List of accredited certification bodies
The following list contains all the bodies currently accredited by the Executive Board to certify products such as goods, processes or services. All these bodies have, in conformity with the Board's accreditation reference manual, the competence to make conformity evaluations for domains included in the sectoral and geographical scopes defined in their accreditation.The Board's accreditation reference manual includes also all criteria from the ISO/IEC 65 Guide.
Displayed in alphabetical order, this list is updated each time changes occur in a certification body profile.
Explanations regarding the list
Identifying Reference(s)
The name of the certifier must appear on the product labels as well as on the commercial documents. Many certification bodies use different identification symbols that could be numeric or alphanumeric. In order to find the certifier that corresponds to an identification of this sort, the search function of your browser (Control F) can be used. If this search does not produce any results, it is imperative to contact the CAEQ before accepting the product.
First Date
Format: YYYY-MM-DD
Granting date of the accreditation of a certification body by the CARTV.
Products’ Categories
Agricultural and food products categories that can be object of certification by the mentioned certification body according to a specification manual with respect to organic production method.
Territories
Indication of the geographic zones where the products certified by the body in mention may originate in order to have their sale legally authorized in the Quebec territory.
Active Organizations
| Address | 200, Harmony Road |
| City/Town | Salmon River |
| Province/Territory/Region | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Postal Code | B6L 3P6 |
| Country | Canada |
| Telephone | 902 897-4318 |
| Fax | 902 897-4247 |
| Website | www.atlanticcertifiedorganic.ca |
| aco@ns.aliantzinc.ca | |
| Identifying Reference(s) | Atlantic Certified Organic ACO |
| First Date of Accreditation | 2008-12-17 |
| Certification Field | Foodstuffs resulting from organic agriculture |
| Products' Categories |
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| Territories | Canada (excluding Quebec) |
| Address | Ackerstrasse |
| City/Town | Frick |
| Postal Code | CH-5070 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Telephone | 41 (0) 62 865 63 00 |
| Fax | 41 (0) 62 865 63 01 |
| Website | www.bio-inspecta.ch |
| admin@bio-inspecta.ch | |
| Identifying Reference(s) |
Bio-Inspecta Bio-Inspecta AG |
| First Date of Accreditation | 2009-10-12 |
| Certification Field | Foodstuffs resulting from organic agriculture |
| Products' Categories |
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| Territories | Switzerland |
Bureau de normalisation du Québec
| Address | 333, rue Franquet |
| City/Town | Québec |
| Province/Territory/Region | Québec (QC) |
| Postal Code | G1P 4C7 |
| Country | Canada |
| Telephone | 418 652-2216 |
| Fax | 418 652-2292 |
| Website | www.bnq.qc.ca/ |
| info@bnq.qc.ca | |
| Identifying Reference(s) | BNQ |
| First Date of Accreditation | 2009-03-25 |
| Certification Field | Foodstuffs designated by territorial designation |
| Products' Categories |
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| Territories | Canada (including Québec) |
| Address | 71, rue Saint-Onésime |
| City/Town | Lévis |
| Province/Territory/Region | Québec (QC) |
| Postal Code | G6V 5Z4 |
| Country | Canada |
| Telephone | 418 838-6941 |
| Fax | 418 838-9823 |
| Website | www.ecocertcanada.com |
| info@ecocertcanada.com | |
| Identifying Reference(s) |
Ecocert Canada Garantie Bio-Ecocert |
| First Date of Accreditation | 1999-10-02 |
| Certification Field | Foodstuffs resulting from organic agriculture |
| Products' Categories |
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| Territories | Canada (including Québec) |
LACON GmbH
| Address | Brunnlesweg 19 |
| City/Town | Offenburg |
| Postal Code | D-77654 |
| Country | Germany |
| Telephone | 0781 919 3730 |
| Fax | 0781 919 3750 |
| Website | www.lacon-institut.com |
| lacon@lacon-institut.org | |
| Identifying Reference(s) | LACON |
| First Date of Accreditation | 2009-10-15 |
| Certification Field | Foodstuffs resulting from organic agriculture |
| Products' Categories |
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| Territories | Austria, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Finland, India, Madagascar, Mali, Romania, South Africa. |
| Address | Entre Rios 549, primer piso |
| City/Town | Rosario |
| Postal Code | S2000ANR |
| Country | Argentina |
| Telephone | +54 341 4264244 |
| Fax | +54 341 4264244 |
| Website | www.letis.com.ar |
| letis@letis.com.ar | |
| Identifying Reference(s) | LETIS S.A. |
| First Date of Accreditation | 2008-09-02 |
| Certification Field | Foodstuffs resulting from organic agriculture |
| Products' Categories |
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| Territories | Canada (including Québec), Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru. |
Organic Certifiers
| Address | 6500 Casitas Pass Road |
| City/Town | Ventura |
| Province/Territory/Region | California (CA) |
| Postal Code | 93001 |
| Country | United States |
| Telephone | +1 805 684-6494 |
| Fax | +1 805 684-2767 |
| Website | www.organiccertifiers.com |
| organic@west.net | |
| Identifying Reference(s) | Organic Certifiers |
| First Date of Accreditation | 2009-04-03 |
| Certification Field | Foodstuffs resulting from organic agriculture |
| Products' Categories |
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| Territories | Canada (excluding Quebec), Iran, Mexico, Philippines, South Korea. |
Organic Crop Improvement Association International, Inc. (OCIA)
| Address | 1340 North Cotner Boulevard |
| City/Town | Lincoln |
| Province/Territory/Region | Nebraska (NE) |
| Postal Code | 68505-1838 |
| Country | United States |
| Telephone | +1 402 477-2323 |
| Fax | +1 402 477-4325 |
| Website | www.ocia.org |
| info@ocia.org | |
| Identifying Reference(s) |
OCIA OCIA International OCIA International, Inc. |
| First Date of Accreditation | 2002-10-10 |
| Certification Field | Foodstuffs resulting from organic agriculture |
| Products' Categories |
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| Territories | Québec |
Organisme de certification Québec-Vrai
| Address |
188, rue Radisson, bureau 111 |
| City/Town | Trois-Rivières |
| Province/Territory/Region | Québec (QC) |
| Postal Code | G9A 2C3 |
| Country | Canada |
| Telephone | 819 693-4646 |
| Fax | 819 693-1472 |
| Website | www.quebecvrai.org |
| info@quebecvrai.org | |
| Identifying Reference(s) |
Québec Vrai OCQV |
| First Date of Accreditation | 2000-06-21 |
| Certification Field | Foodstuffs resulting from organic agriculture |
| Products' Categories |
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| Territories | Canada (including Québec) |
Pro-Cert Organic Systems Ltd.
| Address | 475, Valley Road, Box 100A, R.R. #3 |
| City/Town | Saskatoon |
| Province/Territory/Region | Saskatchewan (SK) |
| Postal Code | S7K 3J6 |
| Country | Canada |
| Telephone | +1 306 382-1299 |
| Fax | +1 306 382-0683 |
| Website | www.ocpro.ca |
| info@pro-cert.org | |
| Identifying Reference(s) |
OC/PRO Canada OCPP/PRO-CERT CANADA Pro-Cert |
| First Date of Accreditation | 2002-05-31 |
| Certification Field | Foodstuffs resulting from organic agriculture |
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| Territories | Québec |
Q Certificazioni S.r.l.
| Address | Villa Parigini Localita Basciano |
| City/Town | Siena |
| Province/Territory/Region | Monteriggioni |
| Postal Code | 53035 |
| Country | Italy |
| Telephone | +39 0577 327234 |
| Fax | +39 0577 329907 |
| Website | www.qcsrl.it |
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lettera@qcsrl.it |
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| Identifying Reference(s) |
Q C S.r.l. |
| First Date of Accreditation | 2009-08-08 |
| Certification Field | Foodstuffs resulting from organic agriculture |
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| Territories |
Italy |
Quality Assurance International Inc.
| Address | 9191 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 510 |
| City/Town | San Diego |
| Province/Territory/Region | California (CA) |
| Postal Code | 92122 |
| Country | United States |
| Telephone | +1 858 792-3531 |
| Fax | +1 858 792-8665 |
| Website | www.qai-inc.com |
| kasey@qai-inc.com | |
| Identifying Reference(s) |
Quality Assurance International QAI, Inc. QAI |
| First Date of Accreditation | 2000-02-21 |
| Certification Field | Foodstuffs resulting from organic agriculture |
| Products' Categories |
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| Territories | Québec |
Quality Certification Service (QCS)
| Address | P.O Box 12311 |
| City/Town | Gainesville |
| Province/Territory/Region | Florida (FL) |
| Postal Code | 32604 |
| Country | United States |
| Telephone | +1 352 377-0133 |
| Fax | +1 352 377- 8363 |
| Website | www.qcsinfo.org |
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fogoffice@aol.com qcs@qcsinfo.org |
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| Identifying Reference(s) |
QCS Quality Certification Service Florida Organic Growers |
| First Date of Accreditation | 2009-06-09 |
| Certification Field | Foodstuffs resulting from organic agriculture |
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| Territories |
Canada (excluding Québec), Bahamas, Guatemala, Honduras, Sweden. |
| Address | Paolo Borsellino 12/B |
| City/Town | Fano (PU) |
| Postal Code | 61032 |
| Country | Italy |
| Telephone | 39 051 6751265 |
| Fax | 39 051 6751266 |
| Website | www.suoloesalute.it |
| info@suoloesalute.it | |
| Identifying Reference(s) |
Suolo e Salute srl Suolo e Salute |
| First Date of Accreditation | 2009-11-10 |
| Certification Field | Foodstuffs resulting from organic agriculture |
| Products' Categories |
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| Territories | Italy, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Kazakhstan, Romania, Serbia, Moldova, India, Egypt, San Marine,Senegal, Ukraine. |
Inactive organization(s)
Certiréso
| Address | 3 - 13933,rue Victoria |
| City/Town | Montréal |
| Province/Territory/Region | Québec (QC) |
| Postal Code | H1A 1N5 |
| Country | Canada |
| Telephone | 514 642.9571 |
| Fax | 514 642-9572 |
| Website | www.histoiresdegourmands.ca/certireso.html |
|
histoiresdegourmands@sympatico.ca |
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| Identifying Reference(s) | Certiréso |
| First Date of Accreditation | 2009-03-27 |
| Date of Suspension | 2010-04-30 (accreditation voluntary suspended) |
| Certification Field | Lodging, food services, community services |
| Products' Categorie | Goods suppliers and services providers qualification and private program |
| Territories | Canada (including Québec) |