What grain elevators charge to handle your grain
The elevation charge every licensed primary elevator company has filed with the Canadian Grain Commission: what it may charge per tonne to receive, elevate and load out your grain, by crop. It may charge less than this, never more.
Filed with the Grain Commission as of September 15, 2026. The middle of the 48 companies with a charge per tonne: $18.00/t.
| Company | Elevation charge, filed | Charged on |
|---|---|---|
| ETG Commodities Inc. | $5.00/t | Gross weight |
| BP & Sons Grain and Storage Inc. | $8.00/t | Gross weight |
| ADM Agri-Industries Company | $10.00/t | Gross weight |
| Vandaele Seeds Ltd. | $10.00/t | Gross weight |
| Delmar Commodities | $14.00/t | Gross weight |
| Alberta Ltd. o/a W.A. Grain and Pulse Solutions | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| Besco Grain Ltd. | $15.00/t | Net weight |
| Bunge Canada | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| CMI Terminal Joint Venture | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| Cargill LimitedGrade improvement/special bin (SB) /identity preserved (IP) $100/mt | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| G3 Canada Limited | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| GrainCorp Operations Ltd. | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| GrainsConnect Canada Operations Inc. | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| Richardson Pioneer LimitedOutward elevation to boxcars: Tri Lake Agri. Ltd. $63.35, Richardson Pioneer Ltd. $63.35 | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| Schluter + Maack GmbH | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| South West Terminal | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| Tri Lake Agri LimitedOutward elevation to boxcars: Tri Lake Agri. Ltd. $63.35, Richardson Pioneer Ltd. $63.35 | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| Viterra | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| Westlock Terminals (NGC) Ltd. | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| Westmor Terminals Inc. | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| Wetaskiwin Seed & Grn Co-op Ltd. | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| Zeghers Seed Inc. | $15.00/t | Gross weight |
| Parrish & Heimbecker | $16.00/t | Gross weight |
| Paterson Grain Div. of Pat. GlobalFoods Inc. (Alberta) | $18.00/t | Gross weight |
| Paterson Grain Div. of Pat. GlobalFoods Inc. (Manitoba) | $18.00/t | Gross weight |
| Paterson Grain Div. of Pat. GlobalFoods Inc. (Saskatchewan) | $18.00/t | Gross weight |
| Providence Grain Group Inc | $18.00/t | Gross weight |
| Veikle Grain Ltd. | $18.00/t | Gross weight |
| Alliance Pulse Processors Inc. | $19.00/t | Gross weight |
| Great Northern Grain Terminal | $15–20/t | Gross weight |
| Port Lajord Terminal Corp. | $20.00/t | Gross weight |
| Purely Canada Foods Corp. | $20.00/t | Gross weight |
| Seed-Ex Inc. | $20.00/t | Gross weight |
| Stony Plain Seed Cleaning Association Ltd | $20.00/t | Gross weight |
| Westland Agro Ltd.The filing also lists: Elevation charges are 1% of the price on all products | $20.00/t | Gross weight |
| North West Terminal | $30.00/t | Gross weight |
| Agro Source Ltd. | $40.00/t | Gross weight |
| Adroit Overseas Enterprises Ltd. | $60.00/t | Gross weight |
| Agrocorp Processing | $60.00/t | Gross weight |
| Ceres Global Ag Corp | $60.00/t | Gross weight |
| DG Global West Inc | $60.00/t | Gross weight |
| Linear Grain Inc. | $60.00/t | Gross weight |
| Scoular Canada Ltd | $60.00/t | Gross weight |
| Simpson Seeds Inc. | $60.00/t | Gross weight |
| Southland Pulse Inc. | $60.00/t | Gross weight |
| Victoria Pulse Trading Corp. | $60.00/t | Gross weight |
| Canada Malting Co. Ltd. | $100.00/t | Gross weight |
| Etter Seed & Processing Ltd. | $100.00/t | Gross weight |
| BroadGrain Commodities IncElevation charges are 1% of the price on all products | See note | Gross weight |
| Diefenbaker Seed Processors1% of product cost | See note | Gross weight |
| Rudy Agro Ltd.$8.00/MT on Lentils, Chick Peas, Edible Beans, Canaryseed, Marrowfat Peas, $3.50/mt on all other Peas, Flax and Canola; CANADIAN GRAIN COMMISSION | See note | Gross weight |
Cheapest first; bars run to $60 a tonne. A company that filed a percentage of the price, or nothing for this crop, is at the end. Source: Canadian Grain Commission, elevator charge summaries, where cleaning, drying and storage charges are too.
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What these charges are
Every licensed elevator files a schedule of its charges with the Canadian Grain Commission before they take effect: elevation, cleaning, drying and storage. The figures here are the elevation charges from the Commission's summary for primary elevators. A company may charge you less than it filed, but not more. The Commission doesn't set or approve them, and a company can file a change at any time.
If a settlement has a handling or elevation charge, this is the most that company filed for that crop. Look at the footnote too: some companies file extra charges, such as for grade improvement or a special bin.
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Questions
Can an elevator charge more than this?
No. Every licensed elevator files a schedule of its charges with the Canadian Grain Commission before they take effect. It may charge less than it filed, but not more, and it has to tell the Commission when it raises a charge. The Commission doesn't set or approve the charges.
What is the elevation charge?
What the elevator charges to receive your grain, elevate it and load it out, per tonne, by crop. On a settlement it may show as a handling or elevation charge. Cleaning, drying and storage are charged separately and are in the Commission's full file.
What do gross weight and net weight mean here?
Gross weight is the whole weight received; net weight is that weight less dockage. A charge on gross weight is paid on the dockage too.
How up to date is it?
The Commission updates its summary within five business days of a company filing a change. This page checks for a newer summary every day, and shows the date of the one it uses.
Sources
- Canadian Grain Commission, elevator charge summaries: the summary of licensed primary elevator charges, current and past, under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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