Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL / Conseil canadien du porc / Stephen Heckbert, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL / Conseil canadien du porc
Responsible Officer Name: Stephen Heckbert, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1996-03-29
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 935400-11850

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 285

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 6

Version 3 of 35 (1997-07-28 to 1998-02-25)

Version 3 of 35 (1997-07-28 to 1998-02-25) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization: CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL / Conseil canadien du porc
1101 - 75 ALBERT STREET
OTTAWA, ON  K1P 5E7
Canada
Telephone number: 613-236-9239
Fax number: 613-236-6658  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: MARTIN T RICE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  
 
Description of the organization's activities: THE CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL (CPC) IS A FEDERATION OF PROVINCIAL PORK PRODUCERS' ORGANIZATIONS COMPREHENSIVELY REPRESENTATIVE OF FARMERS IN THE BUSINESS OF RAISING HOGS. THE CPC IS NOT ENGAGED IN THE MARKETING OF HOGS, BUT IS PRIMARILY OCCUPIED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACY OF POLICIES RELATED TO PORK PRODUCER INTERESTS BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: THE CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL (CPC) IS COMPOSED OF PROVINCIAL HOG PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE ENGAGED IN THE MARKETING OF HOGS AS WELL AS REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF HOG PRODUCERS AT THE PROVINCIAL LEVEL. THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE FUNDED BY HOGS SOLD WITHIN THAT PROVINCE. THE CPC'S MEMBERS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: ALBERTA PORK PRODUCERS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; SPI MARKETING GROUP (SASKATCHEWAN); MANITOBA PORK; ONTARIO PORK PRODUCERS MARKETING BOARD; FEDERATION DES PRODUCTEURS DE PORCS DU QUEBEC; NEW BRUNSWICK PORK; PORK NOVA SCOTIA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND HOG COMMODITY 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
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: STEPHANIE FORTIN
Position title: TECHNICAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: MARTIN RICE
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: CATHERINE SCOVIL
Position title: EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Revenue Canada (RC), Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Environment, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION; ANIMAL WELFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; FEEDING OF FOOD BY-PRODUCTS; NUTRITOIN POLICY AND INFORMATION; FOOD LABELLING; INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE REMEDY LAWS AND ADMINISTRATION; FOOD INSPECTION; FOOD SAFETY; DELIVERY OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING COST RECOVERY; ON-FARM QUALITY ASSURANCE; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH; TECHNOLOLGY TRANSFER; STANDARDS (E.G., INTERNATIONAL HARMONIZATION); FARM FINANCING; MARKET INFORMATION AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Subject Matter: Prospective: ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION; ANIMAL WELFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; FEEDING OF FOOD BY-PRODUCTS; NUTRITION POLICY AND INFORMATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY; FOREIGN MARKET ACCESS; EXPORT MARKET DEVELOPMENT; COMPLIANCE WITH FOREIGN TRADE REMEDY MEASURES; FOOD SAFETY PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION; ON-FARM QUALITY ASSURANCE; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; CANADA-U.S. SHARING OF TRADE INFORMATION; INDUSTRY/GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS ON MARKETING ISSUES/PROSPECTS




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