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List of Grade Names and Agricultural Product Legends
(National Trade-marks Under the Canada Agricultural Products Act and the Meat Inspection Act)

Processed Poultry Products

  • Canada A
  • Canada Utility
  • Canada C

(see Attachment A)

Processed Egg Regulations

Canada & Maple Leaf Design and Establishment Number

(see Attachment B)

Egg Regulations

  • Canada A
  • Canada B
  • Canada C
  • Canada Nest Run

(See Attachment C)

Processed Products Regulations

  • Canada Fancy
  • Canada Choice
  • Canada Standard
  • Canada A
  • Canada B
  • Canada C
  • Fancy Grade
  • Choice Grade
  • Standard Grade
  • Grade A
  • Grade B
  • Grade C

(see Attachment D)

Dairy Products Regulations

  • Canada 1
  • Canada 2
  • Canada 3

(see Attachment E)

Honey Regulations

  • Canada No. 1
  • Canada No. 2
  • Canada No. 3

Maple Products Regulations

  • Canada No. 1
  • Canada No. 2
  • Canada No. 3

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations

  • Canada Extra Fancy
  • Canada Fancy
  • Canada Commercial
  • Canada Commercial Cookers
  • Canada Hailed
  • Canada No. 1 (Peelers)
  • Canada No. 2 (Peelers)
  • Canada No. 1
  • Canada Domestic
  • Canada Domestic Hailed
  • Canada Orchard Run
  • Canada No. 2
  • Canada No. 1 - Cut Crowns
  • Canada No. 1 Pickling
  • Canada No. 1 Large
  • Canada No. 1 Small
  • Canada No. 1 Picklers
  • Canada No. 2 Picklers
  • Canada No. 1 Slender
  • Canada No. 1 Heart
  • Canada No. 1 Extra Large

Canada Produce Legend - See Attachment F

Livestock & Poultry Carcass Grading Regulations Appearing in Maple Leaf

Beef Grades

  • Canada A
  • Canada AA
  • Canada AAA
  • Canada B1
  • Canada B2
  • Canada B3
  • Canada B4
  • Canada D1
  • Canada D2
  • Canada D3
  • Canada D4
  • Canada E

Beef Grade Stamp

An image of a beef grade stamp consisting of a maple leaf on which is printed the word CANADA above the letters AAA above the number 210

Beef Yield Stamp

An image of a beef yield stamp consisting of an inverted rounded-corner triangle inside which is printed the word CANADA above the number 1 above the number 301

Veal Grades

  • Canada A1
  • Canada A2
  • Canada A3
  • Canada A4
  • Canada B1
  • Canada B2
  • Canada B3
  • Canada B4
  • Canada C1
  • Canada C2

Veal Grade Stamp

Veal Grade Stamp

Hog Grades (Yield Class — No. 1-7)

  • Canada Emaciated
  • Canada Ridgling
  • Canada Sow 1
  • Canada Sow 2
  • Canada Sow 3
  • Canada Sow 4
  • Canada Sow 5
  • Canada Sow 6
  • Canada Sow 7
  • Canada Stag
  • Canada Boar
  • Bison Grades

Bison Grades

  • Canada A1
  • Canada A2
  • Canada A3
  • Canada B1
  • Canada B2
  • Canada C1
  • Canada C2
  • Canada D1
  • Canada D2

Bison Grade Stamp

An image of a Bison grade stamp consisting of a double-lined rectangle inside which is printed the words GRADE NAME IN BLOCK CAPITALS in the upper left corner and GRADER’S CODE in the lower right corner

Meat Inspection Regulations

Meat Inspection Legend - (See Attachment G) Only the meat inspection legend is declared as a national trade-mark under the Meat Inspection Act.

Attachment A

Poultry Stamps

An image of a poultry stamp consisting of a maple leaf on which is printed the word CANADA above the letter A

An image of a poultry stamp consisting of a maple leaf on which is printed the word CANADA above the word UTILITY above the word UTILITÉ

An image of a poultry stamp consisting of a maple leaf on which is printed the word CANADA above the letter C

Attachment B

Inspection Legend

An image of an processed egg inspection stamp consisting of a maple leaf on which is printed the word CANADA above the number 210

Attachment C

Stamps

An image of an egg stamp consisting of a maple leaf on which is printed the word CANADA above the letter A in outline

An image of an egg stamp consisting of a maple leaf on which is printed the word CANADA above the letter B in outline

An image consisting of the word CANADA above the letter C

An image consisting of the words CANADA NEST RUN / CANADA OEUFS TOUT VENANT

An image consisting of the words REJECTS / REJETÉS

Attachment D

Stamps

An image consisting of the words CANADA FANCY

An image consisting of the words CANADA CHOICE

An image consisting of the words CANADA STANDARD

An image consisting of the words CANADA A

An image consisting of the words CANADA B

An image consisting of the words CANADA C

An image consisting of the words FANCY GRADE OR GRADE A

An image consisting of the words CHOICE GRADE OR GRADE B

An image consisting of the words STANDARD GRADE OR GRADE C

Attachment E

Stamps

An image of an dairy product stamp consisting of a maple leaf on which is printed the word CANADA above the number 1 in outline

An image of an dairy product stamp consisting of a maple leaf on which is printed the word CANADA above the number 2 in outline

An image of an dairy product stamp consisting of a maple leaf on which is printed the word CANADA above the number 3 in outline

Attachment F

Canada Produce Legend

An image of a produce stamp consisting of a maple leaf on which is printed the word AGRICULTURE above the word CANADA above the numbers 00 and the letter A at the top, B on the right, C on the bottom and D on the left

Attachment G

Meat Inspection Legend

An image of a meat inspection stamp consisting of concentric circles inside which is printed the word CANADA above a crown design above the numbers 00

An image of a meat inspection stamp consisting of a circle inside which is printed the word CANADA above a crown design above the numbers 00

An image of a meat inspection stamp consisting of an oval inside which is printed the word CANADA above the numbers 00

Examiners must also be aware of generic names for different varieties of seeds. These may be found in the TMA indexes. Any trade-mark which consists of a seed name applied for use in association with seeds would be contrary to paragraph 12(1)(b).

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