Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Consumer Issues
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Health
- Immigration
- Industry
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Trade
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Labour
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), funds for the development and implementation National Hog Identification and Traceability System
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), funds for the development and implementation of food safety or animal care programs
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), funds for the development and implementation of swine health initiatives
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), funds for the development of a Canadian Pork Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Income Tax Act as it relates to agriculture with a specific interest in changes to the tax treatment of privately held corporations
Policies or Program
- Advance Payments Program with regard to improving terms that gives producers access to credit through cash advances.
- AgriStability's policy on caps, and declining margins in relation to the hog industry
- Canada-European Union comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement as it relates to market access for pork.
- Canada-South Korea Trade Agreement as it relates to market access for pork.
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) related to live animals and pork.
- Temporary Foreign Workers Program with regard to improving terms to address acute labour shortage for livestock industry
- The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement as it is related to the negotiations on Agriculture
Policies or Program, Regulation
- United States Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) regulations as they relate to Canadian live swine and the Government of Canada's participation in a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel on Country of Origin Labelling(COOL)
- measures to prevent the entry a reportable disease listed in the health of animals act
Regulation
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA),Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), with respect to Meat Inspection Regulation 1990 and, Product of Canada guidelines and how it affects food products labeling on packaging.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
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Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Senate of Canada
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
In-house Organization Details
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 producers interests both nationally and internationally.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Gary Stordy,
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The Canadian Pork Council is composed of provincial hog producers organizations, some of which are engaged in the marketing of hogs, all of which are involved in representation of hog producers' interests to their respective provincial governments. These organizations are funded by regulated checkoffs collected on pigs marketed from within the province. The CPC's members include B.C. Pork, Alberta Pork, Sask Pork, Manitoba Pork Council, Ontario Pork, la Fédération des Producteurs de Porcs du Québec, Porc NB Pork, Pork Nova Scotia, and the Prince Edward Island Hog Commodity Marketing Board.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2021-12-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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$1,217,637.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
220 Laurier Ave West
Suite 900
Ottawa, ON K1P 5Z9
Canada
Telephone number:
613-236-9239
Ext.
277
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Audrey Cameron,
Director, On-Farm Programs |
No public offices held
- Gabriela Guigou,
Manager,National Swine Health Initiavitive |
No public offices held
- Gary Stordy,
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
No public offices held
