Registration - In-house Organization

Baking Association of Canada / Association canadienne de la boulangerie / Martin Barnett, Executive Director/General Manager

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Baking Association of Canada / Association canadienne de la boulangerie
Responsible Officer Name: Martin Barnett, Executive Director/General Manager
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1996-03-08
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 949996-465

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 24

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 53 of 56 (2022-05-02 to 2022-08-09)

Registration versions:

Version 53 of 56 (2022-05-02 to 2022-08-09)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Environment
Health
Industry
Small Business

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

CFIA Openness and Transparency Policy: provide baking industry perspective along with amendments.
COVID-19: Advocate for bakery workers and their supply chain to receive vaccine prioritization after vulnerable populations, health care workers and first responders.
Environment and Climate Change Canada Zero Plastic Waste initiative which seeks to ban single use plastics. Provide program with information related to the use of single use plastics in the baking industry and rational for their use. Work to seek alternatives.
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
Grocery Code of Conduct: advocate for introduction of a grocery code of conduct with the objective of bringing fairness into the business relations between large retailers and their suppliers.
Providing a baking industry perspective to Health Canada's consultation “Toward Front-of-Package Labels for Canadians”.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Senate of Canada
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

Martin Barnett, Executive Director/General Manager

Organization's membership or classes of membership

MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES RETAIL, IN-STORE AND COMMRECIAL BAKERIES ALONG WITH INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
c/o #4, 2380 Wyecroft Road
Oakville, ON L6L 6W1
Canada

Telephone number: 250-619-4464

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Martin Barnett, Executive Director/General Manager | No public offices held
Denise Lee, Director Technical and Nutrition Policy | No public offices held

Baking Association of Canada/Association canadienne de la boulangerie

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

Name	From	To
Baking Association of Canada/Association canadienne de la boulangerie	2008-08-15	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Baking Association of Canada/Association canadienne de la boulangerie
Baking Association of Canada/Association canadienne de la boulangerie

Baking Association of Canada / Association canadienne de la boulangerie

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Martin Barnett	2021-09-07	Current
PAUL HETHERINGTON	1996-03-08	2021-07-09

Date Modified:: 2025-04-30

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Registration - In-house Organization

Baking Association of Canada / Association canadienne de la boulangerie / Martin Barnett, Executive Director/General Manager

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 53 of 56 (2022-05-02 to 2022-08-09)

Version 53 of 56 (2022-05-02 to 2022-08-09)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Regulation

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