Registration - In-house Organization

TURKEY FARMERS OF CANADA / LES ELEVEURS DE DINDON DU CANADA / Adam Power, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: TURKEY FARMERS OF CANADA / LES ELEVEURS DE DINDON DU CANADA
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Adam Power, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1998-01-27
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 962779-629

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 293

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 1

Version 46 of 65 (2018-02-08 to 2019-01-11)

Registration versions:

Version 46 of 65 (2018-02-08 to 2019-01-11)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Budget
Consumer Issues
Environment
Health
Internal Trade
International Trade

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), funds for the development and implementation of food safety or animal care programs, with regard to ensuring on-farm programming is current.
Canadian Food Safety Quality Program, in respect of development of on-farm food safety programs and on-farm implementation.
Contributions from Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) with respect to develop a research program for poultry in Canada.

Policies or Program

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) collection of feed pricing data and its accuracy, regarding feed input costs in the production of turkeys.
Bi-lateral Trade Negotiations as it relates to the import regime and tariff rate quota for turkey and the WTO.
Biosecurity: Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC) works closely with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to ensure that the industry operates under strict bio-security guidelines, to eradicate any diseases of significance if they emerge, and ensure adequate compensation is available for those producers that must have their flocks euthanized due to an ordered cull.
CANADIAN INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE, with respect to Turkey Farmers of Canada's (TFC) on-farm food safety systems development, in relationship to the entire food chain.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency - POULTRY REJECTION PROJECT: Turkey Farmers of Canada closely monitors revision to poultry inspection practices which negatively impact producers or undermines the competitiveness of the processing sector due to cost recovery/downloading of inspection responsibilities.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency On-Farm Food Safety Recognition Program with respect to turkey.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency – Health of Animals Act Poultry Inspection Programs, with respect to implications for turkey farmers shipping birds to federally registered processing establishments.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Animal Disease programs/protocols related to the development and refinement of animal disease preparedness and response protocols.
Development of the funding structure for implementation of food safety animal care programs.
Growing Forward business risk management and supply management, with respect to applicability of business risk management programs to turkey farmers.
Labelling, in respect of method of production claims and guideline review, to ensure appropriate and accurate consumer information is provided.
NOTICE TO IMPORTERS: Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC) is a member of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade’s (DFAIT) Tariff Rate Quota Advisory Committee (TQAC), with respect to ensuring the tariff rate quotas are administered properly and in support of supply management.
Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada Research and Development program for poultry research in Canada.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) related to turkey products and the turkey sector.
Private Sector Risk Management Program of production insurance programs, in regard to applicability and development for turkey production.
The Growing Forward Multilateral Framework: On-going discussions concerning the implementation of the program and applicability to and eligibility of turkey producers within supply management.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement as it is related to the negotiations on Agriculture subsidies.
The World Trade Organization agreement with regard to the Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Agreement (SPS) and further development of the SPS.

Regulation

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Canada Poultry Import Regime; the administration and allocation of the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).
Canadian Border Services - traceability regulations with respect to Poultry Product.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulations, food products labeling of packaging.
Custom Tariff - Specially defined mixture rule.
Health of Animals Act - Compensation for destroyed animals regulations, in respect of avian influenza surveillance or other foreign animal diseases.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) - Food and Drug Regulations, On-Farm Medicated Feed Mixing program, Medicated Feed Mixing On-Farm, with regard to implementation on turkey farms.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

A NATIONAL MARKETING AGENCY PROCLAIMED IN 1973 UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE FARM PRODUCTS AGENCIES ACT. ADMINISTERS THE NATIONAL ORDERLY MARKETING SYSTEM FOR TURKEYS UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL PROVINCIAL AGREEMENT.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

PHIL BOYD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Organization's membership or classes of membership

MEMBERS INCLUDE: 1 PRODUCER MEMBER APPOINTED BY PROVINCIAL TURKEY MARKETING BOARDS IN BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS. 2 NON-PRODUCERS APPOINTED BY THE CANADIAN POULTRY & EGG PROCESSORS COUNCIL; AND 1 NON-PRODUCER MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE FURTHER POULTRY PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA. EACH MEMBER HAS AN ALTERNATE APPOINTED IN LIKE-MANNER.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2017-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	$492.25	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
7145 West Credit Avenue
Building 1, Suite 202
Mississauga, ON L5N 6J7
Canada

Telephone number: 905-812-3140 Ext. 222
Fax number: 905-812-9326

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

PHIL BOYD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | No public offices held
MALENKA GEORGIOU, ASSOCIATE MANAGER - TECHNICAL AFFAIRS, ON-FARM PROGRAMS | No public offices held
JANICE HEIGHT, DIRECTOR - CORPORATE SERVICES | No public offices held
SATEESH RAMKISSOONSINGH, MANAGER - POLICY & TRADE | No public offices held
ALAN SAKACH, Manager - Corporate Communications | No public offices held
JOHN SHELDON, MANAGER - MARKETS INFORMATION | No public offices held

TURKEY FARMERS OF CANADA/LES ELEVEURS DE DINDON DU CANADA

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

Name	From	To
TURKEY FARMERS OF CANADA/LES ELEVEURS DE DINDON DU CANADA	2009-06-10	current
CANADIAN TURKEY MARKETING AGENCY	2008-08-08	2009-06-10

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

CANADIAN TURKEY MARKETING AGENCY
CANADIAN TURKEY MARKETING AGENCY

TURKEY FARMERS OF CANADA / LES ELEVEURS DE DINDON DU CANADA

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Adam Power	2025-11-24	Current
PHIL BOYD	1998-01-27	2025-11-24

Date Modified:: 2026-05-11

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Registration - In-house Organization

TURKEY FARMERS OF CANADA / LES ELEVEURS DE DINDON DU CANADA / Adam Power, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 46 of 65 (2018-02-08 to 2019-01-11)

Version 46 of 65 (2018-02-08 to 2019-01-11)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

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