Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Energy
- Environment
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- International Trade
- Labour
- Research and Development
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Policies or Program
- Carbon pricing
OFA believes that agriculture is an industry that will not be able to recover the added costs of carbon pricing, that agriculture is known as a carbon sequesterer, and should be exempted from the carbon tax.
- Clean Fuels Standard.
There are opportunities with the CFS, but OFA would like to ensure that the administrative burden is not complicated for farmers or elevators, that there is continued acknowledgement and compensation for the ecological goods and services that agriculture offers.
- Climate Change Action
While some emissions are unavoidable on farms as we use energy to mitigate the effects of climate change and weather (examples such as heating and cooling barns and drying grain), there are other ways that farmers sequester carbon, and technologies that can be adopted on farm. Incentives would increase the uptake of these technologies and best management practices.
- Enbridge Line 5 and how its importance to farmers in Ontario and Quebec, who use the energy for heating and cooling barns and drying grain. OFA is asking the government to work with US administration to keep it open.
- Temporary Foreign Workers Program and the Seasonal Ag Workers Program are a valuable tool for an industry that has a shortfall of 60,000 workers each year (Canadian Agriculture Human Resources Council). Ensuring that the processes to have workers come to Canada are reasonable matters, as some crops cannot be harvested without this labour force. During this COVID time, farmers are concerned with the health and safety of both workers and all Canadians.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal (CART)
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Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC)
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Canadian Energy Regulator (CER)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
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Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
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Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
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Canadian Wheat Board (CWB)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
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Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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International Joint Commission (IJC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
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Senate of Canada
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
Client Details
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
Client Contact Information
Address:
200 Hanlon Creek Blvd
Guelph, ON N1C 0A1
Canada
Telephone number:
807-707-2814
Web address:
www.ofa.on.ca
Client representative
Cathy Lennon, General Manager
Parent Company Information
Ontario Federation of Agriculture / Ontario Federation of Agriculture is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Coalition Members Information
Ontario Federation of Agriculture / Ontario Federation of Agriculture is not a coalition.
Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information
The activities of Ontario Federation of Agriculture / Ontario Federation of Agriculture are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
Ontario Federation of Agriculture / Ontario Federation of Agriculture does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking
Lobbyist Details
Peggy Brekveld
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No public offices held
Business address:
10248 John St Rd
Murillo, ON P0T 2G0
Canada
Telephone number:
807-707-2814
Consultant relationship to the client
- The registrant is a member of the board of directors of this corporation.
