Lobbying Information
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Canada-European Union Trade Negotiations: providing information and comment to Canadian government regarding potential impact of proposed trade negotiations on Canada's baking sector.
Policies or Program
- Health Canada Serving Size Consultation on proposed Guidance Principle Document. Provide a baking industry response regarding compliance issues.
- Health Canada Voluntary Sodium Reduction: providing information related to baking industries reduction progress and challenges.
- Health Canada has proposed new allowable mycotoxin levels in wheat sold for food consumption. Advocating to ensure Canadian Food Inspection Agency monitoring and enforcement does not allow grain exceeding thresholds to enter food supply.
- Health Canada's Acrylamide Monitoring Program with respect to the Acrylamide levels in select bakery foods.
- Public Health Agency consultation Our Health, Our Future: A National Dialogue on Healthy Weights including Curbing Childhood Obesity relating to the role food processors may play in the contribution to healthy diets
Regulation
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency Regulatory Modernization Proposal: provide baking industry input on proposed changes
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency's Imported Food Sector Regulatory Proposal which would require the licensing of importers of identified foods and food ingredients
- Health Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency review of adventitious presence of soy and mustard allergens in wheat flour with the objective of determining allowable limits
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
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Presentations
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian Wheat Board (CWB)
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
THE BAKING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA/ASSOCIATION CANADIANNE DE LA BOULANGERIE(BAC) IS A NATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT TRADE ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTS THE CONCERNS AND INTERESTS OF THE COUNTRY'S BAKING INDUSTRY. BAC ACTIVITY AREAS INCLUDE GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY, CONTINUING AND APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING, AND CONSUMER EDUCATION.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
PAUL HETHERINGTON,
PRESIDENT & Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES RETAIL, IN-STORE AND COMMRECIAL BAKERIES ALONG WITH INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
7895 TRANMERE DRIVE SUITE 202
MISSISSAUGA, ON L5S 1V9
Canada
Telephone number:
905-405-0288
Fax number:
905-405-0993
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- PAUL HETHERINGTON,
PRESIDENT & Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
- Laura Pasut,
Director, Food & Nutrition Policy |
No public offices held
