Site GarantieBio1

History

GarantieBio, a Quebec organic certification organization, was registered in 1995 by two people working in this field with experience in organic certification: France Gravel and Jean Marc Aubé.

GarantieBio rapidly built its reputation as a certification program in Quebec because of its client approach. The Company statute, chosen in 1999, allows us to offer made-to-measure services to meet the needs of today's businesses

Its association with Ecocert since 1997 has led to a more active partnership in the year 2000 with the purchase of shares in the company by Ecocert SA, based in the southwest of France, near Toulouse. Ms Gravel remains the other shareholder in the company.

Thus this new enterprise, Ecocert Canada, is now one of the leaders in organic and environmental certification on the Canada market.

Description

Today, when you buy a product that's certified organic by Ecocert Canada, we guaranteed that production and marketing rules and regulations for organic agricultural products have been respected throughout the entire manufacturing process. Ecocert Canada does on-site inspections in order to guarantee that specific standards for organic agriculture are respected.

Active since 1995, we're solidly established in Quebec and operate in all provinces in Canada. The competence and rigour
of controls carried out by our organization are recognized in the context of our accreditation according to ISO Guide 65 standards, issued by the CAAQ.

Our partnership with Ecocert SA, a control organization working in Europe for over 15 years and operating in over 80 countries, gives us access to all markets.

Ecocert Canada, as a certification organization, promises to:

Verify that production standards are respected through its annual visits and unannounced visits.
Deliver a certificate attesting to the conformity of each product produced with organic production methods after a control is completed.
Offer rapid and quality service that allows for access to various targeted markets.

As a private corporation, Ecocert Canada is independent from all commercial structures. A team of qualified inspectors, trained according to our needs, carry out on-site controls. Members of the various decisional committees oversee the application of rules impartially. These people, coming from the organic agricultural and professional milieu, work as volunteers in these decision-making positions. And finally, everyone working on files must respect their confidentiality.