News & Upcoming Events
Links to other organization's events:
- SaskOrganics List of Events
- Organic Alberta List of Events
- ACORN List of events
- Organic Week (yearly)
- Organic Connections (In Saskatchewan, bi-annually even years)
- Manitoba Organic Alliance News and Events
News
When there is news pertaining to TCO Cert, organic certification or organic information, it will be posted below. To see previous news, go here.
Canada – Mexico Organic Equivalency Arrangement (CMOEA)
Canada and Mexico signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) recognizing the 2 national organic systems as equivalent. The Canada-Mexico Organic Equivalency Arrangement came into effect on February 15, 2023. The arrangement allows organic products certified under the Canada Organic Regime or the Mexican organic system to be sold and labelled as organic in both countries. Read more…
USDA NOP Import Requirements and the USCOEA (US-Canada Organic Equivalency Arrangement)
The USDA NOP has recently revised their webpage to provide further clarification on the documentation requirements for imports from India including Indian COR-certified products. All COR certified organic products exported to the U.S. must be accompanied by an organic certificate issued by a COR-accredited CB recognized under the terms of the U.S.-Canada equivalence arrangement. The organic certificate Read more…