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Section IV - Other Items of Interest

Agriculture and Agri-Food Portfolio

Agriculture and Agri-Food Portfolio

How to reach us

Departmental Contacts

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Departmental Contacts

Note: All addresses are at 930 Carling Avenue unless otherwise noted.

General Enquiries
930 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C5
Tel: 613-759-1000
http://www.agr.gc.ca

More information on the department and its activities

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board

The Honourable Chuck Strahl
http://www.agr.gc.ca/cb/min/index_e.php

Parliamentary Secretary (for the Canadian Wheat Board) to the Minister

The Honourable David Anderson
Tel: 613-992-0657
Email: andersondl@agr.gc.ca
Internet: http://www.agr.gc.ca/cb/min/index_e.php?s1=sec_cwb-sec_ccb

Secretary of State (Agriculture)

The Honourable Christian Paradis
Tel: 613-759-1107
Email: paradisc@agr.gc.ca
Internet: http://www.agr.gc.ca/cb/min/index_e.php?s1=sec

Deputy Minister

Yaprak Baltacioglu
613-759-1101
baltaciogluy@agr.gc.ca

Branch and Agency Heads


Research
Dr. Marc Fortin
Assistant Deputy Minister
613-759-7777
Email: fortinm@agr.gc.ca
Market and Industry Services
George Shaw
A/Assistant Deputy Minister
613-759-7684
Email: shawge@agr.gc.ca
Strategic Policy
Andrew Marsland
Assistant Deputy Minister
613-759-7561
Email: marslanda@agr.gc.ca
Farm Financial Programs
Nada Semaan
Assistant Deputy Minister
613-759-7243
Email: semaann@agr.gc.ca
Corporate Management
Pierre Corriveau
Assistant Deputy Minister
613-759-6936
Email: corriveaup@agr.gc.ca
Communications and Consultations
Greg Meredith
Assistant Deputy Minister
613-759-7964
Email: meredithg@agr.gc.ca
Human Resources
Steve Tierney
Assistant Deputy Minister
613-759-1196
Email: tierneys@agr.gc.ca
Audit and Evaluation
Lynden Hillier
Director General
613-759-6508
Email: hilliel@agr.gc.ca
Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency
Tim Pettipas
Executive Director
P.O. Box 5904 LCD Merivale
Ottawa, Ontario K2E 8A9
613-949-0742
Email: pettipast@agr.gc.ca
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Harley Olsen
A/Director General
FCC Tower
603-1800 Hamilton Street
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 4L2
306-780-5081
Email: olsenh@agr.gc.ca
Rural and Co-operatives Secretariats
Donna Mitchell
Executive Director
613-759-7113
Email: mitchelldo@agr.gc.ca
 

Portfolio Contacts


National Farm Products Council
Claude Janelle
Executive Director
344 Slater Street
10th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7Y3
613-995-0682
Email: janellecl@agr.gc.ca
Internet: http://nfpc-cnpa.gc.ca/
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Carole Swan
President
59 Camelot Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0Y9
613-221-3737
Email: swanc@inspection.gc.ca
Internet: http://www.cfia-acia.agr.gc.ca
Canadian Grain Commission
Chris Hamblin
Chief Commissioner
600-303 Main Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3G8
204-983-2735
Email: chamblin@grainscanada.gc.ca
Internet: http://www.cgc.ca
Canadian Dairy Commission
John Core
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Building 55, CEF
930 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0Z2
613-792-2060
Email: jcore@agr.gc.ca
Internet: http://www.cdc.ca
Farm Credit Canada
John J. Ryan
President and Chief Executive Officer
P.O. Box 4320
1800 Hamilton Street
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 4L3
306-780-8100
Email: jryan@sk.sympatico.ca
Internet: http://www.fcc-sca.ca
Review Tribunal
Thomas S. Barton
Chairman
Building 60, CEF
930 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6
613-792-2085
Email: bartont@agr.gc.ca
Internet: http://www.rt-cr.gc.ca/

Legislation administered by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Acts for which Minister is named in Statute as responsible Minister and that are administered by the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food


Agricultural Marketing Programs Act S.C. 1997, c. 20
Agricultural Products Marketing Act R.S. 1985, c. A-6
Animal Pedigree Act R.S. 1985, c. 8 (4th Supp.)
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Act R.S. 1985, c A-9
Experimental Farm Stations Act R.S. 1985, c. E-16
Farm Debt Mediation Act S.C. 1997, c. 21
Farm Improvement and Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act R.S. 1985, c. 25 (3rd Supp.)
Farm Improvement Loans Act R.S. 1985, c. F-3
Farm Income Protection Act S.C. 1991, c. 22
Livestock Feed Assistance Act R.S. 1985, c. L-10
Western Grain Transition Payments Act S.C. 1995, c. 17

Acts for which Minister is named in an Order in Council as responsible Minister and that are administered by Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada


Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act R.S. 1985, c. P-17

Acts for which Minister is named in statute as responsible Minister and that are administered by other entities in the Agriculture and Agri-Food Portfolio


Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act (CFIA) S.C. 1995, c. 40
Canada Agricultural Products Act (CFIA) R.S. 1985, c. 20 (4th Supp.)
Canadian Dairy Commission Act (CDC) R.S. 1985, c. C-15
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act (CFIA) S.C. 1997, c. 6
Farm Credit Canada Act (FCC) S.C. 1993, c. 14
Farm Products Agencies Act (NFPC) R.S. 1985, c. F-4
Feeds Act (CFIA) R.S. 1985, c. F-9
Fertilizers Act (CFIA) R.S. 1985, c. F-10
Fish Inspection Act (CFIA) R.S. 1985 c. F-12
Health of Animals Act (CFIA) S.C. 1990, c. 21
Meat Inspection Act (CFIA) R.S. 1985, c. 25 (1st Supp.)
Plant Breeders' Rights Act (CFIA) S.C. 1990, c. 20
Plant Protection Act (CFIA) S.C. 1990, c. 22
Seeds Act (CFIA) R.S. 1985, c. S-8

Act for which Minister is named in an Order in Council as responsible Minister and that are administered by other entities in the Agriculture and Agri-Food Portfolio


Canada Grain Act (CGC) R.S. 1985, c. G-10

Act for which other ministers are responsible but that confer powers on the Minister


Criminal Code (Section 204) (Minister of Justice) R.S. 1985, c. C-46

Act for which a minister is named in an Order in Council as responsible and that are administered partially by the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food


Canadian Wheat Board Act R.S. 1985, c. C-24

Acts for which another minister is responsible and that are administered partially by other agencies in the Agriculture and Agri-Food Portfolio


Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (Minister of Industry/CFIA) R.S. 1985, c. C-38
Food and Drugs Act (Minister of Health/CFIA) R.S. 1985, c. F-27

Appendix A - List of Websites

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Advance Payment Programs (APP)
Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Food Program (ACAAF)
Agricultural Marketing Programs Act (AMPA)
Agricultural Policy Framework (APF)
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Business Risk Management (BRM)
Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS)
Canadian Agricultural Skills Service (CASS)
Canadian Agriculture and Food International (CAFI) program
Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC)
Canadian Farm Business Advsisory Services (CFBAS)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Food Safety and Quality Program (CFSQP)
Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA)
Canadian Rural Partnership (CRP)
Co-operative Development Initiative
Co-operatives Secretariat
Environment
Environmental Farm Plans (EFP)
Farm Business Assessment
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
Farm Debt Mediation Service (FDMS)
Farm Improvement and Marketing Cooperatives Loan Act (FIMCLA)
Food Safety and Food Quality

Grains and Oilseeds Payment Program (GOPP)
Greencover Canada
Innovation
International
Management Accountability Framework (MAF)
National Farm Products Council (NFPC)
National Farm Stewardship Program National Land and Water Information Service (NLWIS)
National Water Supply Expansion Program (NWSEP)
Pesticide Risk Reduction
Planning Assessment for Value-Added Enterprise (PAVE)
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Program (PFRA)
Private Sector Risk Management Paternerships (PSRMP)
Production Insurance
Public Service Modernization Act (PSMA)
Renewal
Report on Plans and Priorities (2005-2006)
Ruminant Slaughter Loan Loss Reserve Program
Rural Secretariat
Specialized Business Planning Services
Spring Credit Advance Program (SCAP)
Sustainable Agriculture: Our Path Forward
The Rural Lens
Watershed Evaluation of BMPs (WEBs)