Seeds Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1400)

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Regulations are current to 2024-11-26 and last amended on 2020-04-23. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE I(Sections 2, 5 to 7, 11 and 12, 18, 23 to 27, 30 and 40)

Table I

Applicable to:

(a) Wheat, common — Triticum aestivum L.
(b) Wheat, durum — Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum (Desf.) Husn. (= T. durum Desf.)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Maximum Number of Seeds per kg
	Noxious Weeds							Minimum Percentage of Germination
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Total Barley, Rye & Triticale	Other Crops Including Total Barley, Rye & Triticale	Additional Common Wheat in Durum Wheat & Durum Wheat in Common Wheat	Maximum Number of Ergot Bodies per kg	Common Wheat	Durum Wheat
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	85	80
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	0	4	1	2	0	8	75	70
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	85	80
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	0	6	1	2	0	8	75	70
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	0	3	1	2	5	2	85	80
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	0	6	2	5	10	8	75	70
7. Common No. 1	0	2	10	10	10	12	2	85	80
8. Common No. 2	2	4	20	20	20	24	8	70	70

Table II

Applicable to:

(a) Barley, six-row, two-row, hulless — Hordeum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare
(b) Bean, mung — Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek var. radiata
(c) Buckwheat, common — Fagopyrum esculentum Moench
(d) Buckwheat, tartarian — Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn.
(e) Emmer — Triticum turgidum L. subsp. dicoccum (Schrank ex Schübl.) Thell. (= T. dicoccum Schrank ex Schübl.)
(f) Lentil — Lens culinaris Medik.
(g) Lupine, lupin (grain and forage) — Lupinus spp.
(h) Oats including hulless — Avena sativa L., A. nuda L.
(i) Rye — Secale cereale L.
(j) Spelt — Triticum aestivum L. subsp. spelta (L.) Thell. (= T. spelta L.)
(k) Triticale — × Triticosecale spp.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Maximum Number of Seeds per kg
	Noxious Weeds					Maximum Number of Ergot Bodies per kg			Minimum Percentage of Germination
		Primary Plus Secondary
Grade Name	Primary	In Oats	In Other Kinds	Total Weeds	Other Crops	In Barley & Oats	In Triticale & Rye	Maximum Percentage of True Loose Smut in Barley	Rye, Triticale, Hulless Barley & Hulless Oats	Other Kinds
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	2	75	85
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	0	0	4	2	8	10	4	65	75
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0	0	3	2	1	2	2	75	85
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	0	0	6	4	8	10	4	65	75
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	0	0	3	4	2	4	2	75	85
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	1	1	6	10	8	15	4	65	75
7. Common No. 1	0	2	2	10	25	2	4	4	75	85
8. Common No. 2	2	4	4	20	50	8	15	6	65	75

Table II.1

Applicable to:

(a) Sainfoin — Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.
(b) Vetch, hairy — Vicia villosa Roth. subsp. villosa
(c) Vetch, Hungarian — Vicia pannonica Crantz
(d) Vetch, common — Vicia sativa L. subsp. sativa

1	2	3	4	5	6
	Maximum Number of Seeds per kg
	Noxious Weeds
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Other Crops	Minimum Percentage of Germination
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	1	20	10	75
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	2	40	20	65
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	1	20	10	75
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	2	40	20	65
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	5	40	40	75
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	20	80	80	65
7. Common No. 1	0	20	50	50	70
8. Common No. 2	20	40	100	100	60

Table III

Applicable to:

Cereal mixtures composed of seeds of two or more kinds listed in Tables I to II.1, including Phaseolus vulgaris L., Vicia faba L. and Pisum sativum L.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Maximum Number of Seeds per kg
	Noxious Weeds
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Other Crops	Maximum Percentage of True Loose Smut in Barley	Maximum Number of Ergot Bodies per kg
1. Canada Certified No. 1 Cereal Mixture	0	0	3	5	2	3
2. Canada Certified No. 2 Cereal Mixture	0	1	6	20	4	12
3. Common No. 1 Cereal Mixture	0	2	10	30	4	3
4. Common No. 2 Cereal Mixture	2	4	20	60	6	12

Table IV

Applicable to:

(a) Canarygrass — Phalaris canariensis L.
(b) Flax, oilseed and fibre — Linum usitatissimum L.
(c) Sorghum — Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
(d) Sorghum Sudan grass hybrids — Sorghum ×drummondi (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase
(e) Sudan grass — Sorghum ×drummondi (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase (= S. sudanese (Piper) Stapf)
(f) Hemp — Cannabis sativa L. subsp. sativa

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g
	Noxious Weeds			Other Crops		Minimum Percentage of Germination
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	In Sorghum, Sudan Grass, Sorghum Sudan Grass Hybrids & Canarygrass	In Other Kinds	Sorghum	Other Kinds
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0	2	0	0	70	85
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	0	3	1	1	70	70
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0	2	0	1	70	85
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	0	3	1	2	70	70
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	0	3	1	1	70	85
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	2	5	2	2	70	70
7. Common No. 1	0	2	6	25	2	70	85
8. Common No. 2	2	6	10	50	8	70	70

Table V

Applicable to seed of the following kinds when intended for agricultural field production:

(a) Bean, field — Phaseolus vulgaris L.
(b) Bean, broad, horse, tick and faba — Vicia faba L.
(c) Chickpea — Cicer arietinum L.
(d) Corn (open-pollinated, synthetic) — Zea mays L. subsp. mays
(e) Cowpea — Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpers subsp. unguiculata
(f) Pea, field — Pisum sativum L.
(g) Safflower — Carthamus tinctorius L.
(h) Soybean — Glycine max (L.) Merr.
(i) Sunflower (open-pollinated) — Helianthus annuus L.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Maximum Number of Seeds per kg			Minimum Percentage of Germination
Grade Name	Total Weeds	Other Crops	Maximum Number of Sclerotia Bodies in Sunflower per kg	Pea, Chickpea, Cowpea & Safflower	Beans & Soybean	Corn & Sunflower
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0	1	80	85	90
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	0	8	70	75	80
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0	1	80	85	90
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	1	8	70	75	80
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	1	1	80	85	90
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	3	8	70	75	80
7. Common No. 1	1	4	4	75	80	90
8. Common No. 2	3	10	8	65	65	75

Table VI

Applicable to seed of the following kinds when intended for agricultural field production:

(a) Corn, hybrid — Zea mays L. subsp. mays
(b) Sunflower, hybrid — Helianthus annuus L.

1	2	3	4	5
	Maximum Number of Seeds per kg
Grade Name	Total Weeds	Other Crops	Maximum Number of Sclerotia Bodies per kg in Sunflower	Minimum Percentage of Germination
1. Canada Foundation	0	N/A	8	N/A
2. Canada Certified No. 1	0	1	1	90
3. Canada Certified No. 2	0	5	8	80
4. Common	4	10	8	75

Table VII

Applicable to:

(a) Mustard, black — Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
(b) Mustard, oriental, Indian or brown — Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.
(c) Mustard, white (= yellow) — Sinapis alba L.
(d) Rapeseed, oilseed rape, canola
- - Argentine type — Brassica napus L. var. napus (= B. napus L. var. oleifera Delile)
- - Polish type — Brassica rapa L. subsp. campestris (L.) A.R. Clapham
- - Brassica juncea type — Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.
(e) Radish, oilseed or forage — Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g
	Noxious Weeds
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	B. rapa in B. napus or B. napus in B. rapa	Other Brassica Crops Including S. alba	Other Non-brassica Crops	Maximum Number of Sclerotia Bodies per 50 g	Minimum Percentage of Germination
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0	5	0	0	1	1	90
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	0	10	2	1	2	2	80
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0	5	0	0	1	1	90
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	0	10	2	1	2	2	80
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	1	5	5	1	1	1	90
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	2	10	10	5	2	2	80
7. Common	1	3	15	20	15	2	2	90

Table VIII

Applicable to:

(a) Alfalfa — Medicago sativa L.
(b) Clover, crimson — Trifolium incarnatum L.
(c) Clover, red — Trifolium pratense L.
(d) Clover, subterranean — Trifolium subterraneum L.
(e) Clover, sweet
- - white blossom — Melilotus albus Medik.
- - yellow blossom — Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.
(f) Lespedeza, common or Kobe — Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl. (= Lespedeza striata (Thunb.) Hook. & Arn.)
(g) Lespedeza, Korean — Kummerowia stipulacia (Maxim.) Makino (= Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim.)
(h) Lespedeza, sericea or Chinese — Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don
(i) Millet, foxtail or Italian — Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. subsp. italica
(j) Millet, Japanese — Echinochloa frumentacea Link or E. esculenta (A. Brown) H. Scholz. (=Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv. var. frumentacea (Link) E.G. Camus & A. Camus)
(k) Millet, pearl — Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. (= P. americanum L. Leeke)
(l) Millet, proso — Panicum miliaceum L. subsp. miliaceum
(m) Vetch, crown — Securigera varia (L.) Lassen (= Coronilla varia L.)
(n) Vetch, kidney — Anthyllis vulneraria L.
(o) Milk-vetch, cicer — Astragalus cicer L.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g Except Where Otherwise Stated
	Noxious Weeds			Other Crops
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Sweet Clover	Brassica Crops Including S. alba	Other Non-brassica Crops	Minimum Percentage of Germination
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0	5	1	0	5	85
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	2	30	2	2	20	70
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0	5	1	0	5	85
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	2	30	2	2	20	70
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	5	50	20	4	1% by weight	80
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	10	75	30	6	2% by weight	70
7. Varietal Blend No. 1	0	5	50	20	4	1% by weight	80
8. Varietal Blend No. 2	0	10	75	30	6	2% by weight	70
9. Common No. 1	0	5	75	25	8	2% by weight	80
10. Common No. 2	5	10	100	50	10	3% by weight	70

Table IX

Applicable to:

(a) Clover, alsike — Trifolium hybridum L.
(b) Clover, hop or yellow — Trifolium aureum Pollich
(c) Clover, hop, large — Trifolium campestre Schreb.
(d) Clover, hop, small (suckling) — Trifolium dubium Sibth.
(e) Clover, Persian — Trifolium resupinatum L.
(f) Clover, strawberry — Trifolium fragiferum L.
(g) Clover, white — Trifolium repens L.
(h) Medick, black — Medicago lupulina L.
(i) Timothy
- - common — Phleum pratense L.
- - dwarf — Phleum bertolonii DC.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g Except Where Otherwise Stated
	Noxious Weeds			Other Crops
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Sweet Clover	Brassica Crops Including S. alba	Other Non-brassica Crops	Maximum Percentage of Ergot or Sclerotia Bodies	Minimum Percentage of Germination
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0	8	0	0	5	1	80
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	2	40	1	2	30	2	70
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0	8	0	0	5	1	80
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	2	40	1	2	30	2	70
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	5	50	10	4	1% by weight	1	80
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	10	75	25	6	2% by weight	2	70
7. Varietal Blend No. 1	0	5	50	10	4	1% by weight	1	80
8. Varietal Blend No. 2	0	10	75	25	6	2% by weight	2	70
9. Common No. 1	0	10	75	25	8	2% by weight	1	80
10. Common No. 2	5	20	125	50	10	3% by weight	2	70

Table X

Applicable to:

Trefoil, bird’s-foot — Lotus corniculatus L.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g Except Where Otherwise Stated
	Noxious Weeds			Other Crops
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Sweet Clover	Brassica Crops Including S. alba	Other Non-brassica Crops	Minimum Percentage of Germination
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	1	10	1	0	50	75
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	2	50	1	2	300	65
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	1	10	1	0	50	75
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	2	50	1	2	300	65
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	5	50	20	4	2% by weight	75
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	10	100	30	6	5% by weight	65
7. Varietal Blend No. 1	0	5	50	20	4	2% by weight	75
8. Varietal Blend No. 2	0	10	100	30	6	5% by weight	65
9. Common No. 1	0	10	100	25	8	3% by weight	75
10. Common No. 2	5	20	200	100	10	5% by weight	65

Table XI

Applicable to:

(a) Bromegrass, meadow — Bromus riparius Rehmann
(b) Bromegrass, smooth — Bromus inermis Leyss.
(c) Bromegrass, sweet — Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.
(d) Canarygrass, reed — Phalaris arundinacea L.
(e) Fescue, Chewing’s — Festuca rubra L. subsp. fallax (Thuill.) Nyman (= F. rubra L. var. commutata Gaudin)
(f) Fescue, fine-leaved — Festuca filiformis Pourr. (= F. tenuifolia Sibth.)
(g) Fescue, hard — Festuca brevipila R. Tracey (= F. longifolia auct. pl.)
(h) Fescue, meadow — Festuca pratensis Huds.
(i) Fescue, red and creeping red — Festuca rubra L. subsp. rubra
(j) Fescue, sheep — Festuca ovina L.
(k) Fescue, tall — Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
(l) Fescue, various-leaved — Festuca heterophylla Lam.
(m) Foxtail, creeping — Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.
(n) Foxtail, meadow — Alopecurus pratensis L.
(o) Oatgrass, tall — Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J.Presl & C. Presl
(p) Orchardgrass — Dactylis glomerata L.
(q) Ryegrass, annual — Lolium multiflorum Lam.
(r) Ryegrass, intermediate — Lolium×hybridum Hausskn.
(s) Ryegrass, perennial — Lolium perenne L.
(t) Wheatgrass, beardless — Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) Á. Löve (= Agropyron spicatum (Pursh) Scribn. & J.G. Smith f. inerme (Scribn. & J.G. Smith) Beetle)
(u) Wheatgrass, crested — Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. or A. desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Schult.
(v) Wheatgrass, intermediate — Elytrigia intermedia (Host) Nevski subsp. intermedia (= Agropyron intermedium (Host) Beauv.)
(w) Wheatgrass, northern — Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Gould subsp. lanceolatus (= Agropyron dasystachyum (Hook.) Scribn.)
(x) Wheatgrass, pubescent — Elytrigia intermedia (Host) Nevski subsp. intermedia (= Agropyron trichophorum (Link) Richter)
(y) Wheatgrass, Siberian — Agropyron fragile (Roth) P. Candargy subsp. sibiricum (Willd.) Melderis (= Agropyron sibiricum (Willd.) Beauv.)
(z) Wheatgrass, slender — Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners (= Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte ex H.F. Lewis)
(z.1) Wheatgrass, streambank — Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Gould subsp. lanceolatus (= Agropyron riparium Scribn. & Smith)
(z.2) Wheatgrass, tall — Elytrigia elongata (Host) Nevski (= Agropyron elongatum (Host) P. Beauv.)
(z.3) Wheatgrass, western — Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) Á. Löve (= Agropyron smithii Rydb.)
(z.4) Wildrye, Altai — Leymus angustus (Trin.) Pilg. (= Elymus angustus Trin.)
(z.5) Wildrye, Dahurian — Elymus dahuricus Turcz ex Griseb.
(z.6) Wildrye, Russian — Psathyrostachys juncea (Fisch.) Nevski (= Elymus junceus Fisch.)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10				11
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g Except Where Otherwise Stated
	Noxious Weeds			Other Crops
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Brassica Crops Including S. alba	Sweet Clover	In Meadow Foxtail, Ryegrasses, Orchardgrass & Tall Fescue	In Other Kinds	Maximum Percentage of Ergot Bodies	Minimum Percentage of Pure Living Seed				Minimum Percentage of Pure Seed by Weight
									1	2	3	4	1	2
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	1	5	0	0	2	2	1	80	75	70	55	95	90
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	2	25	2	2	20	20	2	70	65	60	50	90	80
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	1	5	0	0	2	2	1	80	75	70	55	95	90
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	2	25	2	2	20	20	2	70	65	60	50	90	80
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	4	50	4	5	2% by weight	1% by weight	1	80	75	70	55	95	90
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	10	75	6	20	3% by weight	2% by weight	2	70	65	60	50	90	80
7. Varietal Blend No. 1	0	4	50	4	5	2% by weight	1% by weight	1	80	75	70	55	95	90
8. Varietal Blend No. 2	0	10	75	6	20	3% by weight	2% by weight	2	70	65	60	50	90	80
9. Common No. 1	0	5	75	8	25	3% by weight	2% by weight	1	80	75	70	55	95	90
10. Common No. 2	4	15	100	10	50	5% by weight	3% by weight	2	70	65	60	50	90	80

Table XII

Applicable to:

(a) Alkaligrass, weeping — Puccinellia distans (L.) (Jacq.) Parl.
(b) Bentgrass, colonial (browntop) — Agrostis capillaris L.
(c) Bentgrass, creeping — Agrostis stolonifera L.
(d) Bentgrass, velvet — Agrostis canina L.
(e) Bluegrass, annual — Poa annua L.
(f) Bluegrass, Canada — Poa compressa L.
(g) Bluegrass, fowl — Poa palustris L.
(h) Bluegrass, Kentucky — Poa pratensis L.
(i) Bluegrass, rough — Poa trivialis L.
(j) Bluegrass, supina — Poa supina Schrad.
(k) Bluegrass, wood — Poa nemoralis L.
(l) Crested dogtail — Cynosurus cristatus L.
(m) Redtop — Agrostis gigantea Roth

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Maximum Number of Noxious Weed Seeds per 25 g		Maximum Percentage by Weight				Minimum Percentage of Pure Living Seed
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Other Crops	Maximum Percentage of Ergot Bodies	Minimum Percentage of Pure Seed by Weight	Kentucky Bluegrass & Canada Bluegrass	Other Kinds
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	5	0.2	1	2	85	70	75
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	1	20	0.5	2	3	75	60	65
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	5	0.2	1	2	85	70	75
4. Canada Registered No. 2	1	20	0.5	2	3	75	60	65
5. Canada Certified No. 1	2	20	0.5	2	2	85	65	75
6. Canada Certified No. 2	4	50	0.8	4	3	75	55	65
7. Varietal Blend No. 1	2	20	0.5	2	2	85	65	75
8. Varietal Blend No. 2	4	50	0.8	4	3	75	55	65
9. Common No. 1	4	20	0.5	3	2	85	65	75
10. Common No. 2	8	100	1	5	3	75	55	65

Table XIII

Applicable to:

Mixtures of forage seeds composed of seeds of two or more kinds listed in Tables VIII to XII, except mixtures of seeds designated by the seller as lawn or turf mixtures or ground cover mixtures.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g Except Where Otherwise Stated
	Noxious Weeds							Minimum Percentage of Germination
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Sweet Clover	Other Crops	Brassica Including S. alba	Maximum Percentage of Ergot Bodies	Reed Canarygrass	Kentucky Bluegrass & Canada Bluegrass	Each Other Component
1. Canada Certified No. 1 Forage Mixture	0	10	100	25	2% by weight	4	1	55	70	75
2. Canada Certified No. 2 Forage Mixture	0	20	200	50	3% by weight	6	2	50	60	65
3. Common No. 1 Forage Mixture	0	10	100	50	3% by weight	8	1	55	70	75
4. Common No. 2 Forage Mixture	5	20	200	100	5% by weight	10	2	50	60	65

Table XIV

PART I

Applicable to:

Lawn or turf mixtures of two or more kinds of seeds listed in Part 2.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Maximum Number of Noxious Weed Seeds per 25 g			Maximum Percentage by Weight
Grade Name	Noxious Weeds Excluding Couchgrass	Couchgrass	Total Weeds	White Clover	Bromegrass, Orchardgrass & Tall Fescue	Other Crops	Maximum Percentage of Ergot Bodies	Minimum Percentage of Pure Seed by Weight	Minimum Percentage of Germination of Each Component
1. Canada Certified No. 1 Lawn Mixture	20	10	0.5	5	1	2	2	90	70
2. Canada Certified No. 2 Lawn Mixture	75	20	1	5	2	3	3	80	60
3. Canada No. 1 Lawn Mixture	20	10	0.5	5	1	2	2	90	70
4. Canada No. 2 Lawn Mixture	75	20	1	5	2	3	3	80	60

PART II

1	2
1. Group A	Kentucky bluegrass, creeping red fescue, Chewing’s fescue, hard fescue, colonial bentgrass, creeping bentgrass, velvet bentgrass, rough bluegrass, Canada bluegrass, sheep fescue, turf-type tall fescue varieties and turf-type perennial ryegrass varieties
2. Group B	Redtop, crested wheatgrass, timothy (dwarf-type) and annual ryegrass provided none of those species constitutes more than 30% by weight singly and no more than 40% by weight combined of the total mixture
3. Group C	All other kinds of grass not listed in this Schedule, if those kinds are indicated on the label

Table XV

Applicable to:

Ground cover mixtures composed of seed of two or more kinds, other than cereal mixtures, forage mixtures and lawn or turf mixtures.

1	2	3	4	5
		Maximum Percentage by Weight
Grade Name	Maximum Number of Noxious Weed Seeds per 25 g	Total Weeds	Other Crops	Minimum Percentage of Pure Seed by Weight
1. Canada No. 1 Ground Cover Mixture	25	0.5	3	85
2. Canada No. 2 Ground Cover Mixture	75	1	5	75

Table XVI

Applicable to:

(a) Beet — Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris
(b) Beet, sugar — Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris
(c) Mangel — Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris
(d) Swiss chard — Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 500 g
	Noxious Weeds
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Other Crops	Maximum Number of Heads of Mayweed per 500 g	Minimum Percentage of Germination
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	2	10	5	1	75
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	2	10	30	20	1	65
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	2	10	5	1	75
4. Canada Registered No. 2	2	10	30	20	1	65
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	5	20	10	1	75
6. Canada Certified No. 2	2	20	50	20	1	65
7. Canada No. 1	1	10	20	10	1	75
8. Canada No. 2	2	30	100	30	1	65

Table XVII

Applicable to:

(a) Cantaloupe, melon — Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo
(b) Citron — Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. citroides L. (L.H. Bailey) Mansf.
(c) Cucumber — Cucumis sativus L.
(d) Gherkin — Cucumis anguria L.
(e) Pumpkin, squash (summer or winter) — Cucurbita spp.
(f) Watermelon — Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus

1	2	3	4	5	6
			Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g
	Noxious Weeds
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Other Crops	Minimum Percentage of Germination
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0	0	0	80
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	0	0	0	60
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0	0	0	80
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	0	0	0	60
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	1	1	1	80
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	1	2	2	75
7. Canada No. 1	0	1	1	1	80
8. Canada No. 2	0	2	5	5	70

Table XVIII

Applicable to seed of the following kinds when not intended for agricultural field crop production:

(a) Bean, garden — Phaseolus vulgaris L.
(b) Bean, broad — Vicia faba L.
(c) Bean, lima — Phaseolus lunatus L.
(d) Bean, runner — Phaseolus coccineus L.
(e) Chickpea — Cicer arietinum L.
(f) Corn, pop or sweet — Zea mays L. subsp. mays
(g) Pea, garden — Pisum sativum L.
(h) Soybean — Glycine max (L.) Merr.
(i) Sunflower — Helianthus annuus L.
(j) Safflower — Carthamus tinctorius L.

1	2	3	4	5	6
	Maximum Number of Seeds per kg		Minimum Percentage of Germination
Grade Name	Total Weeds	Other Crops	Pea, Chickpea, Sunflower & Safflower	Beans & Soybean	Corn
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0	80	85	85
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	0	70	75	75
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0	80	85	85
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	1	70	75	75
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	1	80	85	85
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	3	70	75	75
7. Canada No. 1	1	4	75	80	85
8. Canada No. 2	3	10	65	65	70

Table XIX

Applicable to:

(a) Broccoli — Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck
(b) Brussels sprouts — Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera Zenker
(c) Cabbage — Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L.
(d) Cabbage, Chinese — Brassica rapa L. subsp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt or B. rapa L. subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt
(e) Cauliflower — Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L.
(f) Collards — Brassica oleracea L. var. viridis L.
(g) Kale — Brassica oleracea L. var. sabellica L. or B. oleracea L. var. viridis
(h) Kohlrabi — Brassica oleracea L. var. gongylodes L.
(i) Mustard greens — Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.
(j) Radish — Raphanus sativus L.
(k) Rape, forage — Brassica napus L. var. napus or B. rapa L. subsp. campestris (L.) A.R. Clapham
(l) Rutabaga (swede) — Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Reichb.
(m) Spinach mustard — Brassica rapa L. var. perviridis L.H. Bailey
(n) Turnip — Brassica rapa L. subsp. rapa

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g
	Noxious Weeds
	Primary
Grade Name	In Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage & Cauliflower	In Other Kinds	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Other Crops	Minimum Percentage of Germination
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0	2	5	5	80
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	2	2	10	25	20	60
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0	2	5	5	80
4. Canada Registered No. 2	2	2	10	25	20	60
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	0	5	20	10	80
6. Canada Certified No. 2	2	2	20	50	20	70
7. Canada No. 1	3	1	10	30	10	80
8. Canada No. 2	5	2	50	100	30	70

Table XX

Applicable to:		Minimum Percentage of Germination
(a) Artichoke	— Cynara cardunculus L. (= C. scolymus L.)	75
(b) Asparagus	— Asparagus officinalis L.	75
(c) Cardoon	— Cynara cardunculus L.	55
(d) Carrot (cultivated)	— Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Arcang.	60
(e) Celeriac	— Apium graveolens L. var. rapaceum (Mill.) Gaudin	60
(f) Celery	— Apium graveolens L. var. dulce (Mill.) Pers.	55
(g) Celtuce/celtus	— Lactuca sativa L. var. angustana L.H. Bailey	75
(h) Chervil	— Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm.	75
(i) Chicory (cultivated)	— Cichorium intybus L.	65
(j) Chives	— Allium schoenoprasum L.	65
(k) Cornsalad	— Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr. (= V. olitoria (L.) Poll.)	75
(l) Cress, garden	— Lepidium sativum L.	75
(m) Cress, water	— Nasturtium officinale R. Br.	35
(n) Dandelion (cultivated)	— Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.	55
(o) Dill	— Anethum graveolens L.	50
(p) Eggplant	— Solanum melongena L.	65
(q) Endive	— Cichorium endivia L.	65
(r) Leek	— Allium porrum L.	65
(s) Lettuce — cos (romaine)	— Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia Lam.	70
(t) Lettuce — head	— Lactuca sativa L. var. capitata L.	70
(u) Lettuce — leaf	— Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L.	70
(v) Okra	— Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench (= Hibiscus esculentus L.)	55
(w) Onion	— Allium cepa L.	75
(x) Parsley	— Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A.W. Hill	55
(y) Parsnip	— Pastinaca sativa L. subsp. sativa	60
(z) Pepper	— Capsicum annuum L.	65
(z.1) Rampion	— Campanula rapunculus L.	55
(z.11) Rhubarb	— Rheum × hybridum Murray (= R. rhaponticum L. auct.)	65
(z.12) Sage	— Salvia officinalis L.	50
(z.13) Salsify	— Tragopogon porrifolius L.	75
(z.14) Savory	— Satureja hortensis L. or S. montana L.	50
(z.15) Sorrel (cultivated)	— Rumex acetosa L.	65
(z.16) Spinach	— Spinacia oleracea L.	65
(z.17) Spinach, New Zealand	— Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze	50
(z.18) Thyme	— Thymus vulgaris L.	50
(z.19) Tobacco (flue-cured and burley types)	— Nicotiana tabacum L.	75
(z.2) Tomato	— Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. (= L. lycopersicum (L.) Karsten ex Farwell)	75

1	2	3	4	5
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g
	Noxious Weeds
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Other Crops
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	3	10	5
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	2	10	25	20
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	3	10	5
4. Canada Registered No. 2	2	10	25	20
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	5	20	10
6. Canada Certified No. 2	2	20	50	20
7. Canada No. 1	1	10	25	10
8. Canada No. 2	2	50	100	30

Table XXI

Applicable to:

Onion sets and multiplier onions.

1	2	3	4
Grade Name	Diameter of Sets (cm)	Percentage of One Variety and Colour	General Quality
1. Canada No. 1	1 to 2.5	Not less than 98	(1) Mature, well cured, sound and dry.
			(2) Practically free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter, from disease, decay and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage.
			(3) Practically free from sprouted bulbs and from soft bulbs when graded.
2. Canada No. 1 (Large)	2.5 to 3.5	Not less than 98	(1) Mature, well cured, sound and dry.
			(2) Practically free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter, from disease, decay and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage.
			(3) Practically free from sprouted bulbs and from soft bulbs when graded.
3. Canada No. 2	1 to 2.5	Not less than 90	(1) Mature, well cured, sound and reasonably dry.
			(2) Reasonably free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter, from disease, decay and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage.
			(3) Reasonably free from soft bulbs and containing not more than 5% sprouts for yellow and 10% for white, red and globe.
4. Canada No. 2 (Large)	2.5 to 3.5	Not less than 90	(1) Mature, well cured, sound and reasonably dry.
			(2) Reasonably free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter, from disease, decay and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage.
			(3) Reasonably free from soft bulbs and containing not more than 5% sprouts for yellow and 10% for white, red and globe.

Definition of Terms Used in Column 4

Mature, well cured: Mature, well cured means that the sets have necks that are well dried out and have not more than 1% and 2% thick necks in Canada No. 1 and Canada No. 2 sets, respectively.
Sound: Sound means that the set is firm and neat and will yield only slightly to moderate pressure.
Practically free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter: Practically free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter means free for all intents and purposes. Tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter should not exceed 1% by weight and not more that 25% of the sets should have tops 6.5 cm long or longer.
Practically free from disease, decay and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage: Practically free from disease, decay and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage means that not more than 3% combined of the bulbs should be so affected.
Practically free from sprouted bulbs: Practically free from sprouted bulbs means that, for yellow sets, not more than 3% have visible sprouts and that, for red, white and globe sets, not more than 6% have visible sprouts.
Practically free from soft bulbs: Practically free from soft bulbs means that soft bulbs should not be in excess of 3%.
Reasonably free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter: Reasonably free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter means that not more than 35% of the bulbs should have tops over 6.5 cm long and dirt, leaves or other foreign matter should not exceed 2% by weight.
Reasonably free from disease, decay and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage: Reasonably free from disease, decay and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage means that not more than 4% combined of the bulbs should be so affected.
Reasonably free from soft bulbs: Reasonably free from soft bulbs means that not more than 5% combined of the bulbs should be so affected.
Sprouted bulbs: Sprouted bulbs means those bulbs with sprouts exceeding 0.6 cm in length.

Table XXII

Applicable to all kinds of seeds referred to in Tables I to XX except those referred to in Tables III and XIII to XV:

1. Canada Foundation Substandard seed is seed of Foundation status that meets the standards for purity for Canada Foundation No. 2 grade seed.
2. Canada Registered Substandard seed is seed of Registered status that meets the standards for purity for Canada Registered No. 2 grade seed.
3. Canada Certified Substandard seed is seed of Certified status that meets the standards for purity for Canada Certified No. 2 grade seed.
4 Canada Foundation Substandard (Purity) seed is seed of Foundation status that meets the standards for purity for common grade seed.

SOR/78-314, s. 2
SOR/79-917, s. 1
SOR/82-437, ss. 8 to 10
SOR/86-850, s. 17
SOR/89-368, ss. 3, 4(F)
SOR/91-609, s. 4
SOR/93-162, s. 12
SOR/96-252, ss. 4, 5, 6(F), 7 to 9
SOR/2007-223, s. 25, err., Vol. 143, No. 13
SOR/2012-286, ss. 6(F), 7(E), 8 to 10(F), 11, 12, 13(F), 14

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Seeds Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1400)

SCHEDULE I(Sections 2, 5 to 7, 11 and 12, 18, 23 to 27, 30 and 40)

Table I

Table II

Table II.1

Table III

Table IV

Table V

Table VI

Table VII

Table VIII

Table IX

Table X

Table XI

Table XII

Table XIII

Table XIV

PART I

PART II

Table XV

Table XVI

Table XVII

Table XVIII

Table XIX

Table XX

Table XXI

Table XXII