Approved fees to January 31, 2026
| Acreage Fees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group 1 Crop Kinds | ||
| Canola | $3.25 | per acre |
| Hybrid Corn Excludes open-pollinated |
$3.00 | per acre |
| Group 2 Crop Kinds | ||
| Hemp Excludes Feminized Hemp |
$1.60 | per acre |
| Soybeans | $1.60 | per acre |
| All Grasses and Legumes Section 6 & 7 crop kinds |
$1.17 | per acre |
| Group 3 Crop Kinds | ||
| Barley | $1.10 | per acre |
| Bean | $1.10 | per acre |
| Buckwheat | $1.10 | per acre |
| Canary seed | $1.10 | per acre |
| Chickpea | $1.10 | per acre |
| Fababean | $1.10 | per acre |
| Flax | $1.10 | per acre |
| Lentil | $1.10 | per acre |
| Mustard | $1.10 | per acre |
| Oats | $1.10 | per acre |
| Peas | $1.10 | per acre |
| Rye | $1.10 | per acre |
| Triticale | $1.10 | per acre |
| Wheat | $1.10 | per acre |
| All Other Crops | $1.10 | per acre |
| Plot Fees | ||
| Foundation, Probation and Select Plot Certification | $60.00 | per sequence |
| Breeder Plot Certification | $80.00 | per sequence |
| Membership Fees | ||
| Regular Membership |
$240.00 | per account To be applied annually per account, for the first member on an account with seed crop certification. |
| Additional Growers (Regular Membership) | $25.00 | per each additional person added to a group account with seed crop certification. |
| Affiliate Membership | $240.00 | per account To be applied annually per individual or organization. |
| Associate Membership | $240.00 | per account To be applied annually per organization. |
| Variety Certification Eligibility | ||
| Variety Eligibility Certification Application Form 300 |
$600.00 | per application |
|
Variety Onboarding |
$100.00 | per variety Applicable to varieties entering CSGA’s system outside of Form 300 or CFIA Variety Registration Process. |
| Other Certification Fees | ||
|
Minimum certification fee for Special Crop Kinds |
$250.00 | per sequence Limited to Hybrid Mustard, Hybrid Wheat, Feminized Hemp, and Tobacco. |
| Appeal Application Form 200 |
$150.00 |
per sequence |
| Recertification Fees | $2,500.00 | per seed source Additional fees may apply if CSGA is required to do additional consultations. |
| Midge Tolerant Wheat Testing Validation | $1,200.00 | per MTW blend Normally charged to the variety distributor. |
| Land Use Inspection Assessment | $50.00 | per sequence |
| Re-inspection Assessment | $50.00 | per re-inspection |
| Bulk Application Processing | $5.00 | per sequence per field To process each field on a bulk application. Online applications are made available at no additional costs. |
| Breeder Seed Demotion Assessment Form 45 |
$80.00 |
per form |
|
Age of Stand Extension |
$250.00 |
per field |
| Foreign Canola Support Document Assessment | $60.00 | per sequence To process a foreign canola support document assessment; includes crop inspection reports, transfer declarations, hybridity test results, and erucic acid results. |
| Hybrid Canola Support Document Assessment | $50.00 |
per sequence |
| Hybrid Corn Crop Inspection Report Assessment | $50.00 | per sequence To process hybrid corn crop support document and related assessment. |
| Carry Over Seed Listing Fee Per variety/class |
$50.00 | per crop certificate per year To process request for carry over seed listing per variety or class. |
| Varietal Additional Certification Requirements (ACR) Assessment | $50.00 | per sequence Currently only applicable to midge tolerant wheat (MTW) varietal blends. |
| Additional Certification or Higher Voluntary Requirements (ACR/HVR) |
$250.00 | per application/variety To apply an existing ACR/HVR to a new variety (once/variety). Normally charged to the variety distributor. |
| Onboard a new ACR/HVR |
$500.00 |
per variety To onboard a new ACR/HVR (once/novel ACR/HVR). Normally charged to the variety distributor. |
| Modify an existing ACR/HVR |
$100.00 |
per variety To modify an existing ACR/HVR as needed. Normally charged to the variety distributor. |
| SeedCert System Access Fees (Non Members) | ||
| ASCIS Annual Software Licensing Fee | $500.00 | per license, per year Some ASCIS’s may have more than one license. |
| ASCIS Initial Software Licensing Fee | $2,000.00 | per initial license For the onboarding of new a ASCIS. |
| ASCIS System Access Fee for Non Hybrids | $0.12 | per acre |
| ASCIS System Access Fee for Hybrids | $0.22 | per acre |
| Third Party System Access Fees (Non Members) | ||
| Third Party System Access Base Fee | $300.00 |
per account |
| Penalties Assessed | ||
| Late Seed Crop Certification Applications Received 15-21 Days After Deadline |
$50.00 | per sequence |
| Late Seed Crop Certification Applications Received 22-60 Days After Deadline |
$75.00 | per sequence |
| Late Seed Crop Certification Applications Received 60+ Days After Deadline |
$125.00 | per sequence |
| Late Payment | 1.5% | per month on balances outstanding 30 days after invoice date |
| Late Variety Onboarding Submission | $100.00 | per late variety onboarded in SeedCert |
| Incomplete Application Penalty – Maps/GPS not submitted |
$50.00 | per incomplete sequence Applied without a field map or GPS coordinates. |
| Incomplete Application Penalty – Variety Not Onboarded |
$50.00 | per incomplete sequence Applied without a variety onboarding submission. |
| No Valid Email | $10.00 | per sequence Applied when no email has been provided for the account receiving certification services. |
| Inspection Cancelled | $50.00 | per cancelled sequence |
