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Certification Bodies


The following is a list of the Certification Bodies approved by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to operate under the new Canada Organic Regime. This list is currently being updated by CFIA. Download a PDF of this list.

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Certification Body

Address

Conformity Verified by

1. Fraser Valley Organic Producers Association (FVOPA)

Ladner Postal Outlet, P.O. Box 18571

Delta, BC V4K 4V7

Tel: 607-1655 (message service only)

Cell:  604-789-7586 Fax: 866-230-0322

admin@fvopa.ca / www.fvopa.ca

 

COABC

2. Pacific Agricultural Certification Society (PACS)

3402 32nd Ave.

Vernon, BC V1T 2N1

Tel: 250-558-7927 Fax: 250-558-7947

pacs@certifiedorganic.bc.ca /

www.certifiedorganic.bc.ca/cb/pacs.php

 

COABC

3. Ecocert Canada

71, rue Saint-Onésime
Lévis, QC G6V 6W8

Tel: 418-838-6941 Fax: 418-838-9823
info@ecocertcanada.com / www.ecocertcanada.com

 

CAEQ

4. Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA)

1340 N. Cotner Blvd.
Lincoln, NE 68505 USA

Tel: (402) 477-2323 Fax: (402) 477-4325
info@ocia.org / www.ocia.org

 

CAEQ / IOAS

5. OCPP/Pro-Cert Canada (OC/PRO)

475, Valley Road, Box 100A, R.R. #3
Saskatoon SK S7K 3J6

Tel: 306-382-1299 Fax: 306-382-0683
info@pro-cert.org / www.ocpro.ca

 

CAEQ / SCC

6. Québec Vrai
(OCQV)

188, rue Radisson, bureau 111
Trois-Rivières QC G9A 2C3

Tel: 819-693-4646 Fax: 819-693-1472
info@quebecvrai.org / www.quebecvrai.org

 

CAEQ

7. Quality Assurance International
(QAI)

9191 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 510
San Diego, CA 92122, USA

Tel: 858-792-3531 Fax: 858-792-8665
kasey@qai-inc.com / http://www.qai-inc.com

CAEQ / IOAS

8. California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF)

2155 Delaware Avenue,  Suite 150, Santa Cruz, California, 95060, USA

Tel: 831-423-2263 Fax: 831-423-4528

ccof@ccof.org / www.ccof.org

 

IOAS

9. Consorzio per il Controllo dei Prodotti Biologici (CCPB)

Via Jacopo Barozzi N.8,

40126 Bologna, Italy

Tel: +39 051 6089811 Fax: +39 0 51 254842

ccpb@ccpb.it / www.ccpb.it

 

IOAS

10. Washington State Department of Agriculture

PO Box 42560, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, Washington State 98504, USA

Tel: 360-902-1805 Fax: 360-902-2087

organic@agr.wa.gov / www.agr.wa.gov

 

IOAS

11. Organic Producers Association of Manitoba Co-operative Inc. (OPAM)

227 Wellington St. West P.O Box 940

Virden, MB R0M 2CO

Tel: 204-748-1315 Fax: 204-748-6881

info@opam.mb.ca / www.opam.mb.ca

SCC

12. Centre for Systems Integration (CSI)

Suite 200 - 240 Catherine Street
Ottawa, ON K2P 2G8
Tel: 613-236-6451 Fax: 613-236-7000
Toll Free: 800-516-3300
jmccullagh@csi-ics.com / www.csi-ics.com

 

DAP

13. International Certification Services Inc

301 5th Ave. SE,

Medina, North Dakota 58467, USA

Tel: 701-486-3578 Fax: 701-486-3580

info@ics-intl.com / www.ics-intl.com

 

IOAS

14. LETIS S.A.

Urquiza 1564 (S2000ANR)

Rosario, Argentina

Tel: (54-341) 426-4244 Fax: (54-341) 426-4244

letis@letis.com.ar / www.letis.com.ar

 

CAEQ

15. Atlantic Certified Organic Co-orperative Ltd.

365 Knowlesville Rd, P.O. Box 130

Glassville, NB E7L 4T4

Tel: 1-888-375-9190 Fax: 506-278-9984

aco@nb.aibn.com / www.atlanticcertifiedorganic.ca

CAEQ

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