Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Budget
- Health
- Industry
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bill S-228 Child Health Protection Act: provide comments/implications of classification of breads as "unhealthy" foods along with proposed amendments.
Policies or Program
- A Food Policy for Canada. Providing baking industry input into development of a national food policy
- CFIA Openness and Transparency Policy: provide baking industry perspective along with amendments.
- Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy and revisions to Canada's Food Guide. Providing comments related to food industry exclusion form the consultation process.
- Voluntary Sodium Reduction: provide comments and recommendations to Health Canada on adjustments to voluntary sodium reduction targets for baked goods.
Regulation
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency Regulatory Modernization
Regulations: provide baking industry input on proposed changes
- Providing a baking industry perspective to Health Canada's consultation “Toward Front-of-Package Labels for Canadians”.
- Toward Restricting Unhealthy Food and Beverage Marketing to Children. Providing baking industry comments and implications of proposed regulations
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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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Senate of Canada
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
THE BAKING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA/ASSOCIATION CANADIANNE DE LA BOULANGERIE(BAC) IS A NATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT TRADE ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTS THE CONCERNS AND INTERESTS OF THE COUNTRY'S BAKING INDUSTRY. BAC ACTIVITY AREAS INCLUDE GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY, CONTINUING AND APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING, AND CONSUMER EDUCATION.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
PAUL HETHERINGTON,
PRESIDENT & Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES RETAIL, IN-STORE AND COMMRECIAL BAKERIES ALONG WITH INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2018-12-31
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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Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs
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$10,452.00
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No
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
7895 TRANMERE DRIVE SUITE 202
MISSISSAUGA, ON L5S 1V9
Canada
Telephone number:
905-405-0288
Fax number:
905-405-0993
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- PAUL HETHERINGTON,
PRESIDENT & Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
- Johanne Trudeau,
Director, Food & Nutrition Policy |
No public offices held