Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 7
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 1 of 9 (2006-12-12 to 2007-07-26) 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: |
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
76 Newcroft Rd. Winnipeg, MB R2G 3M8 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 204-256-2353 |
| Fax number: | 204-256-2357 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Blair Rutter, Executive Director |
| Description of the organization's activities: | The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is a farm policy advocacy group dedicated to creating a more profitable and sustainable agriculture industry. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | 1) Farmer -- active or retired farmers2) Student -- individuals enrolled in a post-secondary institution3) Agribusiness -- agriculture-related businesses (non-voting)4) Honourary -- persons who have rendered distinguished service to the Association or the industry5) Life -- farrmer members who purchased a lifetime membership |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Blair Rutter |
| Position title: | Executive Director |
| 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), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Environment Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Transport Canada (TC), 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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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Transportation | ||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | None. | ||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Expected to lobby the federal government on issues relating to agricultural policy, including changes to the Canada Grain Act, Canada Transportation Act, the Canadian Wheat Board Act, seed regulations, trade and farm support programs. | ||||
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