Registration - Consultant

Subject Matters

• Agriculture
• Consumer Issues
• Economic Development
• Employment and Training
• Environment
• Fisheries
• Health
• Industry
• International Trade
• Research and Development
• Science and Technology
• Small Business

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Health - As per Canada's food guide, we encourage the public to consume milk to meet the daily dairy requirements of important vitamins and minerals. We seek for the inclusion of the latest scientific evidence about the nutritional value of dairy products within Canada's Healthy Eating Strategy on an on-going basis.

Policies or Program

• Environment - The dairy industry is interested in sustainable development, and participation in the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS).
• International Trade - The dairy industry supports maintaining Canada's supply managed agricultural system. One of the main pillars for the success of supply management (on which the dairy industry in Canada is based) is import control. We have an active interest in developing trade policies in addition to tariff and import legislation. When market concessions occur in trade agreements, including the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), we seek federal government compensation. We ask that no domestic dairy market concessions are made in future trade agreements.

Regulation

• Consumer Issues - The perceived quality and safety of Canadian dairy products versus that of imported goods is of paramount concern to the dairy industry. To this end, we have an interest in ensuring the integrity of the Product of Canada and Made in Canada logos by maintaining the current Canadian thresholds and continuing to transparently identify imported content on dairy products.

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
• Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
• Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC)
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
• Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
• Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
• Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• National Research Council (NRC)
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
• Senate of Canada
• Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

Address:
3236 Beta Ave
Burnaby, BC  V5G 4K4
Canada

Telephone number: 604-294-8199

Client representative

Christine Terpsma, Acting Director of Communications and Producer Relations

Parent Company Information

BC Dairy Association is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.