Vol. 136, No. 16 — July 31, 2002

Registration
SOR/2002-255 17 July, 2002

CANADA GRAIN ACT

Regulations Amending the Canada Grain Regulations

RESOLUTION

The Canadian Grain Commission, pursuant to subsection 116(1) (see footnote a)  and section 117 (see footnote b)  of the Canada Grain Act, hereby makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Canada Grain Regulations.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 21 May, 2002

P.C. 2002-1233 17 July, 2002

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, pursuant to subsection 116(1) (see footnote c)  and section 117 (see footnote d)  of the Canada Grain Act, hereby approves the annexed Regulations Amending the Canada Grain Regulations, made on May 21, 2002 by the Canadian Grain Commission.

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE CANADA GRAIN REGULATIONS

AMENDMENTS

1. The definition "hazardous substance" in section 1 of the Canada Grain Regulations (see footnote 1)  is replaced by the following:

"hazardous substance" means any pesticide, desiccant, fertilizer, or inoculant. (substance dangereuse)

2. The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 4:

Oath or Solemn Affirmation of Member of Grain Appeal Tribunal

4.1 The oath or solemn affirmation of office to be taken by each member of a grain appeal tribunal, except a chairperson employed in the public service of Canada, shall be taken as it appears in Form 3 of Schedule II.

3. Section 10 of the Regulations and the heading before it are repealed.

4. Paragraphs 15(b) and (c) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

(b) seed-cleaning plants, if the owner or operator of the seed-cleaning plant does not purchase grain and the owner or operator allows the Commission access to their records; and

(c) distilleries, if the owner or operator of the distillery does not purchase grain directly from producers and the owner or operator allows the Commission access to their records.

5. Paragraph 16(e.1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(e.1) keep sampling equipment and areas surrounding sampling equipment clean and accessible; and

6. The heading before section 21 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Application for Licence

7. The heading before section 23 and sections 23 and 24 of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

Obligation and Security Reports

23. Every month, each licensed grain dealer, primary elevator operator and process elevator operator shall submit to the Commission a report made on the appropriate form supplied by the Commission or accepted by the Commission respecting the licensee's outstanding obligations for the payment of money or the delivery of grain to holders of elevator receipts, grain receipts and cash purchase tickets and the security amount available to meet those obligations at the end of the preceding month.

Licensed Grain Dealer Reports

24. Every month, each licensed grain dealer shall submit to the Commission a report made on a form supplied by the Commission or accepted by the Commission respecting the dealer's operations during the preceding month.

8. Section 27 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

27. Every day, the operator of a transfer elevator shall submit reports to the Commission made on forms supplied by the Commission or accepted by the Commission respecting the elevator's operations during the preceding day.

9. Section 34 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

34. On the delivery of grain to a licensed primary elevator, a sample of the grain that is considered by the elevator operator and the person delivering the grain to be representative of the grain shall be taken from each load by the operator in the presence of that person.

10. (1) Paragraph 35(1)(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(a) taking a representative portion of 500 g from the sample referred to in section 34;

(2) Paragraph 35(2) of the English version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(2) If the person delivering grain to a licensed primary elevator so requests, the test to determine the dockage in the grain shall be made in that person's presence.

11. Section 36 of the Regulations and the heading before it are replaced by the following:

Subject to Inspector's Grade and Dockage

36. (1) If the operator of a licensed primary elevator and a person delivering grain to the elevator do not agree on the grade of the grain or the dockage in the grain, and an interim primary elevator receipt is issued, the operator, in the presence of the person delivering the grain, shall take a representative portion of 750 g from the sample referred to in section 34 and shall

(a) put the representative portion in a container that is supplied by the operator or the person delivering the grain and that is of a type approved by the Commission;

(b) identify the container with the name of the owner of the grain and with the interim primary elevator receipt number;

(c) mark the container "Subject to Inspector's Grade and Dockage"; and

(d) forward the container to the regional inspector, with all shipping charges prepaid, accompanied by a written request from the operator or the owner of the grain that the regional inspector examine the representative portion and report to the persons named in the request what grade and dockage the inspector would assign to the grain if the examination were an official inspection.

(2) On receipt of the representative portion, the regional inspector shall examine it, determine its grade and dockage and transmit a copy of the determination to each person named in the request.

(3) Any person who has an interest in the grain and who is dissatisfied with the determination of the regional inspector may, within 30 days after the date of the examination, request the chief grain inspector for Canada to reinspect the representative portion.

(4) On receipt of the representative portion, the chief grain inspector for Canada shall examine it, determine its grade and dockage and transmit a copy of the determination to each interested person.

(5) The determination of the chief grain inspector for Canada is final.

(6) On receipt of the final determination, the operator of the elevator shall exchange the interim primary elevator receipt for the appropriate primary elevator receipt or cash purchase ticket indicating the grade and dockage assigned to the representative portion on reinspection.

12. Sections 37 and 38 of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

37. (1) If grain is lawfully offered at a licensed primary elevator for special binning and the operator of the elevator agrees to specially bin the grain, the operator shall

(a) put a sample of the grain in a container that is supplied by the operator or the person delivering the grain and that is of a type approved by the Commission;

(b) identify the container with the name of the owner of the grain and with the interim primary elevator receipt number; and

(c) mark the container "Special Bin".

(2) The person delivering the grain to the elevator shall secure the container by means of a lock or seal.

(3) The operator shall keep the container in a locked storage cabinet or storeroom at the elevator.

(4) If the holder of a special bin primary elevator receipt for grain that was specially binned at a licensed primary elevator complains to the operator of the elevator, after receipt of the certificate of inspection issued in respect of the grain on delivery of the grain to a licensed terminal elevator, transfer elevator or process elevator, that the identity of the grain was not preserved in accordance with the Act,

(a) the operator of the elevator shall

(i) forward the container with the entire sample of grain to the chief grain inspector for Canada, with all shipping charges prepaid, and
(ii) within 30 days after the delivery of the grain to the licensed terminal elevator, process elevator or transfer elevator, forward to the chief grain inspector for Canada a letter signed jointly by the operator and the holder of the receipt stating that

(A) the sample was taken from an individual load of grain as it was delivered on a special bin basis,
(B) the holder complains that the identity of the grain was not preserved in accordance with the Act, and
(C) the holder requests the chief grain inspector for Canada to compare the sample forwarded in accordance with subparagraph (i) with the official sample taken from the grain on delivery to the licensed terminal elevator, process elevator or transfer elevator to determine if the identity of the grain was preserved; and

(b) the holder of the receipt shall, if the container is locked, deliver the key to the lock to the chief grain inspector for Canada.

(5) On receipt of a sample forwarded in accordance with subparagraph (4)(a)(i) and after obtaining the official sample of the grain, the chief grain inspector for Canada shall

(a) determine, by a comparison of the samples, whether the identity of the grain was preserved;

(b) if it is determined that the identity of the grain was not preserved, determine the grade of the sample in the container; and

(c) transmit a copy of the determination to each interested person.

(6) If a dispute arises as to the preservation of the identity of a parcel of grain that was specially binned at a licensed primary elevator and not officially inspected on receipt into a licensed process elevator or a licensed transfer elevator, the sample taken at the time of delivery to the licensed primary elevator shall be used as a basis for any settlement.

(7) If, on receipt of the decision of the chief grain inspector for Canada given under this section, the operator of the elevator and the holder of the special bin primary elevator receipt for the grain are unable to reach a settlement, either of them may request the Commission to inquire into the matter and make an order under subsection 62(3) of the Act.

Determination of Moisture

38. (1) If a person delivering grain to a licensed primary elevator and the operator of the elevator do not agree on the moisture content of the grain, the operator, in the presence of the person delivering the grain, shall

(a) put a representative portion of the sample of the grain in a container that is supplied by the operator or the person delivering the grain and that is of a type approved by the Commission;

(b) identify the container with the name of the owner of the grain and with the interim primary elevator receipt number; and

(c) forward the container to the chief grain inspector for Canada or the regional inspector for the region in which the grain is located, with all shipping charges prepaid.

(2) On receipt of the sample, the chief grain inspector for Canada or the regional inspector shall

(a) determine the moisture content of the sample; and

(b) transmit a copy of the determination to each interested person.

(3) The determination of the chief grain inspector for Canada or the regional inspector is final.

Drying of Grain at Licensed Primary Elevators

38.1 (1) Subject to these Regulations, the operator of a licensed primary elevator may dry tough, damp, moist or wet grain at the elevator in accordance with orders of the Commission.

(2) The operator of a licensed primary elevator shall issue an elevator grain drying receipt in a form supplied by the Commission or accepted by the Commission for each load of grain containing excessive moisture delivered to the elevator for artificial drying.

(3) The holder of the drying receipt may surrender the receipt to the operator and take from the operator any other appropriate receipts that the circumstances require or take delivery of the grain.

13. Section 45 of the Regulations and the heading before it are replaced by the following:

Receipt of Grain by a Licensed Grain Dealer

45. (1) For the purpose of this section, delivery of grain to an agent of a licensed grain dealer is considered to be delivery to the licensed grain dealer.

(2) A grain receipt or a cash purchase ticket that is required by subsection 81(1) of the Act to be issued by a licensed grain dealer shall be issued on receipt of western grain delivered by a producer or on being entitled to western grain delivered to an elevator by a producer, and shall be in Form 1 or Form 6 of Schedule V, as appropriate.

14. Section 47 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

47. The operator of a licensed terminal elevator or licensed transfer elevator may receive grain without causing the grain to be officially inspected and officially weighed, and without issuing an elevator receipt for the grain, if

(a) the grain is transferred directly from a truck or a railway car to a ship and is not stored in the elevator; and

(b) the operator provides the Commission with advance notice of the transfer.

15. Sections 50 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(a) receive grain, without causing it to be officially inspected, if

(i) it is eastern grain, or
(ii) it is western grain and either it has previously been officially inspected or an unofficial sample of the grain has been graded on or before receipt;

(b) discharge grain, without causing it to be officially inspected, if

(i) it is not for export,
(ii) it is for export to the United States by rail or truck, or
(iii) it is eastern grain for export by vessel, it has previously been officially inspected and it meets the conditions in respect of its sale and inspection that are set out in the document published under the authority of the Commission and entitled Policy for Previously Inspected Eastern Grain;

(c) receive grain, without causing it to be officially weighed, if

(i) it is eastern grain, or
(ii) it is western grain and it has been previously officially weighed; and

(d) discharge grain, without causing it to be officially weighed, if

(i) it is not for export, or
(ii) it is for export to the United States by rail or truck.

16. Section 54 of the Regulations is repealed.

17. Subsection 58(5) of the Regulations is repealed.

18. Section 66 of the Regulations and the heading before it are repealed.

19. Paragraphs 69(b) and (c) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

(b) it is constructed and maintained in such a manner that the grain can be kept secure while in transit; and

(c) if the conveyance is a ship, it has the holds sufficiently protected while loading during rainstorms to prevent excessive water from mixing with the grain.

20. The heading "(Sections 3, 4 and 10)" to Schedule II is replaced by "(Sections 3, 4 and 4.1)".

21. Schedule XIII to the Regulations is repealed.

COMING INTO FORCE

22. These Regulations come into force on August 1, 2002.

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

(This statement is not part of the Regulations.)

Description

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) derives its authority from the Canada Grain Act. The CGC's mandate as set out in this Act is to, in the interests of producers, establish and maintain standards of quality for Canadian grain and regulate grain handling in Canada, to ensure a dependable commodity for domestic and export markets.

The Canada Grain Regulations exist to help the CGC fulfil its obligations under the Canada Grain Act. The regulations are annually updated to ensure that the CGC has consistent policies that meet the needs of producers and industry in marketing Canadian grain domestically and abroad.

The changes to the Canada Grain Regulations outlined below are of either a substantive or housekeeping nature. Substantive changes include the revision of the regulation governing direct hit shipments, formalizing the current practice for previously inspected eastern grain, and repealing the machine separation regulation.

Other changes are of minor significance; for example, amendments to update; provide clarification; improve readability; and ensure consistency of form and language. Some headings have been adjusted to provide a better description of the referenced sections. Other amendments reflect procedures currently being followed.

None of the changes increase the regulatory burden on the grain industry.

Substantive Changes

Direct Hits

Direct hit shipments are those shipments where Canadian grain is received at terminal elevators (see footnote 2)  and is transferred from railcars and/or trucks directly to a vessel, without storage, or with limited, identity preserved, unregistered storage. Direct hits provide an opportunity for industry to lower costs by requiring only one Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) inspection and weighing per cargo of grain. Currently, these inspection and weighing services can be provided either as the grain is loaded onto railcars in the prairies, or is unloaded from trucks or railcars at a licensed terminal or unlicensed bulk handling facility, or as the vessel is loaded.

In 2001, the direct hit regulation was reviewed because it was unclear and had created quality certification problems. Often CGC staff does not know what services to provide while industry does not know what services are required and why.

Section 47 of the Regulations is amended to correct the deficiencies in the requirements for direct hit shipments. Specifically, paragraph 47(a) will allow licensed terminal elevators to receive grain without official inspection and weighing if the grain is transferred directly from a truck or a railcar to a vessel. Paragraph 47(1)(b) will require licensed terminal elevators to provide the CGC with advance notice of any direct hit shipments. Finally, subsection 47(2) will allow licensed terminal elevators to store grain only in special circumstances, as determined by the CGC. The current regulation allows direct hit shipments to be stored for a period not exceeding twenty days, except as otherwise permitted by the CGC.

Inspection and weighing to the vessel will now be mandatory for direct hit shipments. This will streamline the official sample collection procedure for direct hits while protecting the integrity of the CGC and its quality assurance services.

Prohibiting storage will improve the tracking of grain on direct hit shipments. This will also reduce any possibility of direct hit grain (that has not been inspected, weighed and registered on receipt into the terminal) being commingled with non-direct hit grain.

Receipt and Discharge of Grain from Licensed Transfer Elevators (The Policy for Previously Inspected Eastern Grain)

Section 50 of the Regulations sets out the conditions for transfer elevators to receive or discharge grain without causing it to be officially inspected or weighed. Section 50 is amended to make it consistent with current CGC practice for previously inspected eastern grain (see footnote 3) . The change is based on a recommendation made by a 1993 industry/CGC taskforce examining optional services.

Specifically, the amended regulation will provide for the receipt of grain into a transfer elevator (see footnote 4)  without official inspection if the grain is eastern grain or, if it is western grain and it has been previously inspected.

Paragraph 50(b) will permit licensed transfer elevators to discharge grain, without causing it to be officially inspected, if the grain is not for export, or if the grain is for export to the United States by railcar or truck. Paragraph 50(b) will also allow a transfer elevator to discharge grain without official inspection, if it is eastern grain for export by vessel and has been previously officially inspected, and meets certain conditions. Paragraph 50(c) is amended so that licensed transfer elevators may receive grain, without causing it to be officially weighed, if it is eastern grain, or if it is western grain and has been previously officially weighed. Paragraph 50(d) provides that licensed transfer elevators may discharge grain, without causing it to be officially weighed, if it is not for export; or it is for export to the United States by rail or truck.

Currently, the CGC allows eastern grain, that is committed to a sale, to be issued an export certificate based on either: official inspection conducted on initial receipt of truck/railcar deliveries, or official inspection conducted as grain is loaded from licensed Bayport transfer elevators to lakers. As long as the identity of the grain is preserved, there is no need for a second inspection to certify quality prior to export, if the grain is being shipped to meet an existing sales commitment.

Machine Separations

When a grain, such as wheat, is delivered to elevators, it may contain other grain, such as flaxseed, in addition to the principal grain, which would normally be cleaned out of the principal grain. If the percentage is high enough, the value of the other grain is higher than the cost of cleaning and represents an additional return for the shipper or the elevator operator. The machine separation regulation requires terminal elevators to separate and provide a separate return to a shipper for certain grain contained in dockage where that grain is at least 6% of the gross weight of the shipment.

Section 54 and Schedule XIII of the Regulations are repealed to eliminate the requirement for machine separations.

The CGC reviewed the machine separation regulation in response to requests by the British Columbia Terminal Elevator Operators' Association and terminal elevator operators to eliminate this requirement. A discussion document was prepared and distributed for industry feedback. The majority of those consulted agreed that this regulation is no longer needed. In addition, the CGC has been issuing MS exemptions, on a case-by-case basis, for intra-company shipments and other shipments where the consent of the shipper was obtained. The rationale for the exemptions was that no conflict of interest would exist between terminal elevators and shippers belonging to the same company.

Shippers will be able to negotiate with terminals for this service. The CGC will continue to provide analyses of deliveries that can form the basis of settlement between shippers and terminals.

Housekeeping Changes

A number of changes have been made to regulations for the purposes of updating, clarification, ease of reference, and reordering for affinity purposes. The following sections have been affected: s. 1; s. 10; s. 5; par. 15(c); par. 16(e.1); s. 23; s. 24; s. 27; s. 34; ss. 35(2); ss. 36(1),(2); ss. 37(1),(2); s. 38; s. 39; s. 45; s. 66; par. 69(b), and (c).

Several regulations are being repealed because their content is adequately addressed in other sections. The following sections have been repealed: s. 22; par. 34(2),(3); par. 36 (3),(4),(6), and (10); par. 58(5).

Schedule XIII is repealed consequent upon the repeal of the machine separation regulation found in section 54.

Alternatives

Substantive Changes

Direct Hits

The CGC prepared a Direct Hit policy outlining the various policy elements and their rationale. This policy was distributed to the industry for comment. It was through this process that a number of regulatory alternatives were considered.

A major element of the direct hit policy is that official inspection and weighing is only required once in the handling process. The CGC proposed that official inspection be mandatory to the vessel for all direct hit shipments, which would streamline the official cargo sample collection procedure. The alternative considered was to maintain the status quo, which requires only one official inspection prior to vessel loading; but which may occur at the prairie primary elevator, or upon receipt at the terminal elevator, or upon export. This alternative results in a confusing and complicated sampling system.

The consultative process yielded three alternatives for the issue of storage: the status quo, the elimination of storage, and prohibiting storage, except under special circumstances, as determined by the CGC. The status quo would allow direct hit shipments to be stored in elevator facilities for up to 20 days, unregistered. However, storage makes it difficult to differentiate grain from a direct hit versus grain from a regular shipment. Eliminating storage would facilitate the tracking of direct hit grain shipments and reduce the possibility of direct hit grain being commingled with non-direct hit stocks. Prohibiting storage, except under special circumstances would provide a degree of flexibility. This would keep the vast majority of direct hit shipments out of licensed terminals, but allow storage in emergency situations (i.e., poor weather).

Receipt and Discharge of Grain from Licensed Transfer Elevators

The alternative to this change was to maintain the status quo. Retaining the regulation would mean all eastern grain has to be officially inspected as it is discharged from transfer elevators for export by vessel. This raises the possibility that eastern grain assigned a grade earlier on in the handling system may be downgraded as it is loaded to vessel. Allowing eastern grain to be discharged, without inspection, will ensure that eastern grain can be shipped to the specifications of an existing sales contract, without running the risk of it being downgraded. In addition, the amended section 50 will formalize practices in place for several years.

Machine Separations

The CGC considered three options in its initial discussion paper on machine separations: status quo, modification (increasing the percentage retained by terminals) and elimination of the regulation. Retaining the regulation would ensure that inward shippers are paid for the grain of each type contained in the shipment but would deter delivery of cleaner grain. Modification would compensate terminals for providing machine separations, discourage the addition of other grain to shipments, and promote delivery of cleaner grain. Allowing terminals to retain a greater percentage of the grain in dockage will increase overages. Elimination of the provisions will allow operators and shippers to negotiate mutually satisfactory machine separation arrangements. Elimination is also expected to promote the delivery of cleaner grain because inward shippers will not automatically receive returns for other grain in a shipment.

Housekeeping

No alternatives were considered for the housekeeping related changes because they are routine in nature.

Benefits and Costs

Substantive Changes

Direct Hits

Mandatory official inspection and weighing to the vessel for direct hits to offshore, continental U.S. and domestic markets will standardize the direct hit policy requirements. This should result in increased understanding and improved regulatory application by staff and industry. The requirement for mandatory outward inspection and weighing will also streamline the sample collection procedure for direct hits while ensuring the integrity of the CGC's certification services.

This regulatory change may give rise to "double jeopardy", when the grade given as the grain is loaded onto a vessel differs from the grade given earlier in the handling system. While double jeopardy is a possibility, the number of incidents is decreasing. To date, the number of documented situations where double jeopardy would have endangered a shipment is virtually negligible at 0.4%.

Prohibiting storage, except under special circumstances, will improve the tracking of direct hit grain shipments. The potential problem of direct hit grain being commingled with non-direct hit stocks will be minimized. Allowing storage in certain special circumstances will provide the handling system with the flexibility it needs in times of unforeseen crises.

Receipt and Discharge of Grain from Licensed Transfer Elevators

Amending section 50 of the Regulations will formalize current practices at licensed transfer elevators. This change will fulfil one of the recommendations made by a 1993 industry/CGC task force. In addition, changing the regulations to allow grain to be discharged, without inspection, will ensure that grain can be shipped to the specifications of an existing sales contract.

Machine Separations

Repealing the machine separation regulation will promote delivery of cleaner grain because inward shippers will not automatically receive returns for other grain in a shipment. Machine separations represent an additional cost and create minor inefficiencies in terminals. Furthermore, the CGC believes that the mixing of grains should be discouraged.

Housekeeping Changes

The "housekeeping" changes should assist the industry in complying with the Regulations.

Consultation

Substantive Changes

Direct Hits

For direct hits an action plan/position paper was presented to the following stakeholders for discussion: BCR Marine, the Canadian Wheat Board, the Country Elevator Association, the Inland Terminal Association of Canada, the Canadian Grains and Oilseeds Exporters Association, the Canadian Special Crops Association, the Terminal Elevator Association, and Pulse Canada.

Both the Terminal Elevator Association and the Country Elevator Association asked for concessions regarding the storage of direct hit grain shipments. The CGC's initial proposal did not allow for storage under any circumstances. However, the Terminal Elevator Association and Country Elevator Association argued that storage must be allowed in cases such as bad weather or other unforeseeable events.

In consideration of this concern, the CGC altered its proposed amendment to allow for storage in special circumstances. This alteration is in keeping with the original intention of the policy while at the same time providing a degree of flexibility in unforeseeable situations (i.e., poor weather).

The other proposed changes to the direct hit regulation did not raise any major concerns from the stakeholders consulted.

Receipt and Discharge of Grain from Licensed Transfer Elevators

The proposed amendments to section 50 of the Regulations stem from a recommendation made by a 1993 CGC/industry task force. This CGC/industry task force was made up of the Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board, the Ontario Soybean Growers' Marketing Board, the Ontario Corn Producers' Association, the Ontario Bean Growers' Marketing Board, the Ontario Grain and Feed Dealers' Association and the Eastern Elevator Association. Acting on the task force recommendation, the CGC developed a policy on previously inspected eastern grain and presented it to the relevant stakeholders. The consultations were mainly informative with respect to the CGC's proposed policy direction. Extensive consultations were deemed unnecessary as the CGC was acting on the recommendation suggested by industry.

Machine Separations

In 1994, the CGC prepared and distributed a discussion paper to the relevant stakeholders outlining three possible options. Among those consulted were: the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), N.M. Paterson & Sons Limited, AgPro Grain Inc., Pioneer Grain Terminal Ltd., and The Canadian Wheat Board.

N.M. Paterson & Sons Limited was the only respondent not in favour of repealing the machine separation regulation. It was argued that machine separations are a fair and reasonable means for ensuring that shippers are paid for all of the grain contained in the shipment.

In 2002, the CGC moved ahead with the repeal of the machine separation regulation. The CGC reconsulted with the WGEA who indicated that they still supported the repeal of the regulation. It was believed that this consultation was sufficient as WGEA members ship roughly 95% of the cars unloaded at terminals.

Housekeeping Changes

The changes considered to be housekeeping in nature do not impose any additional regulatory obligations or costs. Accordingly, no opposition is anticipated and no consultations were conducted.

Compliance and Enforcement

The changes will have no impact on compliance and enforcement responsibilities. No new enforcement mechanisms are being implemented in respect of these changes.

Contact

Valerie Gilroy
Legal Counsel
Canadian Grain Commission
600 - 303 Main Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 3G8
Telephone: (204) 983-2733
FAX: (204) 983-2751
E-mail: vigilroy@grainscanada.ca

Footnote a 

S.C. 2001, c. 4, s. 88(2)

Footnote b 

S.C. 1998, c. 22, par. 25(t)

Footnote c 

S.C. 2001, c. 4, s. 88(2)

Footnote d 

S.C. 1998, c. 22, par. 25(t)

Footnote 1 

C.R.C., c. 889; SOR/2000-213

Footnote 2 

Terminal elevators are located at Thunder Bay, Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Churchill. Grain is officially inspected by CGC staff as it is received at these elevators. It is stored at these terminals until it is moved for domestic or export use

Footnote 3 

Eastern grain refers to grain that is grown east of Thunder Bay, Ontario

Footnote 4 

Transfer elevators are located on the Georgian Bay, on the shores of lakes Huron, Erie and Ontario, along the St. Lawrence River, and at Halifax. They handle western and eastern grain destined for export

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