Registration - In-house Organization

Grain Farmers of Ontario / Crosby Devitt, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Grain Farmers of Ontario
Responsible Officer Name: Crosby Devitt, Chief Executive Officer
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2012-05-16
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 916384-297305

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 155

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 1

Version 32 of 38 (2024-03-25 to 2024-04-03)

Registration versions:

Version 32 of 38 (2024-03-25 to 2024-04-03)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Budget
Climate
Economic Development
Energy
Environment
Health
International Trade
Labour
Natural Resources
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Small Business
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

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)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
CUSMA Secretariat
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
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)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Senate of Canada
Transport Canada (TC)

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: 2023-05-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	$0.00	Yes
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs	$314,171.71	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

Grain Farmers of Ontario

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

Name	From	To
Grain Farmers of Ontario	2012-05-16	current

Grain Farmers of Ontario

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Crosby Devitt	2020-05-01	Current
BARRY SENFT	2012-05-16	2020-05-01

Date Modified:: 2025-04-30

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Registration - In-house Organization

Grain Farmers of Ontario / Crosby Devitt, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 32 of 38 (2024-03-25 to 2024-04-03)

Version 32 of 38 (2024-03-25 to 2024-04-03)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

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