Resolution

WHEREAS in order to comply with the Canada US Trade Agreement (CUSMA), the Canada Grain Act was amended to require a “Statutory Grain Declaration” for all grain varieties to ensure that grain receiving a Canadian grade is of a variety registered in Canada;

WHEREAS the Canadian Grain Commission is allowing licensed grain buyers to combine the statutory declarations with pre-existing commercial declarations that producers sign prior to delivery;

WHEREAS grain company declarations are specific to the commercial interests of the individual company and should not be conflated with declarations that are required by law;

BE IT RESOLVED that APAS advocate for the Canadian Grain Commission to require grain companies to separate the statutory declarations from company specific commercial declarations.