Registry of Lobbyists
| Subject matters | Details | Categories |
|---|---|---|
|
Agriculture
|
Canadian Agricultural Partnership- to ensure the next agriculture policy framework addresses the needs of farmers.
|
Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
|
|
Agriculture, Climate
|
Climate Change- to ensure that the climate change strategy recognizes the important role agriculture can play in reducing green house gas emissions.
|
Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
|
|
Agriculture, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade
|
Free Trade Agreements to ensure that a quota of sugars tonnes imported to Canada does not increase. Encourage the development of a domestic sugar policy
|
Policies or Program
|
|
Agriculture, Internal Trade, International Trade
|
International Trade
Increasing the opportunities for export of Canadian Sugar to foreign markets while reducing the dumping of international sugar into the Canadian market.
|
Policies or Program, Regulation
|
|
Agriculture, Internal Trade, International Trade
|
Lobby members of parliament, senators amd officials on policies or programs needed to effect market access for southern Alberta sugar beet farmers received in World Trade Organization, regional or bilateral trade negotiations.
|
Policies or Program
|
|
Agriculture, Industry, Internal Trade, International Trade
|
Lobby members of parliament, senators and officials on bills or resolutions, policy or programs and regulations that may attract biotechnology companies to invest in applications financially benefiting southern Alberta sugar beet farmers.
|
Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
|
|
Agriculture, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade
|
Lobby members of parliament, senators and officials on regulations needed or a legislative proposal, bill or resolution needed to implement a World Trade Organization agreement, regional or bilateral trade negotiations to ensure that southern Alberta sugar beet farmers receive market access benefits in trade treaties which are reciprocal to the benefits Canada has accorded to foreign sugar suppliers given access to the Canadian market.
|
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
|
|
Agriculture, Internal Trade, International Trade
|
Lobby members of parliament, senators and officials or provincial or foreign governments to lobby Canadian members of parliament, senators and officials to lobby the United States Administration and Congress on aspects of the draft Farm Bills which harm market access commitments given to southern Alberta sugar beet farmers in trade agreements and schedules going back to 1937 (World Trade Organization, North American Free Trade Agreement, General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs and so on).
|
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
|
|
Agriculture, International Trade
|
MERCOSUR Agreement to ensure that country of origin sugar is beet sugar and that the tariffs remain in place.
|
Policies or Program
|
|
Agriculture, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade
|
Transpacific Partnership Trade Agreement:
To secure additional sugar access into the partners participating in the TPP.
|
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
|
|
Agriculture, Internal Trade, International Trade
|
We lobby to help advocate for the needs of the sugar beet farmers in the areas of; business risk management programs such as Agri-Stability, international trade- Free Trade Agreements, domestic trade, consumer issues such as labeling, carbon levy exemptions, and rate of tax.
|
Policies or Program, Regulation, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
|
Management of sugar beet quota for farmers, negotiation of master contracts between sugar beet farmers and processors, licensing of sugar beet processors, agricultural research, media and government relations activities.
Jennifer Crowson, Executive Director
End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-10-31
| Government Institution | Funding Received in Last Financial Year | Funding Expected in Current Financial Year |
|---|---|---|
| CAP (Canadian Ag Partnership) | $30,000.00 | No |
| Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) | $49,960.00 | Yes |
Address:
5220- 50 Ave
Box 4944
Taber, AB T1G 2E1
Canada
Telephone number:
403-223-1110