Registration - In-house Organization

Seeds Canada / Semences Canada / BARRY SENFT, CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Seeds Canada / Semences Canada
Responsible Officer Name: BARRY SENFT, CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2021-02-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 780085-368938

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 43

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 17

Version 6 of 12 (2023-03-03 to 2023-06-06)

Registration versions:

Version 6 of 12 (2023-03-03 to 2023-06-06)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Budget
Climate
Employment and Training
Environment
Health
Immigration
Intellectual Property
Internal Trade
Science and Technology
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Modernization of the Plants with Novel Traits system

Regulation

Seed Regulatory Modernization - update of the Seeds Regulations to encourage growth, reduce burden and promote the seeds sector.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Seeds Canada represents Canada's seed sector, advocating for policies that assist the sectors to remain competitive in domestic and international markets and encourage collaboration, innovation, equal opportunity, continued investment and trade in the seed sector.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

BARRY SENFT, CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Seeds Canada memberships represents businesses (seed companies, seed growers, distributors, developers, service providers, seed labs), affiliates (provincial seed associations, universities, international associations) and professionals (seed analysts, LSCI, graders, etc.).

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-01-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	$6,331.34	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
85 Albert St Suite 1100
Ottawa, ON K1P 6A4
Canada

Telephone number: 343-576-3576

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Lauren Comin, Regulatory Affairs Manager/ Gestionnaire des affaires réglementaires | No public offices held
Krista Erickson, Manager, Professional Development/Seed & Quality Program Coordinator | No public offices held
Lorne Hadley, Director of Intellectual Property Protection | No public offices held
BARRY SENFT, CEO | No public offices held
Roy van Wyk, Director of Operations | No public offices held

Seeds Canada/Semences Canada

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Seeds Canada/Semences Canada	2021-02-01	current

Seeds Canada / Semences Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
BARRY SENFT	2021-10-16	Current
Tyler McCann	2021-02-01	2021-10-16

Date Modified:: 2025-03-07

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Registration - In-house Organization

Seeds Canada / Semences Canada / BARRY SENFT, CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 6 of 12 (2023-03-03 to 2023-06-06)

Version 6 of 12 (2023-03-03 to 2023-06-06)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization