WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA — The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) said on Nov. 1 that it has launched a 30-day consultation on proposed changes to its user fees.
The proposed fee changes, outlined in the user fees consultation and pre-proposal notification, reflect streamlined services that were included in amendments proposed recently to the Canada Grain Act. The amendments are part of Bill C-45, the Jobs and Growth Act, 2012.
The CGC’s user fees have not been changed for the last 20 years, and as a result, it has relied on appropriations from government to fund operations. The user fee consultation will help develop a cost recovery structure that will maintain the CGC’s role in grain quality, quantity and safety assurance, producer protection and the integrity of grain transactions. The CGC is proposing to implement a new fee schedule for Aug. 1, 2013, the start of the new crop year.
Farmers, farm groups, licensees and industry associations are invited to give their views on the proposed fee schedule; services, service standards and performance measures; and the potential impact on their operations.
"The proposed fees are reflective of the proposed legislation before Parliament, which will ensure the Canadian Grain Commission's services reflect the needs of the industry. Your input will help us develop fair and consistent user fees, service standards and performance measures. This process will allow us to continue to deliver our services in the future," said Elwin Hermanson, chief commissioner.
The deadline for comments is Nov. 30. Comments can be sent by email to contact@grainscanada.gc.ca, fax to 1.204.983.2751, or mail to Canadian Grain Commission Headquarters, 600-303 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3C 3G8.
User fees consultation and pre-proposal notification - November 2012
https://www.grainscanada.gc.ca/consultations/2012/fees-frais/ufcpn-eng.htm
Table of contents - details
1.Introduction
2.Objective of user fees consultations
3.Purpose of consultation document
4.Providing your input
4.1 We value your input. We want to hear:
4.2 Appropriate input excludes the following:
4.3 How to submit your input
4.4 What happens when your input is received?
4.5 Independent advisory panels
4.6 Taking your input into account
4.7 Next steps after consultations
5. Background information
5.1 Our fees and funding
5.2 Authority to change fees
5.3 Legal and policy requirements
5.4 Guiding principles
5.5 Principles for setting user fees
6.Our services
7.Proposed user fees
7.1 Annual increases
7.2 More background about our proposed user fees
8.How changing user fees would affect you
8.1 Producers and grain companies
8.2 Canadians
9.Comparison to user fees in other countries
10.Review cycle
11. How we determined costs
11.1 Fee calculation example
11.2 Public benefit appropriation
11.3 Total projected costs and revenues
12.Service standards, performance measurement and tracking
Annex 1: Requirements of the User Fees Act
Annex 2: Our user fees
Annex 3: Comparison to user fees and service standards in the United States and Australia
Annex 4: Example illustrating how the Canadian Grain Commission determined costs for a forecast average year
The proposed fee changes, outlined in the user fees consultation and pre-proposal notification, reflect streamlined services that were included in amendments proposed recently to the Canada Grain Act. The amendments are part of Bill C-45, the Jobs and Growth Act, 2012.
The CGC’s user fees have not been changed for the last 20 years, and as a result, it has relied on appropriations from government to fund operations. The user fee consultation will help develop a cost recovery structure that will maintain the CGC’s role in grain quality, quantity and safety assurance, producer protection and the integrity of grain transactions. The CGC is proposing to implement a new fee schedule for Aug. 1, 2013, the start of the new crop year.
Farmers, farm groups, licensees and industry associations are invited to give their views on the proposed fee schedule; services, service standards and performance measures; and the potential impact on their operations.
"The proposed fees are reflective of the proposed legislation before Parliament, which will ensure the Canadian Grain Commission's services reflect the needs of the industry. Your input will help us develop fair and consistent user fees, service standards and performance measures. This process will allow us to continue to deliver our services in the future," said Elwin Hermanson, chief commissioner.
The deadline for comments is Nov. 30. Comments can be sent by email to contact@grainscanada.gc.ca, fax to 1.204.983.2751, or mail to Canadian Grain Commission Headquarters, 600-303 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3C 3G8.
User fees consultation and pre-proposal notification - November 2012
https://www.grainscanada.gc.ca/consultations/2012/fees-frais/ufcpn-eng.htm
Table of contents - details
1.Introduction
2.Objective of user fees consultations
3.Purpose of consultation document
4.Providing your input
4.1 We value your input. We want to hear:
4.2 Appropriate input excludes the following:
4.3 How to submit your input
4.4 What happens when your input is received?
4.5 Independent advisory panels
4.6 Taking your input into account
4.7 Next steps after consultations
5. Background information
5.1 Our fees and funding
5.2 Authority to change fees
5.3 Legal and policy requirements
5.4 Guiding principles
5.5 Principles for setting user fees
6.Our services
7.Proposed user fees
7.1 Annual increases
7.2 More background about our proposed user fees
8.How changing user fees would affect you
8.1 Producers and grain companies
8.2 Canadians
9.Comparison to user fees in other countries
10.Review cycle
11. How we determined costs
11.1 Fee calculation example
11.2 Public benefit appropriation
11.3 Total projected costs and revenues
12.Service standards, performance measurement and tracking
Annex 1: Requirements of the User Fees Act
Annex 2: Our user fees
Annex 3: Comparison to user fees and service standards in the United States and Australia
Annex 4: Example illustrating how the Canadian Grain Commission determined costs for a forecast average year
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