Approved fees to January 31, 2027
| Acreage Fees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group 1 Crop Kinds | ||
| Canola | $3.40 | per acre |
| Hybrid Corn Excludes open-pollinated |
$3.14 | per acre |
| Group 2 Crop Kinds | ||
| Hemp Excludes Feminized Hemp |
$1.67 | per acre |
| Soybeans | $1.67 | per acre |
| All Grasses and Legumes Section 6 & 7 crop kinds |
$1.22 | per acre |
| Group 3 Crop Kinds | ||
| Barley | $1.15 | per acre |
| Bean | $1.15 | per acre |
| Buckwheat | $1.15 | per acre |
| Canary seed | $1.15 | per acre |
| Chickpea | $1.15 | per acre |
| Fababean | $1.15 | per acre |
| Flax | $1.15 | per acre |
| Lentil | $1.15 | per acre |
| Mustard | $1.15 | per acre |
| Oats | $1.15 | per acre |
| Peas | $1.15 | per acre |
| Rye | $1.15 | per acre |
| Triticale | $1.15 | per acre |
| Wheat | $1.15 | per acre |
| All Other Crops | $1.15 | per acre |
| Plot Fees | ||
| Foundation, Probation and Select Plot Certification | $62.78 | per sequence |
| Breeder Plot Certification | $83.70 | per sequence |
| Membership Fees | ||
| Regular Membership |
$251.11 | per account To be applied annually per account, for the first member on an account with seed crop certification. |
| Additional Growers (Regular Membership) | $26.16 | per each additional person added to a group account with seed crop certification. |
| Affiliate Membership | $251.11 | per account To be applied annually per individual or organization. |
| Associate Membership | $251.11 | per account To be applied annually per organization. |
| Variety Certification Eligibility | ||
| Variety Eligibility Certification Application Form 300 |
$627.78 | per application |
|
Variety Onboarding |
$104.63 | per variety Applicable to varieties entering CSGA’s system outside of Form 300 or CFIA Variety Registration Process. |
| Other Certification Fees | ||
|
Minimum Certification Fee |
$261.58 | per sequence Limited to Hybrid Mustard, Hybrid Wheat, Feminized Hemp, Tobacco, and Source Identified Seed Certification. |
| Appeal Application Form 200 |
$156.95 |
per sequence |
| Recertification Fees | $2,615.75 | per seed source Additional fees may apply if CSGA is required to do additional consultations. |
| Midge Tolerant Wheat Testing Validation | $1,255.56 | per MTW blend Normally charged to the variety distributor. |
| Land Use Inspection Assessment | $52.32 | per sequence |
| Re-inspection Assessment | $52.32 | per re-inspection |
| Bulk Application Processing | $5.23 | 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 |
$83.70 |
per form |
|
Age of Stand Extension |
$261.58 |
per field |
| Foreign Canola Support Document Assessment | $62.78 | 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 | $52.32 |
per sequence |
| Hybrid Corn Crop Inspection Report Assessment | $52.32 | per sequence To process hybrid corn crop support documents. |
| Carry Over Seed Listing Fee Per variety/class |
$52.32 | per crop certificate per year To process request for carry over seed listing per variety or class. |
| Varietal Additional Certification Requirements (ACR) Assessment | $52.32 | per sequence Currently only applicable to midge tolerant wheat (MTW) varietal blends. |
| Additional Certification or Higher Voluntary Requirements (ACR/HVR) |
$261.58 | 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 |
$523.15 |
per variety To onboard a new ACR/HVR (once/novel ACR/HVR). Normally charged to the variety distributor. |
| Modify an existing ACR/HVR |
$104.63 |
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 | $313.89 |
per account |
| Penalties Assessed | ||
| Late Seed Crop Certification Applications Received 15-21 Days After Deadline |
$52.32 | per sequence |
| Late Seed Crop Certification Applications Received 22-60 Days After Deadline |
$78.47 | per sequence |
| Late Seed Crop Certification Applications Received 60+ Days After Deadline |
$130.79 | per sequence |
| Late Payment | 1.5% | per month on balances outstanding 30 days after invoice date |
| Late Variety Onboarding Submission | $104.63 | per variety added to SeedCert less than one month before the crop kind application deadline |
| Incomplete Application Penalty – Maps/GPS not submitted |
$52.32 | per incomplete sequence For applications without a field map or GPS coordinates provided within 14 days of submission |
| Incomplete Application Penalty – Variety Not Onboarded |
$52.32 | per incomplete sequence For applications submitted for varieties that have not been added to SeedCert |
| Inspection Cancelled | $52.32 | per cancelled sequence |
