Finance division

This page explains the function of the various sections within the Canadian Grain Commission's (CGC) Finance Division and provides you with an efficient route for contact.

Under the direction of the Chief Financial Officer, it is the responsibility of the Canadian Grain Commission's Finance Division to authorize payments via cheques issued by the Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada.

The Canadian Grain Commission has its main financial office located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Other administration offices, located in regions throughout Canada, report their financial activities to the main office. A report of all the Canadian Grain Commission's financial dealings is then sent to the federal government of Canada, which is made available to the general public in the current Canadian Grain Commission Performance Report.

Contact information to any of the regional administration offices can be found by referring to the Canadian Grain Commission's regional administration office contact information.

You can help make finding answers to your inquiries more efficient by referring to the following information:

Inquiries about goods and services provided to or received from the Canadian Grain Commission

If your inquiry is about goods or services provided to, or received from the Canadian Grain Commission, please provide the following information:

  • the invoice or purchase order number in question,
  • the invoice or purchase order date in question
  • the cheque number in question

What to do if you misplace an invoice

If your inquiry is about a misplaced invoice, please provide as much of the following information as possible:

  • a description of the goods or services given or received
  • a transaction date
  • the name of the Canadian Grain Commission department where the transaction took place
  • the names of Canadian Grain Commission personnel you contacted

Accounts Payable

Goods and service providers to the Canadian Grain Commission send their invoices to Accounts Payable. The Canadian Grain Commission's Finance division in Winnipeg and in some regional offices processes invoices. Cheques are issued from Ottawa by Public Works and Government Services Canada. Team members can usually answer inquiries immediately. However, depending on the complexity of the inquiry, some inquiries may require troubleshooting and could take several days to correctly answer.

Inquiries that Accounts Payable can answer

  • My company has yet to receive a cheque for goods and services provided by them.
  • Why did my company received a cheque from the Canadian Grain Commission?

Accounts Receivable

When a company receives an invoice from the Canadian Grain Commission, it is sent via Accounts Receivable. Those who need clarification or an explanation of the various charges applied to their company, call Accounts Receivable. Team members can usually answer inquiries immediately.

Inquiries Accounts Receivable can answer

You can contact a team member directly and find answers to questions that are relevant to your account with the Canadian Grain Commission. Accounts Receivable answer inquiries such as:

  • Why has my company been charged for a particular service?
  • What payment options does the Canadian Grain Commission have?
  • Can you explain the invoice I received from the Canadian Grain Commission?

Procurement and Contracting

Procurement and Contracting administers the agreements between service providers and goods suppliers to the Canadian Grain Commission. They are responsible for purchases that range from paper clips to machinery.

The Canadian Grain Commission purchases all goods and services based on thresholds as stated in the following treaties or trade agreements:

  • Canadian Free Trade Agreement
  • Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
  • North American Free Trade Agreement
  • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreements
  • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

You may also refer to Trade Agreements Coverage Summary.

For specific details regarding how each agreement might affect your company and its opportunity to participate in the bidding process, please email procurement-approvisionnements@grainscanada.gc.ca.

Inquiries Procurement and Contracting can answer

Procurement and Contracting answer inquiries such as:

  • I have a question regarding my supply contract with the Canadian Grain Commission
  • I have a question about a purchase order the Canadian Grain Commission placed with my company
  • Why was my company's bid rejected?
  • How does my company become a registered supplier to the Canadian Grain Commission?
  • My company is located in a Country other than Canada, is it eligible to be a registered supplier?

Related links

The Canadian Grain Commission's Performance Report

Each year the Canadian Grain Commission presents a Performance Report to the Federal Government of Canada that includes a Departmental plan along with a Departmental Results Report.

As a whole, the report has useful information about the Canadian Grain Commission and its planned and actual departmental performance. Other issues and challenges, which industry and producers alike would find informative, are also discussed

For information on the Canadian Grain Commission's financial performance, refer to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Departmental Performance Reports web page and select the desired Performance Report.

Contact us

  • For more information about the finance division, contact us.