Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Environment
- Health
- International Trade
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Canada's policy regarding Plant Breeders Rights legislation; specifically, the need for Canada to adopt the provisions of UPOV91 into the Plant Breeders Rights legislation.
- Canada's proposed policy that would establish an allowable amount of low level presence of Genetically Modified Organisms in imported grain.
- Proposed changes to the Income Tax Act. GFO opposes the changes to the Act that impact farm businesses.
Policies or Program
- Canada's policy on Free Trade Agreements to ensure that any proposed Agreements improve foreign market access for wheat, corn and soybeans.
- Canada's policy with respect to the rules governing the design and funding of Agristability and Agrirecovery programs that are part of Canada's Business Risk Management Programs for Agriculture.
Policies related to the Clean Fuels Standard
- Canada's program regarding research for wheat, corn and soybeans under Agriculture Canada's A-base funded Research Projects.
- Regulation of pesticides under the Pest Management Regulatory Agency
- Removal of the carbon tax on fuel used by farmers for drying grain
Regulation
- Clean Fuels Standard regulations and how they work for farmers
- The labelling provisions under Canada's Feeds Regulations 1983 (Regulations to the Feeds Act, administered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency). To ensure that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency requires the same labelling of imported soymeal as soymeal produced in Canada.
Regulation related to the Clean Fuels Standard
Communication Techniques
-
Written communication
-
Oral communication
-
Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
-
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
-
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
-
Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
-
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
-
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
-
Finance Canada (FIN)
-
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
-
Hamilton Port Authority
-
Health Canada (HC)
-
House of Commons
-
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
-
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
-
NAFTA Secretariat
-
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
-
Senate of Canada
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Grain Farmers of Ontario represents the interests of Ontario’s 28,000 growers of barley, corn, oats, soybeans, and wheat.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Crosby Devitt,
Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Farmers located in the province of Ontario who produce barley, corn, oats, soybeans, and/or wheat.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2021-05-31
List of Government Funding
|
Government Institution
|
Funding Received in Last Financial Year
|
Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
|
|
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
|
$341,806.96
|
Yes
|
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
679 Southgate Drive
Guelph, ON N1G 4S2
Canada
Telephone number:
519-835-2767
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Debra Conlon,
Manager, Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Josh Cowan,
Manager Research |
No public offices held
- Crosby Devitt,
Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
- Dana Dickerson,
Manager Market Development |
No public offices held
- Allison Hessels,
Policy Advisor |
No public offices held
- Paul Hoekstra,
VP |
No public offices held
