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Buy BC logo licensing certification form

Authorized use agreement application

About the Buy BC logo license:

Did you know? Over 75 percent of B.C. shoppers are familiar with the Buy BC logo.

The Buy BC Logo Licencing System allows eligible businesses to use the Buy BC logo—for free It helps consumers to identify local B.C. products at markets and grocery stores across the province.

The Buy BC logo tells consumers that your product is local. You can use the Buy BC logo on:

Product or packaging labels
Marketing and promotional materials

Read our FAQ to see what products are eligible to use the Buy BC logo.

If your organization currently holds a Buy BC logo license and is interested in certifying more products, fill out the “Certify a New Buy BC Product” request form.

Business / Organization Information

Business / Organization Legal Name(Required)

BC Registration Number(Required)

The BC Registration Number is automatically provided to new B.C. organizations as part of the registration or incorporation process. Click here to go to the public directory of organizations registered in BC for more information.

CRA Business Number(Required)

This is the 9-digit business number assigned by the CRA to identify a business, incorporated company or society.

Business / Organization Address(Required)

Street Address City Province Postal Code

Business / Organization Phone Number(Required)

Business / Organization Website

Representative Contact Information

This individual is the main point of contact and also the signing authority on behalf of the business / organization.

Name(Required)

First Last

Title(Required)

Phone Number(Required)

Email(Required)

About the Business / Organization

Select Industry Category(Required)

Primary Agriculture and/or Seafood Producer or Cooperative (includes growers, harvesters, fishers, ranchers, etc.)

Agriculture, Food and Beverage, and/or Seafood Processor

Primary Producers can apply to certify products that are 100% grown, caught, or raised in B.C. Processors transform raw materials (ingredients) into new products; for a processed product to qualify 51% or more of total costs of production must originate in B.C.

Select Business / Organization Type(Required)

NAICS Code(Required)

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry classification system developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Click here to go to the official website of Statistics Canada for more information.

Does the Applicant identify as an Indigenous Business / Organization?(Required)

Yes

The Applicant produces fresh food, beverage, or agricultural and seafood products which are 100% grown, caught, or raised in B.C.(Required)

Yes

The Applicant processes food, beverage, or agricultural and seafood products which are processed and packaged in BC with 51% or more of the direct cost of producing the product in its final form (i.e. sum of raw material, direct labour, variable processing, and packaging) originating in BC.(Required)

Yes

When the main raw materials are available in sufficient quantities from B.C. producers, they are used in the production of the product.(Required)

Yes

List of products the Applicant would like to certify as ‘Buy BC’

The products listed below must be either 100% grown, caught, or raised in BC —OR—processed and packaged in BC with 51% or more of the direct cost of producing the product in its final form originating in BC (i.e., sum of raw material, direct labour, variable processing, and packaging).

List of products:(Required)

(Please include the Product Name, Brand Name, and the UPC or PLU codes if possible).

Direct Cost of Producing Products Calculator

The completed Direct Cost of Producing Products Calculator is required for Agriculture, Food and Beverage, and/or Seafood Processors. It outlines the percentage of direct costs of producing the product that originate in BC.

Please download the Calculator and fill the spreadsheet with your product information. Information for each individual product (SKU) is required. Once completed, upload the file below.

For a processed product to qualify, a percentage of variable processing costs must originate within British Columbia, and the total direct cost of production must be equal to, or higher than 51%.

Direct Cost of Producing Products Calculator

Download the Calculator

Excel spreadsheet: 30KB (.xlsx)

Upload completed Calculator(Required)

Accepted file types: xls, xlsx, csv, Max. file size: 4 MB.

Intended Use Attestation

Intended use of the Buy BC Certification Mark(Required)

I attest that the Buy BC Certification Mark may only be used for the eligible activities and purposes outlined below:

Labeling Products with a Buy BC Logo: Individual Product, Case Packaging

Print Marketing: Retail flyers, marketing brochures/rack cards, stickers, sell sheets, table-tent cards, banners, recipe cards, contest forms

Online/TV Marketing: Social Media (organic and paid), online advertising/promotions, TV advertising.

Signage (static or digital): In-store displays, off-premises signage, shelf-talkers/-strips. wobblers, outdoor ads (i.e. transit, vehicle).

Promotional Merchandise: Shopping bags, aprons/clothing, placemats.

Declaration and Consent(Required)

I agree

By submitting the Application, I/we hereby declare on behalf of the Applicant that the information provided in the Application is true and correct in every respect and acknowledge that the completion and submission of this Application does not guarantee that the Applicant will be entitled to receive an Authorized Use Agreement to use the Buy BC Certification Mark.

I/we further acknowledge and agree that, if approved, any permitted use of the Buy BC Certification Mark will be governed by the terms of the Authorized Use Agreement provided to the Applicant hereby agrees to be bound, and unless otherwise approved in advance in writing, the Authorized Use Agreement will not apply to any purposes not referred to therein, which will be based upon the information that I/we have provided in this Application.

If this application is signed using an electronic signature, I/we understand and acknowledge that an electronic signature has the same legal effect, and can be enforced in the same way, as a written signature.

Time(Required)

Hours

Minutes

AM/PM

Agreed on this date(Required)

YYYY slash MM slash DD

Phone

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Collection Notice for Applicants

If your business is unincorporated, some of the information collected in this application form may constitute personal information. Your personal information is collected by the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food (or its employees and contractors) under Section 26(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of facilitating your participation in the Buy BC licensing process. Should you have any questions about the collection of this personal information, please contact the Ministry of Agriculture and Food at buybc@gov.bc.ca

Buy BC logo licensing certification form

Authorized use agreement application

About the Buy BC logo license:

Business / Organization Information

Representative Contact Information

About the Business / Organization

List of products the Applicant would like to certify as ‘Buy BC’

Direct Cost of Producing Products Calculator

Direct Cost of Producing Products Calculator

Intended Use Attestation

Collection Notice for Applicants

About the Buy BC logo license: