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Option
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Type of Certification / Frequency of Audit
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Annual Program
Enrolment Fee
(payable to CHC)*
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Fee for Certification Body Services (Audit, Auditor Travel Expenses, etc.)
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Four-Year Audit Cycle (Fixed)
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$500
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Contact your selected Certification Body for rates
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A2
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Four-Year Audit Cycle (Variable)
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$500 |
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A3
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Group Certification |
$2500 for first 25 group members; $500 for each additional 25
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| B |
Group Certification
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$2500 for first 25 group members; $500 for each additional 25
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| C |
Annual Audit
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$250
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* There are two components to the cost of CanadaGAP certification:
1) Annual Program Enrolment Fee paid by the program participant to the CHC. Covers CHC’s costs to administer the program, process enrolment applications, maintain the technical standards and training materials, oversee Certification Bodies, pursue international benchmarking and maintain our government recognition status, collect and analyse data, monitor developments in food safety science and media, offer technical support to the Certification Body, communicate with program participants, program marketing/education, office overhead, staff and related expenses.
For Options A1 and A2, the collective fees paid by Option A1 and A2 participants into the program are pooled and used to pay for random audits and review of self-assessments. This is to ensure that those randomly selected for audits are not penalized unfairly or asked to bear a disproportionate share of the costs.
2) Audit Costs paid directly by the program participant to the Certification Body. Covers the Certification Body's cost to deliver audit and certification services including auditor’s time to perform audits, auditor travel time and expenses, technical review of audit reports, follow-up on corrective actions, issuing certificates, administration and office overhead, billing functions, etc.