Use of certificate

Shall only be issued by facilities registered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

1. PRODUCER
2. CONSIGNEE
3. CONTRACT NUMBER - The buyer contract number.
4. CERTIFICATE NUMBER - Refers to a number to be assigned by the registered facility (Mill/Shipper/Agency). Each certificate must bear an individual number as to clearly identify each individual certificate. This is required by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
5. DATE OF  CERTIFICATION - Refers to the date on which the certification occurred.
6. LOT NUMBER - Refers to the facility lot number of the wood product.
7. FACILITY - Refers to the facility name or Division and provides the address. This information may be pre-printed on to the certificate.
8. FACILITY REGISTRATION NUMBER - Refers to a certification number to approved participants in the program. To avoid confusion the number corresponds to certification number as provided by CFIA.
9. MILL NUMBER - Only facility registered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency may participate in the program. The facility number may be pre-printed on to the certificate. It consists of two parts, a logo and a number.
10. DESCRIPTION OF CONSIGNMENT - Must include information on the species, marks, grades, numbers of packages, lot or bundle numbers, volume and other appropriate descriptors. If space on the form is insufficient, attach additional pages, and indicate on face of certificate, in the "Description of Consignment" block, the number of supplementary pages appended. These additional pages must bear the facility number, certificate number and signature.
    • REGROUPED CERTIFICATE - If an aggregated consignment is based on numerous certificates, list individual certificate numbers (i.e., facility numbers, certificate numbers and dates) on the single certificate describing the aggregated consignment. The individual certificates need not accompany the goods.
11. NAME AND SIGNATURE - The name of the person responsible for the certificate program at facility, shall print, or legibly write or type their name beside the signature block. The authorized accountable person for the facility should sign the certificate. The signature indicates the wood has been properly heat treated and complies with the requirements of the program.

DISPOSITION OF CERTIFICATE - The original certificate must accompany the shipment to the receiving facility. Issuers must retain copies for their records and for auditing purposes by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

PRODUCTION/PRINTING OF CERTIFICATE - Approved participants must print their certificates as the standard format illustrates. They may be printed electronically. The certification facility number may be pre-printed on the documents.