Registration - In-house Organization

SeedChange / Sème l'avenir / Jessica Wood, Executive Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: SeedChange / Sème l'avenir
Responsible Officer Name: Jessica Wood, Executive Director
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2020-10-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 958516-368015

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 9

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 12 (2021-03-01 to 2021-08-16)

Registration versions:

Version 2 of 12 (2021-03-01 to 2021-08-16)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Crop Variety Registration, with respect to ensuring public access and fulfillment of farmers' rights to save, store, and distribute seeds as recognized under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

We work towards an equitable world by helping farmers improve their lives by growing healthy food, starting with good seeds. But before becoming SeedChange, we spent 75 years “helping people help themselves” as one of Canada’s first and oldest international development agencies.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Jane Rabinowicz, Executive Director

Organization's membership or classes of membership

SeedChange has a single class of members. Individuals are accepted into membership by motion of the Board of Directors.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2020-04-30

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	$2,851,026.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
56 Sparks Street, Suite 600
Ottawa, ON K1P 5B1
Canada

Telephone number: 613-234-6827
Fax number: 613-234-6842

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Jane Rabinowicz, Executive Director | No public offices held
Karen Ross, Farmers for Climate Solutions Campaign Director | No public offices held
Martin Settle, Director of Finance and Operations | No public offices held

SeedChange/Sème l'avenir

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

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
SeedChange/Sème l'avenir	2024-04-03	current
SeedChange/Sème l'avenir	2020-10-01	2024-04-03

SeedChange / Sème l'avenir

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Jessica Wood	2024-05-23	Current
Leticia Deawuo	2021-08-16	2024-05-23
Jane Rabinowicz	2021-03-01	2021-08-16
Martin Settle	2020-10-01	2021-03-01

Jessica Wood, Executive Director (Organization)

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Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.

Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-9 of 9

SeedChange
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Eamonn McGuinty, Senior Policy Advisor | Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change | Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2022-06-28
Posted date: 2022-07-15
Communication number: 368015-538158 View associated registration
SeedChange
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2022-06-20
Posted date: 2022-07-15
Communication number: 368015-538156 View associated registration
SeedChange
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Eamonn McGuinty, Senior Policy Advisor | Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change | Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Climate
Communication date: 2022-05-19
Posted date: 2022-05-27
Communication number: 368015-532826 View associated registration
SeedChange
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Emerson Vandenberg, Senior Policy Advisor | Office of the Minister of Agriculture | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Climate
Communication date: 2022-05-10
Posted date: 2022-05-16
Communication number: 368015-532281 View associated registration
SeedChange
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Rebecca Caldwell, Senior Policy Advisor | Senior Policy Advisor | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Subject Matter of the communication: Climate
Communication date: 2022-04-27
Posted date: 2022-05-16
Communication number: 368015-532279 View associated registration
SeedChange
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Tony Maas, Senior Policy Advisor | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Rebecca Caldwell, Senior Policy Advisor | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Subject Matter of the communication: Climate
Communication date: 2022-04-22
Posted date: 2022-05-16
Communication number: 368015-532277 View associated registration
SeedChange
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Emerson Vandenberg, Senior Policy Advisor | Office of the Minister of Agriculture | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Climate
Communication date: 2022-03-08
Posted date: 2022-05-16
Communication number: 368015-532274 View associated registration
SeedChange
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Rebecca Caldwell, Senior Policy Advisor | Senior Policy Advisor | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Subject Matter of the communication: Climate
Communication date: 2022-02-09
Posted date: 2022-05-16
Communication number: 368015-532272 View associated registration
SeedChange
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget
Communication date: 2022-02-07
Posted date: 2022-05-16
Communication number: 368015-532321 View associated registration

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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Registration - In-house Organization

SeedChange / Sème l'avenir / Jessica Wood, Executive Director

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 2 of 12 (2021-03-01 to 2021-08-16)

Version 2 of 12 (2021-03-01 to 2021-08-16)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

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