Registration - In-house Organization

Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) / Cathy Lennon, General Manager

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)
Responsible Officer Name: Cathy Lennon, General Manager
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-03-02
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 937023-6273

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 19

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 12 of 33 (2011-09-20 to 2012-04-30)

Registration versions:

Version 12 of 33 (2011-09-20 to 2012-04-30)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Consumer Issues
Energy
Environment
Financial Institutions
Health
Industry
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Regional Development
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance
Telecommunications
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Excise Tax Act in respect of the elimination of excise taxes from farm fules to provide some price relief for the farm fuels input costs
Federal Budget. Reveiw of prorgams and policies affecting spending on farm programs (Growing Forward), including farm income programs and environmental spending.
Income Tax Act - write offs for farm losses - specifically, Section 31 of the Income Tax Act.
International trade (WTO and bilateral agreements) to ensure improvement in export access for food products and the protection of domestic markets from unfair competition
Migratory Birds COnvention Act, 1994. Mitigating impact on farm operators for incidental take.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Pest Control Products Act, regulations and programs. To ensure improvement in regulatory framework and ease of access to crop protection products for farmers.
Species at Risk Act - Environment Canada. Environmental management of endangered species regulations and policies that affect farmers' normal farm practices

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Fisheries Act and regulations associated with - Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Environmental programming on the protection of water courses from spills or degradation from farming practices with regards its impact on farm practices and farmer liability

Policies or Program

Growing Forward - Canada's 5 year agricultural policy governing farm income programs, environmental programs and innovation to ensure Ontario farmers enjoy an internationally competitive environment

Regulation

Railway Right of Way Control Regulations. Securing farmer access to right of way.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Environment Canada
Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
Grain Transportation Agency (GTA)
Health Canada (HC)
Industry Canada
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Revenue Canada (RC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Transport Canada (TC)

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

House of Commons

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The OFA is a farmer led organization working on behalf of its farm business members in Ontario. The OFA provides policy analysis and advocates on behalf of its members on all issues affecting farm business and rural communities. OFA also administers the delivery of environmental programming offered by the federal and provincial govenrments and provides affinity benefits and services to members.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Neil Currie, General Manager

Organization's membership or classes of membership

The OFA voting membership is farmers and representatives of farming businesses that are registered under the Farm Business Regsitration Act of Ontario. Ontario agricultural organizations, including 31 Ontario commodity boards are also members of the OFA.

Government funding

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

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
100 Stone Road West
Suite 206
Guelph, ON N1G 5L3
Canada

Telephone number: 519-821-8883 Ext. 205
Fax number: 519-821-8810

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

David Armitage, Manager of Farm Policy | No public offices held
Linda Armstrong, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Jason Bent, Researcher | Public offices held
Gertie Blake, Manager, Western Region | No public offices held
Gayle Bogart, Member Service Representative | Public offices held
Michel Bourgon, Manager, Eastern & Northern Regions | No public offices held
Ted Cowan, Researcher | No public offices held
Neil Currie, General Manager | No public offices held
Gord Grant, Member Service Representative | Public offices held
Jim Hair, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Brian Hamilton, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Brian Hancock, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Joanne Hughes, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Peter Jeffery, Senior Researcher | No public offices held
Roch Lalonde, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Jon Lazarus, Project Director / Controller | No public offices held
Janet Licskai, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Janine Lunn, Member Service Representative | Public offices held
Rebecca Lunn, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Paul Nairn, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Bob Norris, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Tom Perkes, Senior Director, Operations | No public offices held
Leah Riddell, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Tina Schankula-Campiogne, Researcher | Public offices held
Henry Swierenga, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Peter Sykanda, Researcer | No public offices held
Neil Tarlton, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Linda Turk, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Ruth Vogel, Member Service Representative | No public offices held

Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)

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
Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)	2024-08-20	current
Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)	2008-07-02	2024-08-20

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)

Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Cathy Lennon	2019-08-30	Current
Neil Currie	2006-03-02	2019-08-30

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Agriculture Employment Services Manager Human Resources Development Council, Agricultural Services	June 1982 to March 1996	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Groundskeeper Parks Canada, Point Pelee	May 1979 to August 1979	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Regional Coordinator Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Rural Secretariat	January 2002 to June 2002	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Economic Analysis Assistant Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Economic Analysis	September 1992 to December 1992	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Census Taker Statistics Canada, Census Branch	June 1991 to August 1991	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-10-01

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Registration - In-house Organization

Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) / Cathy Lennon, General Manager

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 12 of 33 (2011-09-20 to 2012-04-30)

Version 12 of 33 (2011-09-20 to 2012-04-30)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Policies or Program

Regulation

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