Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Consumer Issues
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Health
- Immigration
- Industry
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Trade
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Labour
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), funds for the development and implementation National Hog Identification and Traceability System
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), funds for the development and implementation of food safety or animal care programs
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), funds for the development and implementation of swine health initiatives through the Canadian Swine Health Board
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), funds for the development of a Canadian Pork Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency
- Hog Farm Transion Program(HFTP) as it releates to a funding/contribution agreement for the program development and administration
Policies or Program
- Advance Payments Program with regard to improving terms that gives producers access to credit through cash advances.
- AgriStability's policy on caps, and declining margins in relation to the hog industry
- Canada-European Union comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement as it relates to market access for pork.
- Canada-South Korea Trade Agreement as it relates to market access for pork.
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) related to live animals and pork.
- The Hog Industry Loan Loss Reserve Program (HILLRP) with respect to program design and improvements to address program accessibility issues for pork producers
- The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement as it is related to the negotiations on Agriculture
Policies or Program, Regulation
- United States Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) regulations as they relate to Canadian live swine and the Government of Canada's participation in a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel on Country of Origin Labelling(COOL)
Regulation
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA),Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), with respect to Meat Inspection Regulation 1990 and, Product of Canada guidelines and how it affects food products labeling on packaging.
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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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment Canada
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Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
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Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Industry Canada
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Members of the House of Commons
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Senate of Canada
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) is a federation of provincial pork producers' organizations comprehensively representative of farmers in the business of raising hogs. The CPC is not engaged in the marketing of hogs, but is primarily occupied with the development and advocacy of policies related to pork producers interests both nationally and internationally.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
MARTIN RICE,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The Canadian Pork Council is composed of provincial hog producers organizations, some of which are engaged in the marketing of hogs, all of which are involved in representation of hog producers' interests to their respective provincial governments. These organizations are funded by regulated checkoffs collected on pigs marketed from within the province. The CPC's members include B.C. Pork, Alberta Pork, Sask Pork, Manitoba Pork Council, Ontario Pork, la Fédération des Producteurs de Porcs du Québec, Porc NB Pork, Pork Nova Scotia, and the Prince Edward Island Hog Commodity Marketing Board.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2012-12-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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$1,712,050.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
220 Laurier Ave West
Suite 900
Ottawa, ON K1P 5Z9
Canada
Telephone number:
613-236-9239
Ext.
236
Fax number:
613-236-6658
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Mary Ann Binnie,
Manager of Nutrition Affairs and Industry Liaison |
No public offices held
- Dawn Lawrence,
Quality Assurance Program Coordinator |
No public offices held
- MARTIN RICE,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
No public offices held
- CATHERINE SCOVIL,
Associate Executive Director |
No public offices held
- Gary Stordy,
Manager, public relations |
No public offices held
