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Standards Library

The standards library includes the technical documentation needed to understand and implement global standards within your organization. GS1 standards are about identifying, capturing, sharing and using information. This documentation is organized to easily find the information needed for your sector. It is also filtered by business process including a brief description about each process.

General Merchandise and Hardlines

Business Processes for Foodservice

Advertising
Promotion of products and / or services and / or logistics that are primarily designed for businesses and / or consumers. It includes image management and product information cards (PIC) for foodservice sector.

Product Image Specification Standard

Getting Started With Barcodes

Solution Providers

Contract Management
A contract is an agreement involving two or more supply chain organizations / parties with the intention of creating one or more legal commitments between them this may include but is not limited to supply chain trading partners such as manufacturer, distributor and healthcare provider etc.

Global Location Number (GLN)

Solution Providers

e-Commerce / On-Line Consumer
The extended product attributes that are recommended for exchange between trading partners in support of internet-based commerce (e-commerce, mobile commerce) initiatives.

Product Image Specification Standard

New Item Introduction
Verify and enrich the product with specifications, structures and pack information followed by approval to make the product available for sale.

Barcoding Basics for Shipping Containers

Barcoding for Designers, Printers and Packagers

GS1 Symbol Placement Guidelines

GS1 Databar

GTIN Management Standards and Tools

GTIN Management Standards Guideline - Grocery

Introduction and Role of Ombudsman

GDSN Packaging Measurement Rules

Product Life Cycle Mapping Process

Getting Started With Barcodes

Solution Providers

ECCnet Barcode Certificates

How to Create a GTIN

GTIN Non-Reuse

Order To Cash
Order to cash refers to the business process in which customer sales orders are accepted by a manufacture or supplier, fulfilment of the order followed by shipping and receiving followed by the generating of an invoice and collecting payment for that invoice.

Global Location Number (GLN)

4010-2012 Foodservice Guidelines for EDI

4010 Canadian EDI Implementation Guidelines

5010 Canadian VICS EDI Standards

5040 VICS EDI Implementation Gudelines

Point-of-Sale (POS)
Manage sales transaction to collect and provide data to improve productivity, stock availability, reduce shrinkage, and increase profitability. POS system used in a retail business with "Back-office" computers which typically handle other functions of the POS system such as inventory control, purchasing, receiving and transferring of products to and from other locations. Other typical functions of a POS system are to store sales information for enabling customer returns, reporting purposes, sales trends and cost/price/profit analysis. Customer information may be stored for receivables management, marketing purposes and specific buying analysis. Many retail POS systems include an accounting interface that "feeds" sales and cost of goods information to independent accounting applications.

Barcode Scanning Equipment Selection Criteria

GS1 Databar

Solution Providers

Product Recall
The collaboration of retailers/wholesalers and suppliers to share mission-critical product recall and withdrawal information in a standardized and timely manner, ensuring that potentially unsafe products can be recalled efficiently.

Global Location Number (GLN)

Shelf-planning / Planogramming
Distribution of space allotted to particular product categories in relationship to their productivity, presentation and their inventory balances.

GDSN Packaging Measurement Rules

Product Image Specification Standard

Traceability
Tracking and tracing products across the full supply chain to comply with regulatory requirements and guidance on recall and trading partners specifications Tracking and Tracing Definition: concerns a process of determining the current and past locations (and other information) of a unique item or property.

GS1 Canada Preamble to the GS1 Traceability Global Standard

GS1 Global Traceability Standard i2 2017

GS1 Global Traceability Standard v1.3.0 2012

GS1 Global Traceability - What You Need to Know 2007

GS1 Global Traceability Compliance Criteria for Food Application Standard v.4.0.1 2016

GS1 Global Meat and Poultry Guideline Companion GS1 Made Easy v.1.0 2015

GS1 Global Meat and Poultry Guideline - Part 1: The GS1 System v.1.0 2015

GS1 Global Meat and Poultry Guideline - Part 2: Beef Supply Chain v.1.0 2015

GS1 Global Meat and Poultry Guideline - Part 3: Lamb and Sheep Meat Supply Chain v.1.0 2015

GS1 Global Meat and Poultry Guideline - Part 4: Pork Supply Chain v.1.0 2015

GS1 Global Meat and Poultry Guideline - Part 5: Poultry Meat Supply Chain v.1.0 2015

GS1 Global Meat and Poultry Glossary v.1.0 2015

GS1 Global Traceability Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Guideline v.1.1 2015

GS1 Global Foundation for Fish Seafood Aquaculture Traceability Guideline v.1.2 2018

GS1 Global Wine Traceability Application Guideline

Product Recall in Multiple Recall Jurisdictions Guideline v.1.0 2012

Canadian Food Traceability Data Standards v 2.0 2006

Can-Trace Beef Pilot Project Report 2004

Can-Trace Pork Pilot Project Report 2004

Can-Trace Produce Pilot Project Report 2004

Can-Trace Decision Support Template v1.03 2004

Can-Trace Decision Support System Food Traceability 2004

Can-Trace Small and Medium Enterprises Report 2004

Can-Trace Integration Guidelines 2006

Can-Trace Technology Guidelines 2006

Can-Trace Multi Ingredient Report 2006

Can-Trace Food Traceability Consultation Report June 2005

Letter to Minister Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

GS1US Foodservice Case Level Traceability Imp Guideline 2017

GS1US Dairy, Deli, Bakery Traceability Guideline 2013

GS1US Meat and Poultry Traceability Imp Guide 2014

GS1US Seafood Traceability Guideline 2011

Warehouse / X-docking
Management of storage and distribution of goods and warehouse space management.

Barcoding Basics for Shipping Containers

Barcode Scanning Equipment Selection Criteria

Case Date Coding

Education Modules: History

Education Modules: Protocol

Education Modules: Technical

Technical Documents: 2011 FALL Industry Implementation Protocol for Case Date Coding (version 2011-11-17)

Technical Documents: 2011 FALL Case Date Code - Frequently Asked Questions

Technical Documents: CFIA Communication on Case Identification

ECCnet Barcode Certificates

Business Processes for General Merchandise and Hardlines

Advertising
Promotion of products and / or services and / or logistics that are primarily designed for businesses and / or consumers. It includes image management and product information cards (PIC) for foodservice sector.

Product Image Specification Standard

Getting Started With Barcodes

Solution Providers

Contract Management
A contract is an agreement involving two or more supply chain organizations / parties with the intention of creating one or more legal commitments between them this may include but is not limited to supply chain trading partners such as manufacturer, distributor and healthcare provider etc.

Global Location Number (GLN)

Solution Providers

e-Commerce / On-Line Consumer
The extended product attributes that are recommended for exchange between trading partners in support of internet-based commerce (e-commerce, mobile commerce) initiatives.

Product Image Specification Standard

New Item Introduction
Verify and enrich the product with specifications, structures and pack information followed by approval to make the product available for sale.

Barcoding Basics for Shipping Containers

Barcoding for Designers, Printers and Packagers

GS1 Symbol Placement Guidelines

GS1 Databar

GTIN Management Standards and Tools

GTIN Management Standards Guideline - General Merchandise and Hardlines

Introduction and Role of Ombudsman

GDSN Packaging Measurement Rules

Getting Started With Barcodes

Solution Providers

ECCnet Barcode Certificates

How to Create a GTIN

GTIN Non-Reuse

Order To Cash
Order to cash refers to the business process in which customer sales orders are accepted by a manufacture or supplier, fulfilment of the order followed by shipping and receiving followed by the generating of an invoice and collecting payment for that invoice.

Global Location Number (GLN)

Point-of-Sale (POS)
Manage sales transaction to collect and provide data to improve productivity, stock availability, reduce shrinkage, and increase profitability. POS system used in a retail business with "Back-office" computers which typically handle other functions of the POS system such as inventory control, purchasing, receiving and transferring of products to and from other locations. Other typical functions of a POS system are to store sales information for enabling customer returns, reporting purposes, sales trends and cost/price/profit analysis. Customer information may be stored for receivables management, marketing purposes and specific buying analysis. Many retail POS systems include an accounting interface that "feeds" sales and cost of goods information to independent accounting applications.

Barcode Scanning Equipment Selection Criteria

GS1 Databar

Solution Providers

Product Recall
The collaboration of retailers/wholesalers and suppliers to share mission-critical product recall and withdrawal information in a standardized and timely manner, ensuring that potentially unsafe products can be recalled efficiently.

Global Location Number (GLN)

Shelf-planning / Planogramming
Distribution of space allotted to particular product categories in relationship to their productivity, presentation and their inventory balances.

GDSN Packaging Measurement Rules

Product Image Specification Standard

Traceability
Tracking and tracing products across the full supply chain to comply with regulatory requirements and guidance on recall and trading partners specifications Tracking and Tracing Definition: concerns a process of determining the current and past locations (and other information) of a unique item or property.

Global Location Number (GLN)

GS1 Global Traceability Standard i2 2017

GS1 Global Traceability Standard v1.3.0 2012

Warehouse / X-docking
Management of storage and distribution of goods and warehouse space management.

Barcoding Basics for Shipping Containers

Barcode Scanning Equipment Selection Criteria

ECCnet Barcode Certificates

Business Processes for Grocery

Advertising
Promotion of products and / or services and / or logistics that are primarily designed for businesses and / or consumers. It includes image management and product information cards (PIC) for foodservice sector.

Product Image Specification Standard

Getting Started With Barcodes

Solution Providers

Contract Management
A contract is an agreement involving two or more supply chain organizations / parties with the intention of creating one or more legal commitments between them this may include but is not limited to supply chain trading partners such as manufacturer, distributor and healthcare provider etc.

Global Location Number (GLN)

Solution Providers

e-Commerce / On-Line Consumer
The extended product attributes that are recommended for exchange between trading partners in support of internet-based commerce (e-commerce, mobile commerce) initiatives.

Product Image Specification Standard

New Item Introduction
Verify and enrich the product with specifications, structures and pack information followed by approval to make the product available for sale.

Barcoding Basics for Shipping Containers

Barcoding for Designers, Printers and Packagers

GS1 Symbol Placement Guidelines

GS1 Databar

GTIN Management Standards and Tools

GTIN Management Standards Guideline - Grocery

Introduction and Role of Ombudsman

GDSN Packaging Measurement Rules

Product Life Cycle Mapping Process

Getting Started With Barcodes

Solution Providers

ECCnet Barcode Certificates

How to Create a GTIN

GTIN Non-Reuse

Order To Cash
Order to cash refers to the business process in which customer sales orders are accepted by a manufacture or supplier, fulfilment of the order followed by shipping and receiving followed by the generating of an invoice and collecting payment for that invoice.

Global Location Number (GLN)

4010 Canadian EDI Implementation Guidelines

5010 Canadian VICS EDI Standards

5040 VICS EDI Implementation Gudelines

Point-of-Sale (POS)
Manage sales transaction to collect and provide data to improve productivity, stock availability, reduce shrinkage, and increase profitability. POS system used in a retail business with "Back-office" computers which typically handle other functions of the POS system such as inventory control, purchasing, receiving and transferring of products to and from other locations. Other typical functions of a POS system are to store sales information for enabling customer returns, reporting purposes, sales trends and cost/price/profit analysis. Customer information may be stored for receivables management, marketing purposes and specific buying analysis. Many retail POS systems include an accounting interface that "feeds" sales and cost of goods information to independent accounting applications.

Barcode Scanning Equipment Selection Criteria

GS1 Databar

Solution Providers

Product Recall
The collaboration of retailers/wholesalers and suppliers to share mission-critical product recall and withdrawal information in a standardized and timely manner, ensuring that potentially unsafe products can be recalled efficiently.

Global Location Number (GLN)

Shelf-planning / Planogramming
Distribution of space allotted to particular product categories in relationship to their productivity, presentation and their inventory balances.

GDSN Packaging Measurement Rules

Product Image Specification Standard

Traceability
Tracking and tracing products across the full supply chain to comply with regulatory requirements and guidance on recall and trading partners specifications Tracking and Tracing Definition: concerns a process of determining the current and past locations (and other information) of a unique item or property.

Global Location Number (GLN)

GS1 Canada Preamble to the GS1 Traceability Global Standard

GS1 Global Traceability Standard i2 2017

GS1 Global Traceability Standard v1.3.0 2012

GS1 Global Traceability - What You Need to Know 2007

GS1 Global Traceability Compliance Criteria for Food Application Standard v.4.0.1 2016

GS1 Global Meat and Poultry Guideline Companion GS1 Made Easy v.1.0 2015

GS1 Global Meat and Poultry Guideline - Part 1: The GS1 System v.1.0 2015

GS1 Global Meat and Poultry Guideline - Part 2: Beef Supply Chain v.1.0 2015

GS1 Global Meat and Poultry Guideline - Part 3: Lamb and Sheep Meat Supply Chain v.1.0 2015

GS1 Global Meat and Poultry Guideline - Part 4: Pork Supply Chain v.1.0 2015

GS1 Global Meat and Poultry Guideline - Part 5: Poultry Meat Supply Chain v.1.0 2015

GS1 Global Meat and Poultry Glossary v.1.0 2015

GS1 Global Traceability Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Guideline v.1.1 2015

GS1 Global Foundation for Fish Seafood Aquaculture Traceability Guideline v.1.2 2018

GS1 Global Wine Traceability Application Guideline

Product Recall in Multiple Recall Jurisdictions Guideline v.1.0 2012

Canadian Food Traceability Data Standards v 2.0 2006

Can-Trace Beef Pilot Project Report 2004

Can-Trace Pork Pilot Project Report 2004

Can-Trace Produce Pilot Project Report 2004

Can-Trace Decision Support Template v1.03 2004

Can-Trace Decision Support System Food Traceability 2004

Can-Trace Small and Medium Enterprises Report 2004

Can-Trace Integration Guidelines 2006

Can-Trace Technology Guidelines 2006

Can-Trace Multi Ingredient Report 2006

Can-Trace Food Traceability Consultation Report June 2005

Letter to Minister Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

GS1US Dairy, Deli, Bakery Traceability Guideline 2013

GS1US Meat and Poultry Traceability Imp Guide 2014

GS1US Seafood Traceability Guideline 2011

Warehouse / X-docking
Management of storage and distribution of goods and warehouse space management.

Barcoding Basics for Shipping Containers

Barcode Scanning Equipment Selection Criteria

Case Date Coding

Education Modules: History

Education Modules: Protocol

Education Modules: Technical

Technical Documents: 2011 FALL Industry Implementation Protocol for Case Date Coding (version 2011-11-17)

Technical Documents: 2011 FALL Case Date Code - Frequently Asked Questions

Technical Documents: CFIA Communication on Case Identification

ECCnet Barcode Certificates

Business Processes for Healthcare

Advertising
Promotion of products and / or services and / or logistics that are primarily designed for businesses and / or consumers. It includes image management and product information cards (PIC) for foodservice sector.

Product Image Specification Standard

Getting Started With Barcodes

Solution Providers

Contract Management
A contract is an agreement involving two or more supply chain organizations / parties with the intention of creating one or more legal commitments between them this may include but is not limited to supply chain trading partners such as manufacturer, distributor and healthcare provider etc.

Global Location Number (GLN)

Solution Providers

e-Commerce / On-Line Consumer
The extended product attributes that are recommended for exchange between trading partners in support of internet-based commerce (e-commerce, mobile commerce) initiatives.

Product Image Specification Standard

New Item Introduction
Verify and enrich the product with specifications, structures and pack information followed by approval to make the product available for sale.

Barcoding Basics for Shipping Containers

Barcoding for Designers, Printers and Packagers

GS1 Symbol Placement Guidelines

GS1 Databar

GS1 Data Matrix Specification

GTIN Management Standards and Tools

GS1 Healthcare Allocation Rules

Introduction and Role of Ombudsman

GDSN Packaging Measurement Rules

Healthcare Product Description Implementation Guidelines

Healthcare Product Description Short Form Upload Spreadsheet

Healthcare Supply Chain Guidelines 6020-2012

Getting Started With Barcodes

Solution Providers

ECCnet Barcode Certificates

How to Create a GTIN

GTIN Non-Reuse

Order To Cash
Order to cash refers to the business process in which customer sales orders are accepted by a manufacture or supplier, fulfilment of the order followed by shipping and receiving followed by the generating of an invoice and collecting payment for that invoice.

Global Location Number (GLN)

Healthcare Supply Chain Guidelines 6020-2012

EDI 832 V6020 Guideline for RX, MD & CC&D

Point-of-Sale (POS)
Manage sales transaction to collect and provide data to improve productivity, stock availability, reduce shrinkage, and increase profitability. POS system used in a retail business with "Back-office" computers which typically handle other functions of the POS system such as inventory control, purchasing, receiving and transferring of products to and from other locations. Other typical functions of a POS system are to store sales information for enabling customer returns, reporting purposes, sales trends and cost/price/profit analysis. Customer information may be stored for receivables management, marketing purposes and specific buying analysis. Many retail POS systems include an accounting interface that "feeds" sales and cost of goods information to independent accounting applications.

Barcode Scanning Equipment Selection Criteria

GS1 Databar

Healthcare Product Description Implementation Guidelines

Healthcare Product Description Short Form Upload Spreadsheet

Solution Providers

Product Recall
The collaboration of retailers/wholesalers and suppliers to share mission-critical product recall and withdrawal information in a standardized and timely manner, ensuring that potentially unsafe products can be recalled efficiently.

Global Location Number (GLN)

Shelf-planning / Planogramming
Distribution of space allotted to particular product categories in relationship to their productivity, presentation and their inventory balances.

GDSN Packaging Measurement Rules

Product Image Specification Standard

Traceability
Tracking and tracing products across the full supply chain to comply with regulatory requirements and guidance on recall and trading partners specifications Tracking and Tracing Definition: concerns a process of determining the current and past locations (and other information) of a unique item or property.

GS1 Data Matrix Specification

Global Location Number (GLN)

GS1 Global Traceability Standard i2 2017

GS1 Global Traceability Standard v1.3.0 2012

Global Traceability Implementation Healthcare

Global Traceability Standard Healthcare

Warehouse / X-docking
Management of storage and distribution of goods and warehouse space management.

Barcoding Basics for Shipping Containers

Barcode Scanning Equipment Selection Criteria

ECCnet Barcode Certificates

Business Processes for Pharmacy

Advertising
Promotion of products and / or services and / or logistics that are primarily designed for businesses and / or consumers. It includes image management and product information cards (PIC) for foodservice sector.

Product Image Specification Standard

Getting Started With Barcodes

Solution Providers

Contract Management
A contract is an agreement involving two or more supply chain organizations / parties with the intention of creating one or more legal commitments between them this may include but is not limited to supply chain trading partners such as manufacturer, distributor and healthcare provider etc.

Global Location Number (GLN)

Solution Providers

e-Commerce / On-Line Consumer
The extended product attributes that are recommended for exchange between trading partners in support of internet-based commerce (e-commerce, mobile commerce) initiatives.

Product Image Specification Standard

New Item Introduction
Verify and enrich the product with specifications, structures and pack information followed by approval to make the product available for sale.

Barcoding Basics for Shipping Containers

Barcoding for Designers, Printers and Packagers

GS1 Symbol Placement Guidelines

GS1 Databar

GS1 Data Matrix Specification

GTIN Management Standards and Tools

GS1 Healthcare Allocation Rules

Permanent GTIN Policy for Healthcare

Introduction and Role of Ombudsman

GDSN Packaging Measurement Rules

2015 CC&D Short and Product Description Guideline

Getting Started With Barcodes

Solution Providers

ECCnet Barcode Certificates

Pharmacy Description Standardization Guideline

How to Create a GTIN

GTIN Non-Reuse

Order To Cash
Order to cash refers to the business process in which customer sales orders are accepted by a manufacture or supplier, fulfilment of the order followed by shipping and receiving followed by the generating of an invoice and collecting payment for that invoice.

Global Location Number (GLN)

4010 Canadian EDI Implementation Guidelines

5010 Canadian VICS EDI Standards

EDI 832 V6020 Guideline for RX, MD & CC&D

Point-of-Sale (POS)
Manage sales transaction to collect and provide data to improve productivity, stock availability, reduce shrinkage, and increase profitability. POS system used in a retail business with "Back-office" computers which typically handle other functions of the POS system such as inventory control, purchasing, receiving and transferring of products to and from other locations. Other typical functions of a POS system are to store sales information for enabling customer returns, reporting purposes, sales trends and cost/price/profit analysis. Customer information may be stored for receivables management, marketing purposes and specific buying analysis. Many retail POS systems include an accounting interface that "feeds" sales and cost of goods information to independent accounting applications.

Barcode Scanning Equipment Selection Criteria

GS1 Databar

Solution Providers

Product Recall
The collaboration of retailers/wholesalers and suppliers to share mission-critical product recall and withdrawal information in a standardized and timely manner, ensuring that potentially unsafe products can be recalled efficiently.

Global Location Number (GLN)

Shelf-planning / Planogramming
Distribution of space allotted to particular product categories in relationship to their productivity, presentation and their inventory balances.

GDSN Packaging Measurement Rules

Product Image Specification Standard

Traceability
Tracking and tracing products across the full supply chain to comply with regulatory requirements and guidance on recall and trading partners specifications Tracking and Tracing Definition: concerns a process of determining the current and past locations (and other information) of a unique item or property.

GS1 Data Matrix Specification

Global Location Number (GLN)

GS1 Global Traceability Standard i2 2017

GS1 Global Traceability Standard v1.3.0 2012

Global Traceability Implementation Healthcare

Global Traceability Standard Healthcare

Pharmaceutical Traceability Expert Task Group: Traceability Infrastructure Proposal

Warehouse / X-docking
Management of storage and distribution of goods and warehouse space management.

Barcoding Basics for Shipping Containers

Barcode Scanning Equipment Selection Criteria

ECCnet Barcode Certificates

Resources

Helpful Links

Not yet a GS1 Canada subscriber?

Learn More

Got questions?

I can help!

Follow me for answers to frequently asked questions about your GS1 Canada account, barcodes, product images and more!

Help Library

Making learning easier, with personalized access to user-friendly online training resources for your GS1 Canada solutions.

Need Additional Help?

For more information contact us at info@gs1ca.org or call 1.800.567.7084.

We are here Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM ET.