Registration - In-house Organization

CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL / Conseil canadien du porc / Stephen Heckbert, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL / Conseil canadien du porc
Responsible Officer Name: Stephen Heckbert, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1996-03-29
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 935400-11850

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 320

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 26

Version 18 of 37 (2014-05-09 to 2015-06-29)

Registration versions:

Version 18 of 37 (2014-05-09 to 2015-06-29)

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.
Temporary Foreign Workers Program with regard to improving terms to address acute labour shortage for livestock industry
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

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment Canada
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Industry Canada
Members of the House of Commons
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Senate of Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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: 2013-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	$330,374.00	Yes

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

CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL/Conseil canadien du porc

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
CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL/Conseil canadien du porc	2009-09-18	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL/Conseil canadien du porc
CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL/Conseil canadien du porc

CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL / Conseil canadien du porc

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Stephen Heckbert	2022-12-21	Current
Gary Stordy	2021-11-17	2022-12-21
John Ross	2016-04-21	2021-11-17
MARTIN RICE	1996-03-29	2016-04-21

Date Modified:: 2025-03-07

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Registration - In-house Organization

CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL / Conseil canadien du porc / Stephen Heckbert, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 18 of 37 (2014-05-09 to 2015-06-29)

Version 18 of 37 (2014-05-09 to 2015-06-29)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

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