Official weighing of ships

Fees

Fees shown are before tax. The applicable taxes (Goods and Services Tax and provincial sales tax in Quebec) will be collected on these fees.

Fees are updated on April 1.

Monitoring of official weighing of grain or screenings discharged to ships, and issuance of certificate.

One initial certificate final will be issued to the client within two business days of
1. approval of the official weight from Weighing Services and
2. determination of the grade from Inspection Services.

Overall performance
Target	2019 to 2020	2020 to 2021	2021 to 2022	2022 to 2023	2023 to 2024
90%	99.9%	99.3%	99.2%	100%	99.8%

Official weighing of all grain, excluding shipments to the United States, for export from Canada in ships is mandated in the Canada Grain Act.

The applicant makes arrangements with a terminal elevator to handle the shipment.
The terminal elevator/applicant presents the Canadian Grain Commission representative onsite at the terminal or the regional office or service centre with notification/loading order for the shipment.
Upon commencement and as required during the terminal elevator fulfilling the loading order, the terminal maintains and provides the Canadian Grain Commission with records of the weighing processes and the Canadian Grain Commission:
- Reviews the submitted weight records;
- Certifies to the official weight of the shipment;
- Issues a Certificate Final for the shipment attesting to the quantity of the shipment.

If you feel that the Canadian Grain Commission is not meeting its performance standards, you can give us feedback.