Canadian Mill Services Association

Canadian Mill Services Association (CMSA) is a member-supported, non-profit organization, CLSAB-accredited lumber grading agency, that provides hands-on technical and educational services to over 140 forest industry producers in British Columbia, Alberta, and the United States.

#280-500 6th Ave.
New Westminster, BC V3L 1V3
Tel: 604-523-1288
Web: www.canserve.org

The May 3, 2019 Accreditation Agreement with CMSA recognizes them to supervise and grade stamp for each of the following classes of accreditation:

  1. CLSAB has accredited CMSA to supervise and grade stamp for each of the following classes of accreditation in accordance with CSA-O141 and ISO/IEC-17065:
    1. Visually Graded Lumber
      1. in accordance with CSA-O141 (May 23, 2023), CLSAB Regulations (October 23, 2024), the NLGA Standard Grading Rules for Canadian Lumber (2022) and CFLA JPS 1-05 (October 29, 2005)
    2. Agency Certified Lumber
      1. in accordance with CSA-O141 (May 23, 2023), CLSAB Regulations (October 23, 2024) and the NLGA Standard Grading Rules for Canadian Lumber (2022) and CFLA JPS 1-05 (October 29, 2005)
    3. Fingerjoined Lumber
      1. in accordance with NLGA Special Products Standard for Fingerjoined “Vertical Stud Use Only” Lumber (SPS 3 – March 2023) and NLGA Special Products Standard for Fingerjoined Machine Graded Lumber (SPS 4 – November 2024)
    4. Machine-Graded Lumber (MSR/MEL)
      1. in accordance with NLGA Special Products Standard for Machine Graded Lumber (SPS 2 – February 2024)
    5. CE Marking
      1. in accordance with the MPA-CLSAB Agreement (October 17, 2022)

  2. CLSAB has accredited CMSA to supervise and mark for each of the following classes of accreditation in accordance with CSA-O141 and the CFIA-CLSAB Agreement:

    1. Canadian Heat Treated Wood Products Certification Program
      1. in accordance with the CFIA-CLSAB Agreement (October 31, 2014)
    2. Canadian Debarking and Grub Hole Control Program
      1. in accordance with the CFIA-CLSAB Agreement (October 31, 2014)
    3. Canadian Sawn Wood Certification Program
      1. in accordance with the CFIA-CLSAB Agreement (October 31, 2014)