Amendments to the Candidate's Guide To The Seed Grader Evaluation

As a result of the revision to the grade tables in Schedule I of the Seeds Regulations in November 2007, GB and GD graders who are accredited to grade seed of species in Group 1 (Tables I - VI) with a Canada pedigreed grade name are considered accredited to grade seed of species in Table XVIII. GI graders accredited to issue release decisions on crops in Group 1 (Tables I - VI) also may issue release decisions for crops listed in Table XVIII. Please note that Table XVIII also remains in Group 6 (Tables XVI - XX). Table XVIII applies to vegetable type beans, sweet corn, pop corn and garden peas, even when they are intended to be grown on large acreages for commercial canning, freezing and processing purposes. This clarification results from confusion over the Table header which indicates that the table applies for kinds when not intended for agricultural field crop production.

Description of Amendments:

Section 4: Definition of Types of Seed Graders

4.1 a) is amended to read "to retrieve, identify, classify and report impurities and to assign a Canada pedigreed grade name to all crop kinds set out in Tables I to VI and XVIII of Schedule I of the Seeds Regulations."

4.1 b) is amended to read "to review analytical information on reports of analysis to assign a Canada pedigreed grade name to all crop kinds set out in Tables I to VI and XVIII."

4.2 is amended to read "A grader accredited to review the analytical information on reports of analysis from accredited seed laboratories recognized by CFIA and assign a Canada pedigreed grade name to all crop kinds set out in one or more of the following groups of Grade Tables: Grade Tables I to VI and XVIII, and/or Grade Table VII, and/or Grade Tables VIII-X, and/or Grade Tables XI-XII, and/or Grade Tables XIII-XV and/or Grade Tables XVI-XX of Schedule I."

4.3 is amended to read "A grader accredited to review the analytical information presented on reports of analysis to verify that minimum import standards are met for the release of seed lots into Canada for all crop kinds set out in one or more of the following grouping of Grade Tables: Grade Tables I to VI and XVIII, and/or Grade Table VII, and/or Grade Tables VIII-X, and/or Grade Tables XI-XII, and/or Grade Tables XIII-XV and/or Grade Tables XVI-XX of Schedule I."

Section 5: General Information

a) is amended to read "GB scope of accreditation - Grade Tables I to VI and XVIII - a one part evaluation consisting of retrieval, identification, classification, reporting, documentation review and grading exercises."

b) is amended to read "GB scope of accreditation - Grade Tables I to VI and XVIII - and one or more of the groups of Grade Tables VII, VIII-X, XI-XX, XII-XV and/or XVI to XX - a two part evaluation consisting of the parts listed in a) and documentation review and grading exercises for the group of Grade Tables requested by the candidate."

Section 6: Practical Evaluation Scope

For Group 1 - Grade Tables I-VI and XVIII, please note that this change applies to both seed examination and for review of reports of analysis.

6.1 a) is amended to read "retrieve, identify, classify, report and grade and to review reports of analysis to assign a Canada pedigreed grade name on any of the crop kinds set out in Tables I to VI and XVIII of Schedule I".

Section 9: Evaluation Outline

Practical Tables I to VI + XVIII Please note that this change applies to identification component as well as retrieval, classification, reporting, and grading component.

SECTION 10: Practical for GB grader

Section A: "Retrieval" is amended to read "Samples could be of any species set out in Grade Tables I-VI and XVIII".

Section D is amended to read "Reporting Grade Tables I-VI and XVIII".

Section E is amended to read "Grading Grade Tables I-VI and XVIII".