FAQ – Company Membership

Yes, your membership is valid for one year. You must pay the membership fees annually, on your registration anniversary date with Aliments du Québec. You will receive a renewal notice by email.

Online, through the member platform, we accept payments by credit card. You may also pay by direct deposit or by cheque.

Upon receipt of your invoice, you may make your cheque payable to “CPAQ–Aliments du Québec” and mail it to:

Aliments du Québec
555 boul. Roland-Therrien
Longueuil (Québec) J4H 4E7

There is no fee when you submit a product for verification.

Verification timelines may vary throughout the year depending on the volume of requests received by our department. If needed, we can prioritize your products with our expedited verification service.

• Expedited verification service (5 days): $40 per product
• Urgent verification service (2 days): $75 per product

Yes, we can provide this service at an hourly rate of $50 per hour.

As many products as you wish, provided they qualify for one of our certification marks.

Aliments du Québec certification marks are granted on a per-product basis. You must therefore submit an application for each product for which you wish to use our marks.

Aliments du Québec

Any product that is entirely from Québec, or any product made with a minimum of 85% ingredients of Québec origin, provided that all main ingredients come from Québec. All processing and packaging activities must be carried out in Québec.

Please note: the 85% rule applies only to products with more than one main ingredient.

Aliments préparés au Québec

Any product that is entirely processed and packaged in Québec, and made with Québec and/or imported ingredients. When main ingredients are available in sufficient quantity in Québec, they must be used.

Clarification: As a complement to the Aliments du Québec definition, the Aliments préparés au Québec designation allows for products containing less than 85% Québec ingredients.

You must declare that your product has been certified organic. The Verification and Compliance Department will confirm the information with the CARTV (Conseil des appellations réservées et des termes valorisants) to ensure that the product holds a valid certification issued by an accredited body.

The product may then be granted either the Aliments du Québec – Organic or Aliments préparés au Québec – Organic designation.

No. Our certification marks refer to the origin of the ingredients in a specific product. It is not the company itself that is recognized as Québec-based, but rather the individual product.

If a company wishes to use a logo in connection with all of its products or with its company name, it must use the “Member Company” logo. Approval from Aliments du Québec is also required in such cases.

Aliments du Québec

A product must be:

• Entirely from Québec, or
• Made with a minimum of 85% ingredients of Québec origin,
  provided that all main ingredients come from Québec.

All processing and packaging activities must be carried out in Québec.

⚠️ The 85% rule applies only to products with more than one main ingredient.

Aliments préparés au Québec

A product must be:

• Entirely processed and packaged in Québec,
• Made with Québec and/or imported ingredients.

When main ingredients are available in sufficient quantity in Québec, they must be used.

This certification allows for products containing less than 85% Québec ingredients, making it complementary to the Aliments du Québec designation.

Once your product has been verified by our organization, you may proudly display the certification mark obtained on your packaging or label. If you need access to our logos, simply submit a request.

Please note that once the graphic layout of your packaging or label is finalized, it must be submitted to Aliments du Québec for approval. To review the applicable graphic standards, you may refer to the document “Conditions d'utilisation des marques et normes graphiques” available in the member portal.

Yes, absolutely. Several sticker formats — Aliments du Québec, Aliments préparés au Québec, and their Organic versions — are available for marketing your products. You can easily place an order through your member portal (see the Useful Links section). Stickers are delivered within 5 to 10 business days. Please note that shipping and handling fees will appear directly on your invoice.

IMPORTANT: You are not authorized to print your own stickers displaying our logos. They must be purchased from us to ensure quality control and consistency of the stickers in circulation.

No. The use of the logo is not mandatory, even if your product has been verified.

Your product will automatically be displayed in our online directory, unless you have unchecked this option in your product profile.

Please note that if you indicate your product is for a private label, the system will automatically uncheck this option and it will not appear in the directory.