{"id":747,"date":"2025-03-25T11:58:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T11:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gcl-intl.com\/?post_type=gcl-services&#038;p=747"},"modified":"2026-02-15T06:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T06:59:46","slug":"canada-organic-regime-cor","status":"publish","type":"gcl-services","link":"https:\/\/gcl-intl.com\/pa\/certification\/canada-organic-regime-cor\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Organic Regime (COR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Canada Organic Regime (COR)<\/h3>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2221 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gcl-intl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/COR-Thumbnail-2-01-300x185.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gcl-intl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/COR-Thumbnail-2-01-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/gcl-intl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/COR-Thumbnail-2-01-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/gcl-intl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/COR-Thumbnail-2-01-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/gcl-intl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/COR-Thumbnail-2-01-1536x945.png 1536w, https:\/\/gcl-intl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/COR-Thumbnail-2-01-2048x1260.png 2048w, https:\/\/gcl-intl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/COR-Thumbnail-2-01-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Under the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inspection.canada.ca\/english\/reg\/jredirect2.shtml?sfcrrsac\">Safe Food for Canadians Regulations<\/a>\u00a0(SFCR), any food, seed or animal feed that is labelled as organic must be regulated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Under Part 13 of the SFCR, products must be certified as organic according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inspection.canada.ca\/organic-products\/standards\/eng\/1300368619837\/1300368673172\">Canadian Organic Standards<\/a>. The SFCR also outlines the organic certification system known as the Canada Organic Regime. Canada Organic Regime regulates all parties involved in the certification of organic products (including operators, certification bodies and conformity verification bodies) and verifies that all applicable regulatory requirements, standards and guidance documents are being met.<\/p>\n<p>GCL International\u2019s accredited scope for COR includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publications.gc.ca\/site\/eng\/9.894375\/publication.html\">Organic Production Systems: General Principles and Management Standards<\/a>(CAN\/CGSB-32.310 \u2013 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publications.gc.ca\/site\/eng\/9.894398\/publication.html\">Organic Production Systems: Permitted substances lists<\/a>(CAN\/CGSB-32.311 \u2013 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publications.gc.ca\/site\/eng\/9.851011\/publication.html\">Organic Production Systems: Aquaculture \u2013 General principles, management standards and permitted substances lists<\/a>(CAN\/CGSB-32.312 \u2013 2018)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"section-title title-margin\">\n<h3>The COR Certification Process:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title title-margin\">\n<h3>Application And Contract<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can apply\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcl-portal.com\">online<\/a>\u00a0for the COR Certification. We will use the application details to produce a quotation.<\/p>\n<p>Once the quotation has been accepted, return a signed copy of the quotation and our Scheme Rules.<\/p>\n<div class=\"section-title title-margin\">\n<h3>Preparation For the Initial COR Certification Audit<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>The following documents are supplied prior to the initial certification:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Briefing information about the COR Standard<\/li>\n<li>Standard and Operator handbook<\/li>\n<li>Organic System Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"section-title title-margin\">\n<h3>Initial Certification Audit<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Opening meeting<\/li>\n<li>On-site Audit<\/li>\n<li>Preparation of Audit Report (including Findings)<\/li>\n<li>Closing meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Following the completion of the inspection, a report detailing the findings is provided. Subject to the closure of any nonconformances or findings (if any), a Scope Certificate is issued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"section-title title-margin\">\n<h3>Labelling Release<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>Whenever the client wishes to have its artwork approved, the proposed artwork and Labelling Release form shall be submitted to GCL International Ltd. for approval.<\/p>\n<div class=\"section-title title-margin\">\n<h3>Transaction Certificate (if required based on the Equivalency Agreement)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The certified client may request a Transaction Certificate if required by the Equivalency Agreement<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Email a Transaction Certificate Request form and associated documents to us<\/li>\n<li>If approved, we issue the Transaction Certificate to the client<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"section-title title-margin\">\n<h3>Re-Assessment or Annual Audit<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>For COR, GCL requires the holder of the certificate to submit the information specified in part 13 of the SFCR once annually beginning on the day the certificate is issued. The CB requires the holder of the certificate to submit their intention to maintain certification no later than six months prior to the end of that period<\/li>\n<li>GCL International will communicate with the client to plan for the reassessment and to determine if there have been any changes, such as to production units, subcontractors, recipes or new suppliers<\/li>\n<li>GCL inspects the operation annually to determine whether its certification should continue<\/li>\n<li>Following the completion of the assessment, a report detailing the findings is provided, subject to the closure of any non-conformances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"section-title title-margin\">\n<h3>General Publications:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"gcl-list\">\n<li><a title=\"GCL Scheme Rules\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gcl.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/PCSR02-07-SCHEME-RULES-Organic_web.pdf\">GCL Scheme Rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"COR Operating Manual\" href=\"https:\/\/inspection.canada.ca\/organic-products\/operating-manual\/eng\/1389199079075\/1554143470958\">COR Operating Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"COR Standard\" href=\"https:\/\/inspection.canada.ca\/organic-products\/standards\/eng\/1300368619837\/1300368673172\">COR Standard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"COR Standard\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gcl.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LO_COR-01.-List-of-Certified-Operators-1-2-1-1-1.xlsx\">List of Certified Operators<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Request Operator Handbook\" href=\"https:\/\/gcl-intl.com.bd\/certification\/operator-briefing-note-request\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Request Operator Handbook\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Request Fee Structure\" href=\"https:\/\/gcl-intl.com.bd\/certification\/operator-briefing-note-request\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Request Fee Structure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2221,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-747","gcl-services","type-gcl-services","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-certification"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Canada Organic Regime (COR) - GCL International Ltd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gcl-intl.com\/pa\/certification\/canada-organic-regime-cor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Canada Organic Regime (COR) - GCL International Ltd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Canada Organic Regime (COR) Under the\u00a0Safe Food for Canadians Regulations\u00a0(SFCR), any food, seed or animal feed that is labelled as organic must be regulated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). 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