Registry of Lobbyists
Version 10 of 10 (2005-01-13 to 2005-06-10) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Corporation: |
MONSANTO CANADA INC.
1902 - 130 ALBERT STREET OTTAWA, ON K1P 5G4 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-234-5121 |
| Fax number: | 613-234-2063 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | ROBERT G INGRATTA, President & CEO |
| Description of activities: | MONSANTO COMPANY IS A LEADING GLOBAL PROVIDER OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS THAT BRING TOGETHER CHEMICALS, SEEDS, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY TRAITS TO IMPROVE FARM PRODUCTIVITY AND FOOD QUALITY. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY INCLUDES ROUNDUP HERBICIDE AND OTHER CROP PROTECTION PRODUCTS PLUS SEEDS AND GENOMICS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SEED AND BIOTECHNOLOGY TRAITS. |
| The client is a subsidiary of the following parent companies: |
MONSANTO COMPANY
800 N. LINDBERGH BLVD ST-LOUIS, MO United States of America 63167 |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: | The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking. |
| Other direct interests | The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking. |
| Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), GENOME CANADA, Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Privy Council Office (PCO), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) |
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Informal communications, Meetings, Other types: ASSOCIATIONS SUCH AS BIOTECANADA, CPI, CSTA, ETC, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Education, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, GENOMICS, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, PROTEOMICS, Regional Development, Science and Technology |
| Subject Matter: Particulars: | - PESTICIDE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY POLICY AND REGULATIONS- AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT- FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION- AGRICULTURAL INTERNATIONAL TRADE IE CANOLA, SOYBEANS, POTATOES, CEREALS ETC- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR DATA ON PESTICIDES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY PLUS PLANT BREEDERS RIGHTS.- NUTRITION LABELING OF FOODS- CODEX- CEPA [ CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT]- FUNCTIONAL FOODS & NUTRACEUTICALS- GENOMICS & GENOME CANADA- RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY- PROTEOMICS- FUNCTIONAL FOODS & NUTRACEUTICALS- INTERNATIONAL TRADE EG. BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL |