Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Certified Seed Tax Incentive
- Environment
- Health
- Industry
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Trade
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- PLANT BREEDERS RIGHTS ACT with regard to PROTECTION OF NEW VARIETIES OF PLANTS
Policies or Program
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) AGRICULTURE POLICY FRAMEWORK II, Member of the Canada Grains Council Grains Innovation Round Table Steering committee
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Certified Seed Tax Incentive Program. Tax Credit on seed purchased by farmers who buy certified seed.
- Agriculture and AgriFood Canada programs to support a role for private sector investment in agricultural resarch.
- CFIA BIOSAFETY OFFICE DEFINITIONS OF PLANTS WITH NOVEL TRAITS AND ADVENTITIOUS PRESENCE, Consultation continues with committees under the Grains Innovation Round Table.
- CFIA Biosafety Office Support Canada's position of Risk Based Assessment of Low Level Presence (LLP) of products of Biotechnology. Canada needs to adopt a policy regarding LLP and encourage other importers to do likewise.
- ENVIRONMENT CANADA Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) BIOSAFETY AND ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING, Consult with Canadian Delegation to UNEP CBD Negotiations for meeting in June and in Japan in October 2010
- HEALTH CANADA Pest Management Review Agency (PMRA) MINOR USE REGISTRATIONS, Participate in AAFC Minor Use Priority Setting meeting each April. The purpose is to include seed tratment products in the Minor use program.
- STATISTICS CANADA SEED IMPORT AND EXPORT CODES AND STATISTICS, Annually update the codes to be used by Exporters of Seed
Regulation
- CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY (CFIA) AMENDMENTS TO SEEDS REGULATIONS AND VARIETY REGISTRATION Variety Registration Regulations with regard to Crop Placement of oilseed soybeans and forage species, Weed Seed Order, Grade Tables, Variety Deregistration ,
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Environment Canada
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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Grain Transportation Agency (GTA)
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Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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Industry Canada
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Members of the House of Commons
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Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
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Revenue Canada (RC)
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Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
THE CSTA IS AN ASSOCIATION OF SEED COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE BREEDING, MULTIPLICATION, CONDITIONING AND MERCHANDISING OF SEED. MANY MEMBER COMPANIES HAVE SUBSTANCIAL INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND ARE ENGAGED IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
WILLIAM LEASK,
EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT
Organization's membership or classes of membership
ACTIVE MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUALS, FIRMS, AND CORPORATIONS MADE UP OF PROCESSORS, SEED BROKERS AND OTHER WHOSE PRIMARY BUSINESS IS DEALING IN OR SELLING SEED RELATED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AFFILIATE MEMBERS ARE SEEDSMEN REPRESENTING REGIONAL OR PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATION SEED DEALERS.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2009-05-31
List of Government Funding
Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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$43,427.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
505-39 Robertson Road
Ottawa, ON K2H 8R2
Canada
Telephone number:
613-829-9527
Fax number:
613-829-3530
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- William Leask,
Executive Vice-President |
No public offices held
- Patty Townsend,
Vice President |
No public offices held