Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 32 (2006-03-02 to 2006-03-24) 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.
| Organization: |
Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)
40 Eglinton Ave E 5th Floor Toronto, ON M4P 3A2 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-485-3333 Ext.: 243 |
| Fax number: | 416-485-9027 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Neil Currie, General Manager |
| Description of the organization's activities: | As a grassroots farmer-led organization, the OFA has grown to become the largest voluntary farm organization in Canada. The OFA has built on the self-help and co-operative spirit of the farm community to promote programs and policies which are farmer-driven and preserve the distinctive character of the agricultural sector. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | OFA lobbies on behalf of individual farmers, County Federation, Farm Commodity Group and Marketing Board. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Neil Currie |
| Position title: | General Manager |
| Public offices held: | 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), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), 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), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Energy Board (NEB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Revenue Canada (RC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC) | ||||
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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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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Education, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Industry, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation | ||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Tax reformRebuild, reinvest, restore -- in the Ontario agriculture sector farming and Food and Food Production Protection ActEastern Ontario Rural Aid | ||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Safety Nets;Trade Negotiations;Environment Issues/Water Quality/Nutrient Management; Federal Budget | ||||
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