Organic certification
Get certified under the Canada Organic Regime and USDA's National Organic Program, for food, livestock feed and aquaculture producers and processors.
COR ยท NOP
Certification consulting
Helping farms and food businesses get certified and stay certified.
Hands-on consulting for organic, regenerative and food safety certification in Canada and the USA. I've worked in certification since 2012, so I know what your certifier is looking for, and how to get you there.
- Canada Organic (COR)
- USDA NOP
- Regenerative Organic (ROC)
- CanadaGAP
Since 2012Working in organic certification
COR + NOPOrganic programs I know inside out
Canada & USACertification programs covered
Newmarket, ONCentral Ontario, willing to travel
What I help with
Get certified under the programs that matter to your business
Hands-on consulting to prepare your operation, fix what's holding you back and get certified, across these programs in Canada and the USA.
Regenerative Organic
Prepare for Regenerative Organic Certification (ROC), which builds on organic with requirements for soil health, animal welfare and social fairness.
ROCFood safety (CanadaGAP)
Build the CanadaGAP food safety program your operation needs, and get it certified.
CanadaGAP
Certification consulting
Let me help your organization get certified
I know what your certifier is looking for. I can help you get past the obstacles to certification, and build corrective action plans that keep your certification on track.
- Preparing for your first organic or CanadaGAP certification
- Responding to a Notice of Non-Compliance
- Getting back on track after a suspension
- Building and documenting your food safety program
- Record-keeping solutions: setting up and maintaining the records your certifier expects
- Internal audits to prepare you for your annual audit, before your certifier arrives
Not sure where to start?
I can help you make the changes your certifier needs
Certification recently suspended?
I'll help you understand what went wrong, make the required changes and give your certifier a clear plan.
Received a Notice of Non-Compliance?
Not sure what to do next? I'll help you build a corrective action plan that addresses each issue.
Interested in CanadaGAP?
I'll help you build your food safety program from the ground up and get certified.
Unsure how to begin your records?
Starting from scratch, or struggling to keep records up to date? my record-keeping solutions set up and maintain the records your certifier expects to see.
Ready for your annual audit?
An internal audit gets your business ready for the real thing, pinpointing any shortfalls well before your certifier arrives.
Who I work with
From small acreage to multi-brand facilities
Whether you run a multi-brand processing facility, a small-acreage vegetable farm or anything in between, I can help.
Processing facilitiesSingle- and multi-brand food processors
Wholesalers & repackersHandling and repacking certified product
Vegetable & crop producersIncluding small-acreage farms
Feed & aquacultureLivestock feed and aquaculture products
Also: Independent Auditing
Separately from consulting, I carry out organic, CanadaGAP and animal welfare inspections and audits for certification bodies. To keep every audit impartial, I never audit and consult for the same operation.
About Sean
Rooted in agriculture
Sean E. Manley grew up on a small vegetable farm in Northumberland County, Ontario, and started helping neighbouring farms with crops and livestock in high school.
He went on to earn a BSc (Agr) in Animal Science at the University of Guelph. He then managed dairy and swine operations before moving into organic certification in 2012. Today he helps farms and food businesses get certified across organic, regenerative and food safety programs.
Read Sean's story
Let's talk
Ready to get certified, or back on track?
Tell me about your operation and which program you're working toward. I'll get back to you to talk it through.