Registration - In-house Organization

Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board / Kenneth Ovington, Director, Strategic Managment

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board
Responsible Officer Name: Kenneth Ovington, Director, Strategic Managment
Initial registration start date: 2008-05-29
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 783008-17196

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 0

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 2 (2008-09-03 to 2009-08-03)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Consumer Issues
Education
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Financial Institutions
Fisheries
Forestry
Health
Industry
Infrastructure
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Labour
Regional Development
Science and Technology
Small Business
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Canada-Ontario Research & Development Program; seeking matching funds or grants for swine research

Policies or Program, Regulation

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; as it pertains to green house gas, waste management on livestock farms

Regulation

Agricultural Products Marketing Act, 1949 with respect to marketing rules and regulations, fees, and governance structures under the act
Farm Products Marketing Agencies Act, 1972; with respect to marketing rules and regulations, fees, and governance structures under the act

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Environment Canada
Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO)
Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
Industry Canada
Members of the House of Commons
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Revenue Canada (RC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Ontario Pork represents the 3300 producers who market hogs in the province of Ontario. The Ontario Pork Producers' Marketing Board (OPPMB) was formed in 1946. A producer vote held in 1945 showed there was an overwhelming majority of hog producers in Ontario who favoured a producer-controlled organization. The provincial government enacted the Ontario Hog Marketing Scheme - 1946 under the Farm Products Control Act.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Kenneth Ovington, Director, Strategic Managment

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Ontario Pork represents pork producers in many areas, including hog marketing, consumer education, research, government representation, environmental issues, animal care and food quality assurance. The organization is also responsible for arranging for payment of hogs and, working cooperatively with the processors, arranging the trucking. Ontario Pork acts as the official spokes-group for the industry and is a source of information about the industry.There are 29 county or regional pork producer associations (Producer Participation). The activities of the county groups include the promotion of pork on a local level. The counties within a zone also elect producers to serve as councillors. The councillors attend local, regional, and provincial meetings and are the grassroots voice of the organization.Most importantly, councillors are responsible for electing from amongst themselves the 14 individuals who form the provincial Board of Directors. The Board of Directors' primary task is to set policy and to provide staff with direction on Ontario Pork's operation and its services. The directors in this role become involved in a broad range of issues such as animal care, international trade, food safety, the environment and agricultural education. In this capacity the directors work with many other public and farm groups.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
655 Southgate Drive
Guelph, ON N1G 5G6
Canada

Telephone number: 519-767-4600 Ext. 616
Fax number: 519-829-1769

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Wilma Jeffray, Vice-Chair | No public offices held
Curtiss Littlejohn, Chair | No public offices held
Kenneth Ovington, Director, Strategic Management | No public offices held
Keith Robbins, Director of Communications and Consumer Marketing | No public offices held

Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board

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The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
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Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board	2008-09-03	2009-08-03

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Registration - In-house Organization

Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board / Kenneth Ovington, Director, Strategic Managment

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 2 of 2 (2008-09-03 to 2009-08-03)

Version 2 of 2 (2008-09-03 to 2009-08-03)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

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

Registration - In-house Organization

Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board / Kenneth Ovington, Director, Strategic Managment

Version 2 of 2 (2008-09-03 to 2009-08-03)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

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

Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board

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

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board

Kenneth Ovington, Director, Strategic Managment (Organization)