CanFarm Pulse Inc. receives grain dealer licence from CGC

Grupo Vaca established the Manitoba company in 2016

A Winnipeg, Man., grain company recently received a licence from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC).

CanFarm Pulse Inc. received a grain dealer licence from the Crown corporation on Dec. 13, the CGC’s website says.

This kind of licence “may be issued to a person or a company who, for reward, on their own behalf or on behalf of another person, deals in or handles western grain,” the CGC states.

Grupo Vaca, a Mexican pulse originator and processor founded in 1962, established CanFarm Pulse Inc. in 2016.

“CanFarm Pulse follows the same philosophy that Grupo Vaca has followed for the last 60 years, strives for continuing building of trust with our farmers, employees, and customers day after day,” CanFarm’s website says.

The grain dealer handles bird food, human consumption seeds, lentils, peas, and spices, its website indicates. It also provides packaging services.

The CGC has issued multiple licenses during 2024.

Between Jan. 1 and CanFarm’s licence on Dec. 13, the CGC granted 21 licences.

Of that total, all are in Western Canada except for the grain dealer licence provided to La Meunerie Milanaise Inc. in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., and the primary elevator licence given to Cargill in Dawson Creek, B.C.

In 2023, the CGC issued 17 licences to grain companies.