Fees
Approved fees to January 31, 2021
| Acreage Fees | ||
|---|---|---|
| High Value Crop Kinds | ||
| Canola | $2.00 | per acre |
| Corn (excludes open-pollinated) | $2.00 | per acre |
| Tobacco | $2.00 | per acre |
| Medium Value Crop Kinds | ||
| Hemp | $1.30 | per acre |
| Soybeans | $1.30 | per acre |
| Lower Value Crop Kinds | ||
| Alfalfa | $1.10 | per acre |
| Barley | $1.10 | per acre |
| Bean | $1.10 | per acre |
| Birdsfoot Trefoil | $1.10 | per acre |
| Bromegrass | $1.10 | per acre |
| Buckwheat | $1.10 | per acre |
| Canarygrass | $1.10 | per acre |
| Chickpea | $1.10 | per acre |
| Clover | $1.10 | per acre |
| Faba Bean | $1.10 | per acre |
| Fescue | $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 |
| Ryegrass | $1.10 | per acre |
| Timothy | $1.10 | per acre |
| Triticale | $1.10 | per acre |
| Wheat | $1.10 | per acre |
| Wheatgrass | $1.10 | per acre |
| All Other Crops | $1.10 | per acre |
| Plot Fees | ||
| Plot Certification | $60.00 | Per sequence |
| Membership Fees | ||
| Membership Fees (per account) | $240.00 | Fee to be applied annually for each account (for the first member on an account with seed crop certification) |
| Additional Growers (per additional persons on account) | $25.00 | Fee for each additional membership added to an account |
| Variety Certification Eligibility | ||
| Variety Eligibility Certification Application (Form 300) | $600.00 | Per application |
| Variety Onboarding | $150.00 | New onboarding variety fee. Applicable to varieties entering CSGA’s system outside of the Form 300 or CFIA Variety Registration Process |
| Other Certification Fees | ||
| Appeal Application (Form 200) | $150.00 | Per sequence number |
| Recertification Fees | $2,500.00 | Per seed source. Additional fees may apply if CSGA is required to do additional consultations. |
| Varietal Additional Certification Requirements (ACR) Assessment | $50.00 | Per sequence number. Currently only applicable to midge tolerant wheat (MTW) varietal blends |
| Midge Tolerant Wheat Testing Validation | $1,200.00 | Per MTW blend. Fees are normally charged to the variety distributor. |
| Land Use Inspection Assessment | $50.00 | Per application (sequence) |
| Re-inspection Assessment | $50.00 | Per re-inspection |
| Bulk Application Processing (per field) | $5.00 | Per application (per field) for CSGA to process each field on a bulk application. Online applications are made available at no additional costs. |
| Breeder Seed Demotion Assessment (Form 45) | $25.00 | Per form |
| Foreign Canola Support Document Assessment | $60.00 | Per sequence number. Fee for CSGA to process a foreign canola support document assessment; includes crop inspection report, transfer declarations, hybridity test results, and erucic acid results. |
| Hybrid Canola Support Document Assessment | $50.00 | Per sequence number. Fee for CSGA to process hybrid canola support document and related assessment. |
| Hybrid Corn Crop Inspection Report Assessment | $50.00 | Per sequence number. Fee for CSGA 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. Fee for CSGA to process request for carry over seed listing per variety or class. |
| SeedCert System Access Fees (Non Members) | ||
| ASCIS Annual Software Licensing Fee | $500.00 | Annual, per license. Some ASCIS’s may have more than one license. |
| ASCIS Initial Software Licensing Fee | $2,000.00 | Per license for the onboarding of new ASCIS’s (initial licensing of software) |
| ASCIS System Access Fee (Non Hybrids) | $0.12 | Per acre |
| ASCIS System Access Fee (Hybrid) | $0.22 | Per acre |
| Other Third Party System Access Fees (Non Members) | ||
| Base fee | $300.00 | Non-Member Client Fee, per account number, for access to Members’ Area. Allows account to be selected as a toller, crop certificate assignee, or payee. |
| Penalties Assessed | ||
| Late Seed Crop Certification Applications Received 15-21 Days After Deadline | $50.00 | Per application (sequence) |
| Late Seed Crop Certification Applications Received 22-60 Days After Deadline | $75.00 | Per application (sequence) |
| Late Seed Crop Certification Applications Received 60+ Days After Deadline | $125.00 | Per application (sequence) |
| Late Variety Onboarding Submission | $100.00 | Per late variety onboarded in SeedCert. |
| Incomplete Application Penalty | $25.00 | Per incomplete application (sequence) applied without an Authorized Seed Crop Inspection Service or variety onboarding submission. |
| No Valid Email | $10.00 | Per application (sequence) applied when no email has been provided for the account receiving certification services. |
| Inspection Cancelled | $50.00 | Per cancelled application (sequence) |
