Registration - In-house Organization

Alberta Wheat Commission / Mark Olson, Interim General Manager

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Alberta Wheat Commission
Responsible Officer Name: Mark Olson, Interim General Manager
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2016-03-28
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 954809-357867

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 63

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 5 of 13 (2018-07-18 to 2018-12-10)

Registration versions:

Version 5 of 13 (2018-07-18 to 2018-12-10)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Budget
Climate
Environment
Health
International Trade
Research and Development
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Government's proposed removal/cancellation of the Cash Ticket Deferral program.
International Trade: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, its value to Canada's grains and oilseed's sector and the Commission's desire to see the agreement ratified. Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union, its potential positive impact for Canada's grains and oilseed's sector and the Commission's position on ratification.
Response to Proposed Re-evaluation Decision for Imidacloprid
Transportation: Canada Transportation Act Review Report, the recommendations outlined in the report and how they could impact Canada's grains and oilseeds sector.

Policies or Program

Environment: Federal climate change objectives and how they align with provincial policies/regulations. The role of Canada's cropping sector in the mitigation/reduction of GHG emissions.
Research and Development: The Government of Canada's current commitment to grains and oilseeds research in Canada with regard to both funding and capacity.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada
Transport Canada (TC)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The Alberta Wheat Commission's mission is to increase the long-term profitability of wheat and Alberta wheat producers through innovative research, agronomic support and extension, market development, communications and policy development.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Tom Steve, General Manager

Organization's membership or classes of membership

The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) represents approximately 14,000 wheat farmers in the province of Alberta who remit a check-off to the Commission. This mandatory yet refundable check-off or levy is $0.70/tonne on commercial wheat sales in Alberta. The estimated $3.5 million annual revenue raised through the check-off funds innovative research, market development activities, policy and government relations initiatives, and communications, grower relations and extension initiatives.

Government funding

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

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
#200, 6815 8th Street N.E.
Calgary, AB T2H 7H7
Canada

Telephone number: 403-717-3711

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Samuel Green, Policy and Markets Analyst | No public offices held
Shannon Sereda, Interim Policy and Government Relations Manager | No public offices held

Alberta Wheat Commission

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
Alberta Wheat Commission	2016-03-28	2023-08-01

Alberta Wheat Commission

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Mark Olson	2023-05-10	2023-08-01
Tom Steve	2016-03-28	2023-05-10

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Organization

Alberta Wheat Commission / Mark Olson, Interim General Manager

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 5 of 13 (2018-07-18 to 2018-12-10)

Version 5 of 13 (2018-07-18 to 2018-12-10)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

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