This form needs to be completed if you are obtaining manure as a soil amendment from an off-farm source.
Organic Farm Applicant
This is the document library for CSI clients wanting to apply for organic certification for their crop production.
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Manure Source Declaration
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Listing of Seeds, Seedlings and Planting Stock
This form needs to be completed to record all organic and conventional seed used on your farm. Seed includes seedlings and planting stock.
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Vendor Declaration for Non-GMO/GEO Product Status
This form needs to be completed by organic producers if GM varieties are available in Canada for the conventional seed approved for planting. For example, there are genetically modified corn hibreds and soybeans varieties being grown in Canada.
This form also needs to be completed by processors if non-organic agricultural ingredients, food additives or processing aids are being used and there is a possibility that GM or GE materials may have been used in producing the ingredient, food additive or processing aid.
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Commercial Availability Search Record
This form needs to be completed if you are requesting permission to use non-organic seed, agricultural ingredients, food additives or processing aids.
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CSI On-Farm Product Handling Supplemental Questionnaire
This form needs to be completed if you are processing products on your farm, such as honey and seed.
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CSI Organic Certification Policy Manual - ORG-QSP 10.1.0
This quality system procedure outlines the application and certification procedures for clients who apply to CSI for certification as either an organic farm, livestock operator, or organic processor/handler under the Canada Organic Regime and/or the JAS Organic Law and regulations. This policy manual also outlines the inspection procedures carried out by CSI recognized inspectors to determine compliance of an applicant's system with the organic standard(s) to which application was made.
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Manure Source and Application Record
This form needs to be completed if you are applying manure to your fields.
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Compost Feedstock and Management Record
This form needs to be completed if you are obtaining manure as a soil amendment from an off-farm source.
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CSI Organic Maple Production Questionnaire
All clients requesting certification of maple products must complete this form.
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CSI Organic Mushroom Production System Plan
Please fill out this system plan if you are requesting certification of your mushroom production facility.
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CSI Organic Greenhouse Crops Production System Plan
Please fill out this system plan if you are requesting certification of your greenhouse production facility.
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Organic Farm Field History Sheet and Application Form
This form needs to be completed and include fields of all organic status, organic, transitional and conventional.
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COR Operating Manual - Summary of Changes January 2019
This document contains a summary of the changes made by CFIA to the COR Operating Manual, effective January 15, 2019.
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CSI Organic Inspection and Certification Service Contract
All CSI organic clients need to complete and submit this form annually with their application for organic certification.
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Inventory Record
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Land History Affidavit
This form needs to be completed if you are requesting certification of land that has been managed by someone else, but which you want to include in your farm management plan for the current year.
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CAN/CGSB 32.310-2020 - General Principles and Management Standards
This is the most current version of the Canadian Organic production system, General principles and management standards CAN/CGSB-32.310-2020.
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CSI Organic Farm Crop System Plan
All new CSI organic clients need to complete this form.
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CAN/CGSB 32.311-2020 - Permitted Substances Lists
This is the most current version of the Canadian Organic production system, Permitted Substances Lists CAN/CGSB-32.311-2020.
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On-Farm Compost Record
This form needs to be completed if you are producing compost on your farm.