Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Consumer Issues
- Health
- Internal Trade
- International Trade
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Funding for poultry research through the Growing Forward, Developing Innovative Agri-Products (DIAP).
- Funding for the development and implementation of on-farm programs through the Canadian Integrated Food Safety Initiative.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Customs Tariff Act, Section 1 and 4
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Health of Animals Act and Regulations dealing with the development and refinement of animal disease preparedness and response protocols.
- Health of Animals Act and Regulations dealing with the development and refinement of traceability requirements for chicken.
Policies or Program
- Agriculture 2020: Agriculture 2020 discussions concerning the implementation of future policies & programs.
- Antimicrobial registration process and guidelines for use in chicken production.
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency On-Farm Food Safety Recognition Program with respect to the recognition of CFC’s food safety program.
- Growing Forward discussions concerning the implementation of the program
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) related to chicken products and the chicken sector.
- Regional and Bilateral Trade Negotiations with regard to possible impact on the Canadian chicken sector.
- The Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) as it relates to supply management.
- The World Trade Organization agreement with regard to the Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Agreement (SPS) and further development of the SPS
- World Trade Organization agreements (WTO) as they relate to the negotiations on agriculture
Regulation
- Canadian Poultry Import Regime with regard to the administration and allocation of the Tariff Rate Quota.
- Consumer Packaging and Labeling Regulations with respect to production claims on labels.
- Customs D Memoranda, D10-Tariff Classification/Commodities
- Food and Drug Regulations as they relate to the Medicated Feed Mixing Program.
- Meat Inspection Regulations with respect to poultry processing.
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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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Environment Canada
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Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Members of the House of Commons
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Senate of Canada
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
CFC is a national organization representing chicken producers. It is a non-profit organization which regulates production of chicken under the supply management system. CFC’s chief responsibility is to ensure that Canadian chicken production meets domestic needs. The agency plays a key role in developing Canada’s international agricultural trade policy by representing producers interests with the federal government. Chicken farmers of Canada is a national, farmer-run (chicken producers) organization.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
MIKE DUNGATE,
Executive Director
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The agency’s membership consists of one producer Director from 10 provinces; each Director has a vote. One non-voting Chairman and 4 voting non-producers Directors representing processors, further processors and restaurateurs. There is also a 4 member Executive Committee consisting of 1 producer from each region (central, western and Atlantic provinces) plus one producer to represent regional balance.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
1007 - 350 SPARKS STREET
OTTAWA, ON K1R 7S8
Canada
Telephone number:
613-566-5903
Fax number:
613-241-5999
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- CHARLES AKANDE,
TRADE ANALYST |
No public offices held
- Lisa Bishop-Spencer,
Manager of Communications |
Public offices held
- MIKE DUNGATE,
GENERAL MANAGER |
Public offices held
- JENNIFER GARDNER,
ANIMAL CARE COORDINATOR |
Public offices held
- Michael Laliberté,
Manager of Finance |
No public offices held
- STEVE LEECH,
National Programs Manager |
Public offices held
- YVES RUEL,
MANAGER OF TRADE AND POLICY |
Public offices held
- Jan Rus,
Manager of Market Information and Systems |
No public offices held
- Nicholas Tavchandjian,
Trade analyst |
No public offices held
- Caroline Wilson,
On-farm Food Safety Coordinator |
Public offices held
