Lobbying Information
Subject Matter Details
Policies or Program
- Government support for environmental and climate action in Canadian agriculture, including the Agricultural Policy Framework and the On-Farm Climate Action Fund.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Government institutions added through a monthly communication report
- Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Senate of Canada
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Farmers for Climate Solutions (FCS) is a farmer-led national coalition working to scale up climate solutions in agriculture. We advance policy proposals to Canadian governments to better support farmers in the face of climate change, and we encourage farmers to adopt low emission, high resilience practices. FCS became it's own entity on October 1st, 2023. Before then we operated under SeedChange and were registered under this organization for lobbying.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Karen Ross,
Executive Director
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Our coalition is comprised of 27 agricultural organizations from across Canada.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
78 George Street, Suite 204
Ottawa, ON K1N 5W1
Canada
Telephone number:
514-577-9112
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Crystal Arsenault,
FaRM Program Manager |
No public offices held
- Rosalie Gillis-Madden,
FaRM Manager - Farmer Engagement and Learning |
No public offices held
- Geneviève Grossenbacher,
Director of Policy |
No public offices held
- Brenda Hsueh,
FaRM Program Coordinator |
No public offices held
- Benjamin Lewis,
Communications Manager |
No public offices held
- Brent Preston,
President |
No public offices held
- Karen Ross,
Executive Director |
No public offices held
- Andrew Rushmere,
Director, FaRM Program |
No public offices held