About The Centre for Systems Integration

Welcome

CSI offers a variety of services, including:

  • Organic certification under the Canadian Organic Regime and the various equivalency arrangements negotiated by CFIA
  • CIPRS, CIPRS plus HACCP and CGC HACCP certification with the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) identity preservation and food safety programs
  • Phytosanitary certification with the Canadian Nursery Certification Institute’s (CNCI) Clean Plants programs
  • Special label claims verification upon request

Mission

“To provide cost-effective development, implementation, and conformity assessment of quality management systems to the standards of agricultural and plant product clients on a national basis.”

Accreditations

  • Accredited by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) as a “Conformity Verification Body” for the assessment activities in support of the CFIA seed and plant health programs
  • Accredited by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) as a “Service Provider” to the Canadian Identity Preserved Recognition System (CIPRS) and HACCP programs for conducting audits
  • Accredited by CFIA as a certification body under the Canadian Organic Regime
  • Accredited by IOAS:  Seeds Canada dba Centre for Systems Integration (CSI) is accredited by IOAS for the scope of product certification, accreditation number 118. Please refer to www.ioas.org/accreditation/accredited-bodies/ for current information. This accreditation allows CSI to deliver its organic certification services under the Canada Organic Regime and includes CSI's ISO accreditation, ISO/IEC 17065:2012 - Conformity Assessment - Requirements for Bodies Certifying Products, Processes and Services.