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Canada Grains Council / Erin Gowriluk, President

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Active - Last Updated: 2024-07-12

Who is lobbying?

Canada Grains Council (Address, activities & membership)

Erin Gowriluk, President

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Agriculture	Lobby for clear, science and risk-based approach to regulation of pesticides and new plant breeding innovation.	Regulation
Agriculture	Lobby for effective trade negotiations and enforcement provisions in key export markets, in particular as it relates to technical barriers to trade and regulatory cooperation	Policies or Program
Agriculture	Lobby for grants related to cross-commodity market access activities in the grain sector	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Agriculture	Lobby for trade enabling solutions internationally on Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) of pesticides on grain.	Regulation
Agriculture	Raise awareness of the Canadian grains and oilseeds sector, our ability to contribute to the Canadian economy and share our sustainability story.	Policies or Program

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Lobby for clear, science and risk-based approach to regulation of pesticides and new plant breeding innovation.	Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Lobby for effective trade negotiations and enforcement provisions in key export markets, in particular as it relates to technical barriers to trade and regulatory cooperation	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Lobby for grants related to cross-commodity market access activities in the grain sector	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Lobby for trade enabling solutions internationally on Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) of pesticides on grain.	Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Raise awareness of the Canadian grains and oilseeds sector, our ability to contribute to the Canadian economy and share our sustainability story.	Policies or Program

Subject matters in previous versions

Agriculture
Budget
Consumer Issues
Economic Development
Environment
Health
International Relations
International Trade
Research and Development
Science and Technology

Subject matters added through a communication report:

Internal Trade

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Grass-roots communication
Oral communication
Written communication

Who are the lobbyists?

Erin Gowriluk, President | No public offices held
Mackenzie Ross, Vice President, Trade Policy and Crop Protection | No public offices held

Registration number: 914397-323685
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2024-10-08	John Barlow, Member of Parliament House of Commons Mark Choi, Director of Parliamentary Affairs House of Commons	Agriculture
2024-09-11	Frederic Bissonnsette, Senior Director General \| PEST MANAGEMENT REGULATORY AGENCY, Health Canada (HC) Manon Bombardier, Assistant Deputy Minister, PMRA Transformation \| PEST MANAGEMENT REGULATORY AGENCY, Health Canada (HC)	Agriculture
2024-06-28	Kathleen Donohue, Assistant Deputy Minister Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture
2024-06-27	David Bailey, Executive Director \| Vice-President, Policy and Programs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Paul MacKinnon, President Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Gregory Wolff, Senior Director Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)	Agriculture
2024-06-20	Jason Flint, Director General and Chief Registrar \| PMRA, Health Canada (HC) Isabelle Pilote, Section Head \| PEST MANAGEMENT REGULATORY AGENCY, Health Canada (HC)	Agriculture
2024-06-18	Doug Forsyth, Director General \| Trade Policy and Negotiations, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Aaron Fowler, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Agriculture, Internal Trade, International Trade
2024-06-17	Michelle Cooper, Director General \| International Affairs Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Evan Lewis , Director, Trade Agreements Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)	Agriculture
2024-06-17	Tom Rosser, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Market and Industry Services Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture
2024-06-17	John Barlow, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture
2024-06-07	Diane Allan, Vice-President, Policy and Programs Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) David R Bailey, Executive Director \| Plant Health and Biosecurity Directorate, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)	Agriculture
2024-05-08	Jeremy Keats, Policy Advisor Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Emerson Vandenberg, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture
2024-05-08	John Barlow, Member of Parliament House of Commons Mark Choi, Director of Parliamentary Affairs House of Commons	Agriculture
2024-05-07	Frederic Bissonnsette, Senior Director General \| PEST MANAGEMENT REGULATORY AGENCY, Health Canada (HC) Manon Bombardier, Assistant Deputy Minister, PMRA Transformation \| PEST MANAGEMENT REGULATORY AGENCY, Health Canada (HC) Lindsay Noad , Senior Director General \| PEST MANAGEMENT REGULATORY AGENCY, Health Canada (HC) Jason Proceviat, Director General Program Renewal \| PEST MANAGEMENT REGULATORY AGENCY, Health Canada (HC)	Agriculture
2023-12-15	Lawrence MacAuley, Minister Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Matthew Mann, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture
2023-12-15	John Barlow, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture
2023-12-14	Francis Drouin, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture
2023-12-13	Branden Leslie, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture
2023-12-12	Kody Blois, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture

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Canada Grains Council - Address, activities & membership

Address:

Suite 703 - 350 Sparks Street
Ottawa, ON K1R 7S8
Canada

Telephone number: 343-549-4767

Contact information in previous versions
- Suite 703 - 350 Sparks Street
  Ottawa, ON K1R 7S8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-422-0166
- Suite 912 - 350 Sparks Street
  Ottawa, ON K1R 7S8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-875-1795
  
  Fax number: 613-236-3590

Description of the organization's activities:
The Canada Grains Council is the national umbrella organization representing the grain, oilseed, pulse and special crop industries. The CGC’s mission is to lead, facilitate and support policy development and implementation on cross commodity issues and opportunities. In everything we do, the Canada Grains Council strives to build consensus and speak as one voice on the issues that matter to our sector.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- Value chain encompassing grain industry association dedicated to improving the business climate for its member organizations.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
Canada Grains Council membership includes representatives from all segments of the value chain (producers, grain handlers/exporters, input suppliers, and processors) and all of the major commodity organizations.

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- Membership is a broad spectrum of agriculture in Canada, including producer associations, industry associations and private sector companies.

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	$244,407.00	Yes

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2023-03-31	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	$324,448.00	Yes

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