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Government Response to the thirteenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, entitled Critical Ground: Why Soil is Essential to Canada’s Economic, Environmental, Human, and Social Health, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on June 6, 2024

Order of Reference: 2024-11-06
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (1)
Biological Carbon Canada Graham Gilchrist Dec 09, 2024
12:00 AM

Examine and report on the growing issue of wildfires in Canada and the consequential effects that wildfires have on forestry and agriculture industries, as well as rural and Indigenous communities, throughout the country

Order of Reference: 2024-05-09
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (9)
Environment and Climate Change Canada Organization Only Dec 06, 2024
12:00 AM
Wabanaki Wildland Crew Organization Only Dec 05, 2024
12:00 AM
K'ahsho Got'ine Charter Community, Fort Good Hope Dene Band Collin Pierrot Nov 12, 2024
12:00 AM
K'ahsho Got'ine Foundation Darcy Edgi Nov 12, 2024
12:00 AM
Fur Institute of Canada Organization Only Oct 21, 2024
12:00 AM
Global Medic Ivana Budisa Aug 20, 2024
12:00 AM
Forest Products Association of Canada Derek Nighbor Jun 07, 2024
12:00 AM
Public Safety Canada Kenza El Bied, Policy and Outreach Directorate May 15, 2024
12:00 AM
Public Safety Canada Kenza El Bied, Policy and Outreach Directorate May 15, 2024
12:00 AM

Bill C-275, An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act (biosecurity on farms)

Order of Reference: 2024-05-09
Report(s):
  • Fourteenth Report: Bill C-275, An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act (biosecurity on farms), with amendment and observations
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (11)
As an Individual John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Foothills - sponsor of the bill Oct 21, 2024
12:00 AM
National Cattle Feeders’ Association Organization Only Oct 09, 2024
12:00 AM
The Fur-Bearers Organization Only Oct 09, 2024
12:00 AM
Chicken Farmers of Canada Organization Only Oct 08, 2024
12:00 AM
Chicken Farmers of Canada Organization Only Oct 01, 2024
12:00 AM
Humane Society International/Canada Organization Only Sep 25, 2024
12:00 AM
Animal Justice Organization Only Sep 25, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Amy Greer, Associate Professor, Department of Population Medicine Sep 25, 2024
12:00 AM
Humane Canada Toolika Rastogi Sep 18, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Jan Hajek, Clinical Assistant Professor (Infectious Disease Specialist) Jun 01, 2024
12:00 AM
National Cattle Feeders' Association Will Lowe May 14, 2024
12:00 AM

Bill C-234, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act

Order of Reference: 2023-06-13
Report(s):
  • Twelfth Report: Bill C-234, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, with amendment and observations
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (22)
National Cattle Feeders' Association Will Lowe Oct 11, 2023
12:00 AM
Canadian Cattle Association Nathan Phinney Oct 11, 2023
12:00 AM
Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association Shawn Brenn Oct 10, 2023
12:00 AM
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Joanne Contant Oct 04, 2023
12:00 AM
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities Ray Orb Oct 04, 2023
12:00 AM
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities Ray Orb Oct 04, 2023
12:00 AM
As an Individual Jeff Ferguson Oct 04, 2023
12:00 AM
As an Individual Joanne Ferguson Oct 04, 2023
12:00 AM
As an Individual John Ferguson Oct 04, 2023
12:00 AM
Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux Oct 04, 2023
12:00 AM
Agriculture Carbon Alliance Dave Carey Sep 29, 2023
12:00 AM
Agriculture Carbon Alliance Scott Ross Sep 29, 2023
12:00 AM
Agriculture Carbon Alliance Dave Carey Sep 29, 2023
12:00 AM
Agriculture Carbon Alliance Scott Ross Sep 29, 2023
12:00 AM
Canadian Canola Growers Association Organization Only Sep 29, 2023
12:00 AM
David Suzuki Foundation Tom Green Sep 26, 2023
12:00 AM
Canadian Propane Association Shannon Watt Sep 20, 2023
12:00 AM
Agriculture Carbon Alliance Organization Only Sep 19, 2023
12:00 AM
Agriculture Carbon Alliance Organization Only Sep 19, 2023
12:00 AM
Agriculture Carbon Alliance Organization Only Sep 19, 2023
12:00 AM
Agriculture Carbon Alliance Organization Only Sep 19, 2023
12:00 AM
Canadian Mushroom Growers’ Association Janet Krayden Jun 16, 2023
12:00 AM

The subject matter of Bill S-241, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (great apes, elephants and certain other animals)

Order of Reference: 2023-06-08
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (3)
As an Individual Angela Fernandez, Full Professor, Faculty of Law and Department of History Dec 04, 2023
12:00 AM
Jane Goodall Institute Jane Goodall Oct 12, 2023
12:00 AM
The Senate of Canada The Honourable Senator Marty Klyne, Senator Sep 07, 2023
12:00 AM

Government response to the sixth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, entitled Treading Water: The impact of and response to the 2021 British Columbia floods, tabled in the Senate on October 27, 2022

Order of Reference: 2023-04-21
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (3)
Environment and Climate Change Canada Cecile Siewe, Meteorological Service of Canada Apr 29, 2024
12:00 AM
Public Safety Canada Mauricette Howlett, Emergency Management and Programs Branch Apr 24, 2024
12:00 AM
Public Safety Canada Kenza El Bied, Policy and Outreach Directorate Apr 24, 2024
12:00 AM

Bill S-236, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Regulations (Prince Edward Island)

Order of Reference: 2022-06-07
Report(s):
  • Tenth Report: Bill S-236, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Regulations (Prince Edward Island)
  • Fifth Report: Bill S-236, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Regulations (Prince Edward Island), with amendment and observations
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (3)
Employment and Social Development Canada George Rae, Policy Analysis Initiative Jul 25, 2022
12:00 AM
As an Individual The Honourable Senator Diane F. Griffin, former senator Jun 16, 2022
12:00 AM
City of Charlottetown Philip Brown Jun 16, 2022
12:00 AM

The subject matter of those elements contained in Parts 4, 5 and 6 of Bill S-6, An Act respecting regulatory modernization

Order of Reference: 2022-04-28
Report(s):
  • Third Report: The subject matter of those elements contained in Parts 4, 5 and 6 of Bill S-6, An Act respecting regulatory modernization
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (8)
Western Grain Elevator Association Organization Only Jul 26, 2022
12:00 AM
Prevent Cancer Now Meg Sears Jul 26, 2022
12:00 AM
Canadian Environmental Law Association Theresa McClenagnan May 16, 2022
12:00 AM
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Steven Jurgutis May 11, 2022
12:00 AM
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Karen Reynolds May 11, 2022
12:00 AM
Ecojustice Canada Organization Only May 11, 2022
12:00 AM
Canadian Consumer Speciality Products Association Organization Only May 11, 2022
12:00 AM
Health Canada The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, P.C., M.P. May 10, 2022
12:00 AM

Examine and report on the status of soil health in Canada

Order of Reference: 2022-04-26
Report(s):
  • Thirteenth Report: Critical Ground: Why Soil is Essential to Canada's Economic, Environmental, Human, and Social Health
  • Eleventh Report: Special Study Supplementary Budget 2023-2024 (Soil Health) - Summer 2023 Travel activity (Rome (Italy))
  • Ninth Report: Special Study Supplementary Budget 2023-2024 (Soil Health) - Travel Activity Alberta and Saskatchewan
  • Eighth Report: Special Study Supplementary Budget 2023-2024 (Soil Health) - Travel activity to Guelph (ON)
  • Fourth Report: Special Study Budget 2022-2023 (Status of soil health in Canada)
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (74)
Canadian Organic Growers Organization Only May 24, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Doug Aspinall Mar 22, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Medha Muhunthan, A Voice to Save Soil from Canada Mar 19, 2024
12:00 AM
Greenbelt Foundation Shelley Petrie, Programs Mar 08, 2024
12:00 AM
Hjertaas Farms in Saskatchewan Blain Hjertaas Mar 08, 2024
12:00 AM
National Farmers Union Rick Munroe Mar 08, 2024
12:00 AM
Acadian Plant Health Gord Kurbis, T. Bjornson and Associates Consulting Inc. Feb 28, 2024
12:00 AM
Nature Conservancy of Canada Melanie Bos Feb 26, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Canola Growers Association Roger Chevraux Feb 06, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Canola Growers Association Dave Carey, Government and Industry Relations Feb 06, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Donald Lobb, Farmer Jan 26, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Donald Lobb, Farmer Jan 15, 2024
12:00 AM
Farm Credit Canada Justine Hendricks Jan 04, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Steven D. Siciliano, Professor, Department of Soil Science Jan 03, 2024
12:00 AM
Canada Organic Trade Association Tia Loftsgard Dec 22, 2023
12:00 AM
Canada Organic Trade Association Tia Loftsgard Dec 22, 2023
12:00 AM
Canada Organic Trade Association Tia Loftsgard Dec 22, 2023
12:00 AM
Canada Organic Trade Association Tia Loftsgard Dec 22, 2023
12:00 AM
Canada Organic Trade Association Tia Loftsgard Dec 22, 2023
12:00 AM
Canada Organic Trade Association Tia Loftsgard Dec 22, 2023
12:00 AM
Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association Asha Hingorani Dec 19, 2023
12:00 AM
Biological Carbon Canada Graham Gilchrist Dec 13, 2023
12:00 AM
Canada Organic Trade Association Tia Loftsgard Dec 12, 2023
12:00 AM
Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan Clinton Monchuk Dec 07, 2023
12:00 AM
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations David Lobb, Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils Nov 29, 2023
12:00 AM
Biological Carbon Canada Don McCabe Nov 23, 2023
12:00 AM
Biological Carbon Canada Graham Gilchrist Nov 23, 2023
12:00 AM
As an Individual The Honourable Penelope Wensley, Former Australia’s National Soils Advocate Nov 20, 2023
12:00 AM
As an Individual Dean Orr, Farmer Nov 07, 2023
12:00 AM
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Raju Soolanayakanahally Nov 02, 2023
12:00 AM
As an Individual Derek MacKenzie, Associate Professor, Department of Renewable Resources Oct 26, 2023
12:00 AM
As an Individual Dean Orr, Farmer Oct 23, 2023
12:00 AM
RBC Climate Action Institute George Wamala, Regulatory & Government Affairs Oct 11, 2023
12:00 AM
As an Individual Keith Reid Jul 06, 2023
12:00 AM
Office of the Auditor General of Canada Jerry V. DeMarco Jun 26, 2023
12:00 AM
Office of the Auditor General of Canada Jerry V. DeMarco Jun 26, 2023
12:00 AM
Soil Conservation Council of Canada Jim Tokarchuk Jun 22, 2023
12:00 AM
Weston Family Foundation Lara O'Donnell Jun 19, 2023
12:00 AM
Weston Family Foundation Lara O'Donnell Jun 19, 2023
12:00 AM
CarbonTerra Rachel Hor Jun 14, 2023
12:00 AM
CarbonTerra Rachel Hor Jun 14, 2023
12:00 AM
Government of Ontario Basia Florio, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Jun 12, 2023
12:00 AM
Producteurs de grains du Québec Benoit Legault Jun 08, 2023
12:00 AM
Producteurs de grains du Québec Benoit Legault Jun 08, 2023
12:00 AM
Canola Council of Canada Troy Sherman, Government Relations May 31, 2023
12:00 AM
Genome Canada Pari Johnston, Policy and Public Affairs May 09, 2023
12:00 AM
Syngenta Canada Christina Stroud, Corporate Affairs Canada Apr 26, 2023
12:00 AM
Syngenta Canada Christina Stroud, Corporate Affairs Canada Apr 26, 2023
12:00 AM
Syngenta Canada Christina Stroud, Corporate Affairs Canada Apr 26, 2023
12:00 AM
Syngenta Canada Christina Stroud, Corporate Affairs Canada Apr 26, 2023
12:00 AM
Biological Carbon Canada Don McCabe Apr 18, 2023
12:00 AM
New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries Organization Only Mar 31, 2023
12:00 AM
Canadian Permafrost Association Michelle Blade, Nunavut Mar 23, 2023
12:00 AM
Canadian Permafrost Association Michelle Blade, Nunavut Mar 23, 2023
12:00 AM
Canadian Permafrost Association Michelle Blade, Nunavut Mar 23, 2023
12:00 AM
Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada Rebecca Lee Mar 09, 2023
12:00 AM
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Organization Only Feb 14, 2023
12:00 AM
Tea Creek Training and Employment Jacob Beaton Feb 09, 2023
12:00 AM
Farmers for Climate Solutions Karen Ross Feb 06, 2023
12:00 AM
Pivot Bio Chuck Broughton Jan 18, 2023
12:00 AM
Canadian Council of Academies Organization Only Dec 06, 2022
12:00 AM
As an Individual David Rourke, Farmer Nov 18, 2022
12:00 AM
Fertilizer Canada Cassandra Cotton Nov 03, 2022
12:00 AM
As an Individual Don Lobb, farmer Oct 14, 2022
12:00 AM
Soil Conservation Council of Canada Organization Only Oct 14, 2022
12:00 AM
As an Individual Don Lobb, farmer Oct 14, 2022
12:00 AM
As an Individual Don Lobb, farmer Oct 14, 2022
12:00 AM
As an Individual Brandon Heung, Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture Oct 13, 2022
12:00 AM
Ducks Unlimited Canada Paul Thoroughgood, Sustainable Agriculture Oct 05, 2022
12:00 AM
As an Individual J.L. (Les) Henry, Professor Emeritus Soil Science Sep 25, 2022
12:00 AM
Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) Organization Only Jul 26, 2022
12:00 AM
Équiterre Organization Only May 26, 2022
12:00 AM
University of Guelph Organization Only May 13, 2022
12:00 AM
Agriculture Carbon Alliance Organization Only May 13, 2022
12:00 AM

Examine and report on issues relating to agriculture and forestry generally

Order of Reference: 2022-02-10
Report(s):
  • Sixth Report: Treading Water: The impact of and response to the 2021 British Columbia floods
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (6)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Corey Hobbs, Legislative, Parliamentary and Regulatory Affairs Directorate Services Sep 06, 2024
12:00 AM
Indigenous Services Canada Corey Hobbs, Legislative, Parliamentary and Regulatory Affairs Directorate Services Sep 06, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Federation of Independent Business Organization Only Jun 12, 2024
12:00 AM
Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. Monica Mannerström Jun 15, 2022
12:00 AM
University of Victoria Francis Zwiers, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium Jun 02, 2022
12:00 AM
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Aaron Fowler, Trade Agreements and Negotiations May 17, 2022
12:00 AM

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