Registration - In-house Organization

Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association / Robin Speer, Executive Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
Responsible Officer Name: Robin Speer, Executive Director
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-12-12
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 736036-14587

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 7

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 6 of 9 (2015-11-02 to 2016-07-28)

Registration versions:

Version 6 of 9 (2015-11-02 to 2016-07-28)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Energy
Internal Trade
International Trade
Labour
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Canada Grain Act, with respect to mandatory grain inspection services and allowing for the provision of alternate service providers for said services.
Canada Transportation Act, with respect to providing improved shipping service of grain by rail transportation, and seeking to strengthen the shipper protection provisions.

Policies or Program

International Trade and Agriculture, with respect to promoting and liberalizing trade to create more export opportunities for grain farmers, including bilateral trade deals with India, China et al.; the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); etc.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
House of Commons
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is a farm policy advocacy group dedicated to creating a more profitable and sustainable agricultural industry.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Robin Speer, Executive Director

Organization's membership or classes of membership

1) Farmer - active or retired farmers 2) Student - individuals enrolled in a post-secondary institution 3) Agribusiness - agriculture-related businesses (non-voting) 4) Honourary - persons who have rendered distinguished service to the Association or the industry 5) Life - farmer members who purchased a lifetime membership

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2015-09-30

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)	$400.00	No
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)	$5,000.00	Yes
Government of Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture	$6,000.00	Yes
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver)	$1,600.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
Bay 6A - 3602 Taylor Street East
Saskatoon, SK S7H 5H9
Canada

Telephone number: 587-998-4741

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Robin Speer, Executive Director | Public offices held

Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association

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
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association	2011-05-17	2017-09-16

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association

Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Robin Speer	2015-11-02	2017-09-16
Blair Rutter	2006-12-12	2014-08-02

Robin Speer, Executive Director (Organization)

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Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.

Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-7 of 7

Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Patti Miller, Chief Commissioner | Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
- Doug Chorney, Assistant Chief Commissioner | Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
- Lonny McKague, Commissioner | Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2017-02-27
Posted date: 2017-03-05
Communication number: 14587-395256 View associated registration
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- David Anderson, MP | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2016-12-07
Posted date: 2017-01-05
Communication number: 14587-392125 View associated registration
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Gurveen Chadha, Policy Advisor | Transport Canada (TC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture, Transportation
Communication date: 2016-12-06
Posted date: 2017-01-05
Communication number: 14587-392124 View associated registration
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Jim Eglinski, MP | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2016-12-06
Posted date: 2017-01-05
Communication number: 14587-392123 View associated registration
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Chris Warkentin, MP | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2016-12-06
Posted date: 2017-01-05
Communication number: 14587-392122 View associated registration
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Martin Shields, MP | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2016-12-05
Posted date: 2017-01-05
Communication number: 14587-392096 View associated registration
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Andrew Scheer, MP | House of Commons
- Maxime Bernier, MP | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Internal Trade, International Trade
Communication date: 2016-08-30
Posted date: 2016-09-15
Communication number: 14587-383736 View associated registration

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Parliamentay Assistant House of Commons, Office of Gerry Ritz, MP	February 2004 to September 2006	Not a designated office
Constituency Assistant House of Commons, Constituency Office of Rob Anders, MP	October 2002 to October 2002	Not a designated office
National Youth and Internship Coordinator House of Commons, Office of the Leader of the Opposition	October 2002 to February 2004	Not a designated office
Constituency Coordinator House of Commons, Constituency Office of Gerry Ritz, MP	January 2001 to October 2002	Not a designated office
Research Intern House of Commons, Office of the Leader of the Opposition	May 2000 to August 2000	Not a designated office
Constituency Intern House of Commons, Constituency Office of Gerry Ritz, MP	May 1999 to August 1999	Not a designated office
Constituency Intern House of Commons, Constituency Office of Gerry Ritz, MP	May 1998 to August 1998	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Parliamentay Assistant House of Commons, Office of Gerry Ritz, MP	February 2004 to September 2006	Not a designated office
Constituency Assistant House of Commons, Constituency Office of Rob Anders, MP	October 2002 to October 2002	Not a designated office
National Youth and Internship Coordinator House of Commons, Office of the Leader of the Opposition	October 2002 to February 2004	Not a designated office
Constituency Coordinator House of Commons, Constituency Office of Gerry Ritz, MP	January 2001 to October 2002	Not a designated office
Research Intern House of Commons, Office of the Leader of the Opposition	May 2000 to August 2000	Not a designated office
Constituency Intern House of Commons, Constituency Office of Gerry Ritz, MP	May 1999 to August 1999	Not a designated office
Constituency Intern House of Commons, Constituency Office of Gerry Ritz, MP	May 1998 to August 1998	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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Registration - In-house Organization

Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association / Robin Speer, Executive Director

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 6 of 9 (2015-11-02 to 2016-07-28)

Version 6 of 9 (2015-11-02 to 2016-07-28)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Policies or Program

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