Registration - In-house Organization

Seeds Canada / Semences Canada / BARRY SENFT, CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Seeds Canada / Semences Canada
Responsible Officer Name: BARRY SENFT, CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2021-02-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 780085-368938

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 25

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 4

Version 10 of 10 (2024-05-01 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 10 of 10 (2024-05-01 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Agriculture, Intellectual Property	Modernization of the Plants with Novel Traits system	Policies or Program
Agriculture	Seed Regulatory Modernization - update of the Seeds Regulations to encourage growth, reduce burden and promote the seeds sector.	Regulation

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)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Seeds Canada represents Canada's seed sector, advocating for policies that assist the sectors to remain competitive in domestic and international markets and encourage collaboration, innovation, equal opportunity, continued investment and trade in the seed sector.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

BARRY SENFT, CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Seeds Canada memberships represents businesses (seed companies, seed growers, distributors, developers, service providers, seed labs), affiliates (provincial seed associations, universities, international associations) and professionals (seed analysts, LSCI, graders, etc.).

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-01-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	$35,758.79	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
85 Albert St Suite 1100
Ottawa, ON K1P 6A4
Canada

Telephone number: 343-576-3576

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Lauren Comin, Regulatory Affairs Manager/ Gestionnaire des affaires réglementaires | No public offices held
Lorne Hadley, Director of Intellectual Property Protection | No public offices held
Lise Newton, Director of Government Relations | No public offices held
BARRY SENFT, CEO | No public offices held
Roy van Wyk, Director of Operations | No public offices held

Seeds Canada/Semences Canada

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
Seeds Canada/Semences Canada	2024-05-01	current
Seeds Canada/Semences Canada	2021-02-01	2024-05-01

Seeds Canada / Semences Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
BARRY SENFT	2021-10-16	Current
Tyler McCann	2021-02-01	2021-10-16

BARRY SENFT, CEO (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 1-25 of 25

Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Carlos Pena, Senior Policy Advisor | Treasury Board | Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2024-05-15
Posted date: 2024-05-16
Communication number: 368938-604857 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- John Barlow, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2024-04-29
Posted date: 2024-05-02
Communication number: 368938-601668 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Francis Drouin, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2024-03-21
Posted date: 2024-05-02
Communication number: 368938-601669 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Alistair MacGregor, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2024-03-19
Posted date: 2024-05-02
Communication number: 368938-601670 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Tim Louis, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-10-26
Posted date: 2023-11-15
Communication number: 368938-582976 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Alistair MacGregor, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-10-26
Posted date: 2023-11-15
Communication number: 368938-582974 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- John Barlow, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-10-26
Posted date: 2023-11-15
Communication number: 368938-582972 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Paula Simons, Senator | Senate of Canada
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-10-26
Posted date: 2023-11-15
Communication number: 368938-582969 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food | House of Commons
- Harpreet Kochhar, President | Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-10-26
Posted date: 2023-11-15
Communication number: 368938-582965 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Francis Drouin, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-10-26
Posted date: 2023-11-15
Communication number: 368938-582963 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Robert Black, Senator | Senate of Canada
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-10-25
Posted date: 2023-11-15
Communication number: 368938-582960 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Anton Lori, Stakeholder Relations Advisor | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-10-25
Posted date: 2023-11-15
Communication number: 368938-582956 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Chris Zhou, Sr Policy Advisor | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-10-25
Posted date: 2023-11-15
Communication number: 368938-582954 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Yves Perron, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-10-25
Posted date: 2023-11-14
Communication number: 368938-582952 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Brent Cotter, Senator | Senate of Canada
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-10-25
Posted date: 2023-11-14
Communication number: 368938-582949 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Marty Klyne, Senator | Senate of Canada
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-10-25
Posted date: 2023-11-14
Communication number: 368938-582941 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Stefanie Beck, Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-10-24
Posted date: 2023-11-15
Communication number: 368938-582933 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Lianne Rood, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
- Warren Steinley, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-10-24
Posted date: 2023-11-14
Communication number: 368938-582928 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Richard Lehoux, Member of Parliament | House Ag Committee Member | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-10-24
Posted date: 2023-11-15
Communication number: 368938-582920 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Harpreet Kochhar, President | Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-04-18
Posted date: 2023-06-06
Communication number: 368938-567436 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- John Barlow, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-03-07
Posted date: 2023-04-04
Communication number: 368938-560985 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Tom Rosser, Assistant Deputy Minister | Market and Industry Services Branch | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Climate, Intellectual Property, Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-02-16
Posted date: 2023-03-03
Communication number: 368938-557647 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Jean-Guy Forgeron, Executive Vice-President | Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Paul Reed, Chief of Staff | Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Sylvie Lapointe, Vice-President | Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Subject Matter of the communication: Intellectual Property, Agriculture
Communication date: 2023-02-14
Posted date: 2023-02-28
Communication number: 368938-557374 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Tom Rosser, Assistant Deputy Minister | Market and Industry Services Branch | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2022-11-30
Posted date: 2022-12-05
Communication number: 368938-548895 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Rob Black, Senator | Senate of Canada
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2022-08-23
Posted date: 2022-09-12
Communication number: 368938-541039 View associated registration

BARRY SENFT, CEO (Organization)

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

Results 1-25 of 25

Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Carlos Pena, Senior Policy Advisor | Treasury Board | Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2024-05-15
Posted date: 2024-05-16
Communication number: 368938-604857 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- John Barlow, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2024-04-29
Posted date: 2024-05-02
Communication number: 368938-601668 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Francis Drouin, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2024-03-21
Posted date: 2024-05-02
Communication number: 368938-601669 View associated registration
Seeds Canada
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Alistair MacGregor, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Agriculture
Communication date: 2024-03-19
Posted date: 2024-05-02
Communication number: 368938-601670 View associated registration

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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Seeds Canada / Semences Canada / BARRY SENFT, CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 10 of 10 (2024-05-01 to present)

Version 10 of 10 (2024-05-01 to present)

Subject Matter Details

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

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