• The Canadian Grapevine Certification Network

    Welcome to the Canadian Grapevine Certification Network

    The CGCN ensures the quality of grapevines across Canada through research and rigorous certification protocols.

    About CGCN

Quality & Credibility for Canadian Grapevine Growers

The CGCN works to ensure that Canadian growers and wineries have access to clean, quality grapevine material.

About CGCN

Our objective is to ensure a sustainable supply of certified propagative grapevine material.

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Research

CGCN is committed to conducting research into all aspects of grapevine health.

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Certification

Enabling nurseries to provide clean, high-quality domestic grapevine material.

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CGCN Certifications

Quality Vines, Better Grapes

CGCN works to advance the Canadian grape and wine industry by ensuring a sustainable supply of high quality, certified propagative grapevine material. 

The CGCN is a collaboration between the Grape Growers of Ontario, the British Columbia Wine Grape Council, l'Association des vignerons du Québec, and the Grape Growers Association of Nova Scotia.

CGCN's mandate is to create a clean plant network for domestically certified virus-tested and pathogen free grapevines in Canada and promote, coordinate and direct financing towards research on a national scale for the benefit of the Canadian grape and wine industry.

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CGCN

Our Certification Standards

Nurseries: Show grape growers your commitment to producing quality propagative grapevine materials with CGCN certification.

With CGCN Certification, you can proudly demonstrate to growers that your nursery is dedicated to providing sustainable domestic grapevine material of the highest quality, that has been vetted and tested free from virus.


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News & Updates

Stay current on what's new with the Canadian Grapevine Certification Network.

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Nova Scotia 2023-24 Bud Hardiness Report No. 5

Posted Apr 5th, 2024 in Cold Hardiness & Climate Change

Kentville RDC - 2023-24 Nova Scotia Bud Hardiness Report No. 5

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Nova Scotia 2023-24 Bud Hardiness Report No. 4

Posted Feb 15th, 2024 in Cold Hardiness & Climate Change

Kentville RDC - 2023-24 Nova Scotia Bud Hardiness Report No. 4

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Leafhopper Research at SuRDC: Select Results from the 2018-2023 CGCN/AAFC Project

Posted Feb 9th, 2024 in Crop Protection & Monitoring, Research

Read a new report from Tom Lowery and Andrea Brauner (AAFC Summerland) on leafhopper research conducted under the 2018-2023 AgriScience cluster.

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Become Certified

We help ensure nurseries, growers and wineries have access to clean, quality grapevine material. To learn more about CGCN, or apply to our certification program, contact our team today. 

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