The Canadian Grain Commission has backed away from a 2016 proposal that would have required feed mills, producer car loading facilities, and grain agents to obtain operating licences from the CGC and post bonds or other types of security as a condition of doing business, reports The Western Producer.
Grain handlers within those three categories may continue to operate without a licence as long as they meet certain conditions, the CGC said.
The decision was based on feedback by stakeholders, as well as an analysis of the risks that unlicensed operations pose to producers and the Canadian grain quality assurance system, the commission added.
