Registry of Lobbyists
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade
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AAFC / PMRA – Minor Use / grower-requested access pathways (e.g., minor use and own-use import pathways), in respect of timely access to pest management solutions.
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Policies or Program, Regulation
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Agriculture, Budget, Small Business
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AAFC – Advance Payments Program (APP), in respect of timely access to cash advances for horticultural producers.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
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Agriculture, Budget
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AAFC – Business Risk Management programs (AgriStability, AgriInvest, AgriRecovery, AgriRisk), in respect of responsiveness to horticulture production risk.
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Policies or Program, Regulation
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Agriculture, Research and Development
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AAFC – Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP) programming (e.g., AgriScience/AgriInnovation/AgriMarketing/AgriAssurance), in respect of research and competitiveness support for produce growers.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
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Agriculture, Internal Trade
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CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY – Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations (SFCR), in respect of fresh produce food safety and compliance requirements.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
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Agriculture, International Trade
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CBSA – Customs Act / border processes affecting fresh produce, in respect of facilitating efficient import/export movement of perishable goods.
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Regulation, Policies or Program
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Agriculture, International Trade
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CBSA – Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), in respect of protecting Canadian growers from unfair foreign competition.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation, Policies or Program
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Agriculture, International Trade
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CFIA – Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (food labelling claims), in respect of accurate and workable labelling requirements for fruit and vegetable products.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation, Policies or Program
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Agriculture
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CFIA – Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations / grade, labelling, licensing and arbitration requirements, in respect of efficient and consistent oversight for produce marketed in Canada.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation, Policies or Program
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Agriculture, Environment, International Relations, International Trade
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CFIA – Organic regime and U.S.–Canada Organic Equivalency Arrangement, in respect of facilitating compliant trade in organic produce.
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Regulation, Policies or Program
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Agriculture, Environment
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CFIA – Plant Protection Act and plant health requirements, in respect of preventing introduction/spread of pests affecting horticulture.
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Policies or Program, Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Agriculture, Environment
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ECCC – Canada Water Act / water protection initiatives, in respect of reliable access to water and sustainable on-farm management.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation, Policies or Program
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Agriculture, Environment
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ECCC – Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) and related regulations affecting horticulture operations/inputs, in respect of practical compliance pathways.
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Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
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Agriculture, Environment, Taxation and Finance
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ECCC – carbon pricing and climate policy, in respect of competitiveness impacts on horticulture (including production and supply chain costs).
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Policies or Program, Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Agriculture, Labour
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EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CANADA – Temporary Foreign Worker Program and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, in respect of ensuring reliable access to seasonal labour for horticulture.
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Regulation, Policies or Program
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Agriculture, Budget
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FINANCE CANADA – federal budget measures affecting horticulture competitiveness and program funding, in respect of adequate resourcing for sector priorities.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
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Agriculture, International Relations, International Trade
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GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA / CBSA – CUSMA and trade disputes (including tariff and non-tariff barriers), in respect of maintaining predictable market access for Canadian fresh fruit and vegetables.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation, Policies or Program
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Agriculture, Environment
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HEALTH CANADA / PMRA – Pest Control Products Act, including registrations and re-evaluations, in respect of access to crop protection tools for horticulture.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
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Agriculture, Labour
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IRCC – Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and immigration policies related to temporary foreign agricultural workers, in respect of program integrity and workable pathways for employers and workers.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade
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PMRA – Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and international harmonization, in respect of maintaining access to tools and avoiding trade disruption for produce.
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Regulation, Policies or Program
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| Subject matters | Details | Categories | Added date |
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Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Internal Trade, Labour
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Government of Canada – Red tape reduction / regulatory and administrative burden, in respect of reducing cumulative and duplicative compliance requirements affecting fruit and vegetable growers (including repetitive reporting, overlapping inspection/audit documentation, and inconsistent data/format requirements across federal programs and regulations), and advancing streamlined, outcome-based approaches that maintain food safety and environmental protections while improving sector competitiveness.
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Regulation, Policies or Program
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2025-12-19
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THE FRUIT & VEGETABLE GROWERS OF CANADA (FVGC) IS A VOLUNTARY, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE DYNAMIC AND DIVERSE SECTOR OF HORTICULTURE. ACROSS CANADA, CHC MEMBERS ARE PRIMARILY INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION AND PACKING OF OVER 120 HORTICULTURE CROPS COMPRISED OF FRUIT, VEGETABLES.
MASSIMO BERGAMINI, Executive Director
End date of the last completed financial year: 2025-10-31
| Government Institution | Funding Received in Last Financial Year | Funding Expected in Current Financial Year |
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| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | $2,565,235.00 | Yes |
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