COABC - Standards

COABC adopted the Canada Organic Standard as the standard for the BC Certified Organic Program as of Jan 1, 2009. Products certified as organic under a CB’s ISO program and certified using the Canada Organic Standard are considered compliant with the federal Organic Products Regulation and may display the Canada logo if desired. These products may also carry the BCCO checkmark. Organic products certified under a CB’s Regional Program may only display the BCCO checkmark.

 

Links to Canada Organic Standard Documents

We are not able to provide Links to the current version of the standard at this time. It is available for a fee through Canadian General Standards Board’s online distribution arm.

The earlier 2006 version can be downloaded from:
- CAN/CGSB 32.310 General Principles and Management Standards (2006 ver)
- CAN/CGSB 32.311 Permitted Substances Lists (2006 ver)

Amendments generated since 2006 can be found on the Canadian Organic Growers’ Amending the Standards webpage.  

A Guide to Understanding the Canadian Organic Standard written by the Canadian Organic Growers is a non-binding document that may assist producers in understanding the standards.  

Operators should contact a certification body or email the BC Organic Extension Agent for more information about the standards.