Certification Programs
Explore our diverse range of certification programs tailored to meet your specific needs and industry requirements.
Accredited Organic Certification Programs
At TCO Cert, we take pride in our accreditation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to certify agricultural products as organic, adhering strictly to the requirements of the Canada Organic Regime.
This accreditation includes:
- Canada Organic Regime operating manual
- ISO/IEC 17065
- Canadian Organic Standards: CAN/CGSB 32.310-2020 and CAN/CGSB 32.311-2020
TCO Accreditations
Canada Organic Regime (COR)
The purpose of the Canada Organic Regime is to regulate all parties involved in the certification of agricultural organic products (including operators producing organic products, Certification Bodies and Conformity Verification Bodies) and to verify all applicable regulatory requirements, standards and guidance documents are being met.
Equivalency Arrangements
Attestation of Compliance
CARTV
For Quebec Operators Only
The Conseil des appellations réservées et des termes valorisants (CARTV) was set up by the Government of Québec on November 6, 2006, pursuant to the Act Respecting Reserved Designations and Added-Value Claims (L.R.Q., chapitre A-20.03). The object of this Act is to protect the authenticity of products and of terms used to identify and promote them, through product certification based on origins or on special characteristics associated with a production method or
specificity.
Effective January 1, 2008 the CARTV was granted jurisdiction over agriculture and food products bearing a reserved designation and sold on Québec territory” CARTV website.
Bio Suisse (International Certification Bio Suisse)
The basis for a certification abroad according to Bio Suisse Standards is a valid organic certification equivalent to the
Swiss Ordinance on Organic Farming. The Bio Suisse Standards are democratically established by the Swiss organic farmers and do, in some areas, significantly exceed the basic requirements set by the government (e.g., enhancement of biodiversity, whole-farm approach, fertilization, plant protection, use of water, social accountability and fair trade). In order to guarantee the high demands of Bio Suisse, the whole supply chain from the producer to the exporter must be certified according to the Bio Suisse Standards. Contact a Certification Coordinator or your Chapter Administrator for more information.
