Registration - In-house Organization

Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) / Cathy Lennon, General Manager

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)
Responsible Officer Name: Cathy Lennon, General Manager
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-03-02
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 937023-6273

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 20

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 34 of 34 (2025-11-17 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 34 of 34 (2025-11-17 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Agriculture	Excise Tax Act in respect of the elimination of excise taxes from farm fuels to provide some price relief for the farm fuels input costs	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Agriculture, Budget, Environment	Federal Budget. Reveiw of prorgams and policies affecting spending on farm programs (Growing Forward), including farm income programs and environmental spending.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Agriculture, Environment, Fisheries	Fisheries Act and regulations associated with - Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Environmental programming on the protection of water courses from spills or degradation from farming practices with regards its impact on farm practices and farmer liability	Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Agriculture, Environment	Growing Forward - Canada's 5 year agricultural policy governing farm income programs, environmental programs and innovation to ensure Ontario farmers enjoy an internationally competitive environment.	Policies or Program
Agriculture	International trade (WTO and bilateral agreements) to ensure improvement in export access for food products and the protection of domestic markets from unfair competition	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Agriculture	Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994. Mitigating impact on farm operators for incidental take.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Agriculture	Pest Control Products Act, regulations and programs. To ensure improvement in regulatory framework and ease of access to crop protection products for farmers.	Regulation, Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Agriculture	Railway Right of Way Control Regulations. Securing farmer access to right of way.	Regulation
Agriculture, Climate, Environment	Species at Risk Act - Environment and Climate Change Canada. Environmental management of endangered species regulations and policies that affect farmers' normal farm practices	Regulation, Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Transport Canada (TC)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The OFA is a farmer led organization working on behalf of its farm business members in Ontario. The OFA provides policy analysis and advocates on behalf of its members on all issues affecting farm business and rural communities. OFA also administers the delivery of environmental programming offered by the federal and provincial govenrments and provides affinity benefits and services to members.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Cathy Lennon, General Manager

Organization's membership or classes of membership

The OFA voting membership is farmers and representatives of farming businesses that are registered under the Farm Business Regsitration Act of Ontario. Ontario agricultural organizations, including 31 Ontario commodity boards are also members of the OFA.

Government funding

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

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
200 Hanlon Creek Blvd.
Guelph, ON N1C 0A1
Canada

Telephone number: 519-821-8883
Fax number: 519-821-8810

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Jason Bent, Director of Policy Research | Public offices held
Danielle Collins, Researcher | No public offices held
Kaylee Coverdale, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Sonia Dignard, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Joanne Hughes, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Ben LeFort, Researcher | No public offices held
Janine Lunn, Capacity Development Coordinator | Public offices held
Paul Nairn, Manager, Western Region | No public offices held
Ian Nokes, Researcher | No public offices held
Leah Riddell, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Tina Schankula-Campione, Researcher | Public offices held
Will Stoneman, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Peter Sykanda, Researcher | No public offices held
Mark Torrey, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Carol Verstraete, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Margaret Vincent, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Ruth Vogel, Member Service Representative | No public offices held
Resi Walt, Member Service Representative | No public offices held

Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)	2008-07-02	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)

Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Cathy Lennon	2019-08-30	Current
Neil Currie	2006-03-02	2019-08-30

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Regional Coordinator Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Rural Secretariat	January 2002 to June 2002	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Census Taker Statistics Canada, Census Branch	June 1991 to August 1991	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Economic Analysis Assistant Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Economic Analysis	September 1992 to December 1992	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2026-01-09

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Registration - In-house Organization

Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) / Cathy Lennon, General Manager

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 34 of 34 (2025-11-17 to present)

Version 34 of 34 (2025-11-17 to present)

Subject Matter Details

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