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GRAIN ELEVATOR HANDLING SYSTEM [2 records]

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Record 1 2001-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
CONT

The CGC licenses grain dealers and elevator companies. The purpose of licensing is to ensure that companies meet the requirements of the handling system and their financial obligations to farmers and owners of grain. The Act gives the terms and conditions companies must follow to be licensed and provides a way for farmers to make claims when a licensee fails to pay.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Minoterie et céréales
CONT

La CCG délivre des licences aux négociants en grain et aux exploitants de silos, ce qui permet d'assurer que les compagnies satisfont aux exigences du réseau de manutention et de leurs obligations financières envers les agriculteurs et propriétaires du grain. La loi stipule les modalités que doivent respecter les compagnies pour obtenir une licence et offre aux agriculteurs une façon de faire des réclamations dans les cas où un titulaire de licence fait défaut de paiement.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Crop Storage Facilities
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
OBS

By 1920, there were 166 primary elevator companies operating in Western Canada, and by 1933, the grain handling system reached its peak with 5, 746 primary elevators. This period also saw the growth of farmer-owned or co-operative elevators. The Grain Growers Grain Company was formed in 1906.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Entreposage des récoltes
  • Minoterie et céréales
OBS

En 1920, on comptait 166 compagnies de silos de collecte dans l'Ouest canadien et, en 1933, le système de manutention des grains atteignait son apogée avec 5 746 silos de collecte. Cette période a aussi vu l'apparition de silos coopératifs, appartenant à des producteurs. La Grain Growers Grain Company date de 1906.

Spanish

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