association (FOSFA) Wet Chemistry Method, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 659. 12.00 $1,648.22 34. Oil content NIR Oil content of the sample is determined using Near-Infrared Reflectance (NIR). 0.83 $114.46 35. Oil content NIT Oil content of the sample is determined using Near-Infrared Transmittance (NIT) FOSS Infratec 1241 – soybeans only. 0.27 $36.63 36. Protein CNA Protein content of the sample is determined by Combustion Nitrogen Analysis (CNA). 0.83 $114.46 37. Protein NIT Protein content of the sample is determined by Near-Infrared Transmittance (NIT) FOSS Infratec 1241 – limited to existing installed calibrations. 0.27 $36.63 38. Protein NIR Crude protein content of the sample is determined by method Near-Infrared Reflectance (NIR). With appropriate grain samples, American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Official Method Ba4e-93 (revised 2011) is used to develop the calibration. 0.83 $114.46 39. Quinclorac Quinclorac content of the sample is tested by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. 2.10 $288.44 40. Test weight A mechanical test to determine the density of grain. 0.25 $34.34 41. Trace elements - single element Results obtained by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry and could include results for one or multiple elements (cadmium, arsenic, or lead; possibility for other elements upon request) per sample. 2.28 $313.16 42. Trace elements - each additional element Results obtained by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry and could include results for one or multiple elements (cadmium, arsenic, or lead; possibility for other elements upon request) per sample. 0.38 $52.19 43. Vomitoxin/Deoxynivalenol (DON) - ELISA 1 to 3 samples Vomitoxin (Deoxynivalenol or DON) levels of the sample are tested using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technology. 1.50 $206.03 44. Vomitoxin/Deoxynivalenol (DON) - ELISA 4 or more samples Vomitoxin (Deoxynivalenol or DON) levels of the sample are tested using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technology. 0.83 $114.46 45. Vomitoxin/Deoxynivalenol (DON) - mass spectrometry Vomitoxin (Deoxynivalenol or DON) levels of the sample are tested using mass spectrometry technology. 1.60 $219.76 46. Wet gluten content The wet gluten content of the sample is determined using one of the following methods: 1. Flour (subsequent to milling service) – International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC) Standard Method 137/1; 2. Semolina (subsequent to milling service) 3. Whole wheat – American Association of Cereal Chemists International (AACCI) Standard Method 38-12.02, following the procedure for whole meal. Data is reported on a 13.5% moisture basis for whole wheat and a 14.0% moisture basis for semolina. 1.33 $183.14 47. Whole seed analysis Additional oilseed analysis (e.g. glucosinolates, protein, chlorophyll, oil) performed by method Near-Infrared Reflectance (NIR). For each specified analysis, the instrument is calibrated with the reference analytical method for the analyte using appropriate samples. 1.63 $224.34 *Adjusted annually on April 1 by the percentage change over 12 months in the April All-items Consumer Price Index for Canada. Formulas for fees not listed in Schedule I Fees not listed in Schedule I are calculated using the following formulas: 1. Optional inspection (railway cars, trucks, containers) = (full costs official inspection / railways cars, trucks, or containers inspected or weighed) x (1+annual inflation factor)t 2. Optional weighing (railway cars, trucks, containers) = (full costs official weighing / railway cars, trucks or containers inspected or weighed) x (1+annual inflation factor)t 3. Special services = (hourly rate other inspection services x base hours) x (1+annual inflation factor)t 4. Administrative services = (hourly rate documentation x base hours) x (1+annual inflation factor)t 5. Oilseed calibration set (on loan) = (hourly rate other inspection services x base hours) x (1+annual inflation factor)t 6. Protein sample set = (hourly rate other inspection services x base hours) x (1+annual inflation factor)t 7. Aspiration sample set = (hourly rate other inspection services x base hours) x (1+annual inflation factor)t 8. Moisture check test (CWRS - 260 gram) = (hourly rate other inspection services x base hours) x (1+annual inflation factor)t 9. Moisture check test (CWRS - 675 gram) = (hourly rate other inspection services x base hours) x (1+annual inflation factor)t 10. Protein check test (CWRS) = (hourly rate other inspection services x base hours) x (1+annual inflation factor)t 11. Protein check test (CWAD) = (hourly rate other inspection services x base hours) x (1+annual inflation factor)t 12. Falling number check test (CWRS and CWAD) = (hourly rate other inspection services x base hours) x (1+annual inflation factor)t 13. Analytical testing services = (hourly rate other inspection services x base hours) x (1+annual inflation factor)t Definitions of formula variables Hourly rate documentation - For each type of service, hourly rate documentation is the full costs of documentation divided by the total number of hours spent by the CGC on its documentation services. Inputs for each of the formula variables are as follows: Hourly rate documentation - $177.80 Base hours: Special services - 1.00 Administrative services - 0.25 Oilseed calibration set (on loan) - 2.00 Protein sample set - 2.03 Aspiration sample set - 0.35 Moisture check test (CWRS – 260 gram) - 3.00 Moisture check test (CWRS – 675 gram) - 3.30 Protein check test (CWRS) - 1.37 Protein check test (CWAD) - 1.37 Falling number check test - 6.29 Analytical testing services - 1.00