Brian Douglas

World Trade Organization agreements (WTO) as they relate to the negotiations on agriculture. Funding for the development and implementation of on-farm programs. Agriculture industry as it relates to growth. Red tape reductions initiatives with relation to amendments to the Farm Products Agencies Act. Health of Animals Act and Regulations dealing with the development and refinement of animal disease preparedness and response protocols. Animal Health Products (antimicrobials, vaccines, feed/water additives) availability in Canada. Supply management system as it relates to the hatching egg sector. Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement related to the hatching egg sector. Revising the Hatchery Regulations, which includes testing requirements for broiler breeders for Salmonella enteritidis.

Revising the Hatchery Regulations, which includes testing requirements for broiler breeders for Salmonella enteritidis. Red tape reductions initiatives with relation to amendments to the Farm Products Agencies Act. Funding for the development and implementation of on-farm programs. Animal Health Products (antimicrobials, vaccines, feed/water additives) availability in Canada. Agriculture industry as it relates to growth. Administration and allocation of the Tariff Rate Quota. Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement related to the hatching egg sector. Regional and Bilateral Trade Negotiations with regard to possible impacts on the Canadian hatching egg sector. World Trade Organization agreements (WTO) as they relate to the negotiations on agriculture. Recognition and Promotion of Agriculture Supply Management as it relates to the hatching egg sector.

Agriculture industry as it relates to growth. Animal Health Products (antimicrobials, vaccines, feed/water additives) availability in Canada. Red tape reductions initiatives with relation to amendments to the Farm Products Agencies Act. World Trade Organization agreements (WTO) as they relate to the negotiations on agriculture. Regional and Bilateral Trade Negotiations with regard to possible impacts on the Canadian hatching egg sector. Recognition and Promotion of Agriculture Supply Management as it relates to the hatching egg sector. Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement related to the hatching egg sector. Administration and allocation of the Tariff Rate Quota.

Funding for the development and implementation of on-farm programs. Agriculture industry as it relates to growth. Health of Animals Act and Regulations dealing with the development and refinement of animal disease preparedness and response protocols. Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement related to the hatching egg sector. World Trade Organization agreements (WTO) as they relate to the negotiations on agriculture. Red tape reductions initiatives with relation to amendments to the Farm Products Agencies Act. Recognition and Promotion of Agriculture Supply Management. The aspects that are the object of the lobbying is to recognize and promote supply management in Canada.

Providing input on key priorities for the poultry, egg and hatchery sectors. Promoting policies to ensure the importation of spent fowl is clearly regulated. Supply Management Processing Investment Fund: eligibility requirements and fund operations. Simulated meat, poultry and egg guidances. Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. Safe Food for Canadians Act Policy on maximum shackle time of conscious birds before slaughter. Policies and regulations related to poultry and egg products including the federal government's Health Eating Strategy, Front of Pack labelling regulations, Marketing to Children regulations and modifications to the Food Guide. Pathogen Reduction Monitoring Program for Salmonella and Campylobacter for raw poultry. International trade negotiations with regards to possible impact on the Canadian poultry and egg sectors. Health of Animals Regulations. Guidelines on humane stunning, slaughter and post-cut management of avian food animals. Grocery Code of Conduct: development and adoption of a Code of Conduct related to relationships in Canada's food supply chain. Food and Drug Regulations. Federal government’s response to Avian Influenza cases. Farm Products Agencies Act - Part I, 6-8, Duties, Powers and Public Hearings, Part II, 21, Objects and Powers. Export and Import Permits Act - Permits and Certificates, 8.3 (3) Supplementary Import Permits, permit issuance for chicken, turkey, broiler hatching eggs, table eggs and egg product Export and Import Permits Act - Establishment of Control Lists, Import Control Lists of Goods, 3-6, restriction of imports in support of the Farm Products Agencies Act Customs Tariff: Part III relating to Duties Relief. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations. Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and pathways to permanent residency to address critical labour shortages facing poultry and egg processors.

Ukraine Goods Remission Order and its application to the importation of poultry and egg products. Supply Management Processing Investment Fund: eligibility requirements and fund operations. Simulated meat, poultry and egg guidances. Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. Safe Food for Canadians Act Policy on maximum shackle time of conscious birds before slaughter. Policies and regulations related to poultry and egg products including the federal government's Health Eating Strategy, Front of Pack labelling regulations, Marketing to Children regulations and modifications to the Food Guide. Pathogen Reduction Monitoring Program for Salmonella and Campylobacter for raw poultry. International trade negotiations with regards to possible impact on the Canadian poultry and egg sectors. Health of Animals Regulations. Guidelines on humane stunning, slaughter and post-cut management of avian food animals. Grocery Code of Conduct: development and adoption of a Code of Conduct related to relationships in Canada's food supply chain. Food and Drug Regulations. Federal government’s response to Avian Influenza cases. Farm Products Agencies Act - Part I, 6-8, Duties, Powers and Public Hearings, Part II, 21, Objects and Powers. Export and Import Permits Act - Permits and Certificates, 8.3 (3) Supplementary Import Permits, permit issuance for chicken, turkey, broiler hatching eggs, table eggs and egg product Export and Import Permits Act - Establishment of Control Lists, Import Control Lists of Goods, 3-6, restriction of imports in support of the Farm Products Agencies Act Customs Tariff: Part III relating to Duties Relief. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations. Chicken Farmers of Canada Proclamation - Part II, 6 Establishment of a Quota System, 7-10, Changes to Quota Allocation, reform of order making for allocation setting Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and pathways to permanent residency to address critical labour shortages facing poultry and egg processors. Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency Proclamation - Part II, 2-8 Quota System, reform of order making for allocation setting Canadian Hatching Egg Producers Proclamation - Part II, 5 Broiler Hatching Eggs and 6, Broiler Hatching Chicks, reform of order making for allocation setting Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Proclamation - Part II, 2-8 Quota System, Industrial Product Pool, supply and pricing of eggs for processing Bill C-282: An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management)

The National Animal Health and Welfare Strategy, planning for a foreign animal disease outbreak and updating the Animal Transport Regulations. The Import for Re-export Program for chicken, administration of import controls for chicken and fowl and design of a Processor Modernization Program. The Food and Drugs Regulations and policies, specifically approval of food ingredients including anti-microbial treatments for meat, approval of health claims, implementation of new allergen labeling regulations and policies on sodium reduction. Temporary Foreign Worker Program and its administration in Western Canada Preparedness for African Swine Fever Policies and Programs to reduce food insecurity Policies and programs that address the social determinants of health Initiatives under the Canadian Action Plan on Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance as it relates to the meat and livestock industry. Implementation of the Food Policy for Canada Implementation of a national school food program Healthy Eating Strategy including implementation of the new Nutrition Facts Table, front-of-pack nutrition labeling regulations, development of the new Canada's Food Guide. Government action to stengthen the food safety system through new regulations under the Safe Food for Canadians Act. Free trade negotiations (Canada-EU, Canada-Japan, Canada-China and Trans Pacific Partnership) and opportunities for enhanced pork trade. Development of a national food policy. CFIA's labeling modernization initiative and impact on food labeling practices in the food marketplace. CFIA's Inspection Modernization initiative - impact on new inspection requirements for meat plants. Action plans under the Regulatory Cooperation Council and the Canada-U.S. Border Action Plan - impact on re-inspection of meat at the border and harmonization of food safety and meat inspection systems. Access to funding under Canadian Agricultural Partnership programs

Advocate for government to introduce programs/testing to monitor and address the movement of poultry into Canada outside of Canada's import (TRQ) controls. Provide input and advice on Canada's Food Security Strategy and other measures to address food insecurity. Inquiries regarding the processing of Remission Applications Advocate for red tape reduction. Funding under Strategic Innovation Fund and other government programs to support food manufacturing in Canada. Extension of open work permits and addition of pathways to permanent residency for foreign workers in the food manufacturing sector. Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Tariffs: Lobby federal government on Canada's response to U.S. and other tariffs Orderly functioning of Poultry Supply Management including allocation decisions. Plastic packaging - ensure Federal Policy framework sets achievable targets for food packaging and recognizes packaging functional requirements. Greenwashing provisions of Competition Act - requesting amendments to address concern that legislation will reduce climate leadership in Canada. Temporary Foreign Worker Program and its application to food manufacturing and agriculture. The National Animal Health and Welfare Strategy, planning for a foreign animal disease outbreak and updating the Animal Transport Regulations. The Import for Re-export Program for chicken, administration of import controls for chicken and fowl and design of a Processor Modernization Program. The Food and Drugs Regulations and policies, specifically approval of food ingredients including anti-microbial treatments for meat, approval of health claims, implementation of new allergen labeling regulations and policies on sodium reduction. Public Opinion Polling related to food insecurity and poverty Preparedness for African Swine Fever Policies and Programs to reduce food insecurity Policies and programs that address the social determinants of health Initiatives under the Canadian Action Plan on Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance as it relates to the meat and livestock industry. Implementation of a national school food program Healthy Eating Strategy including implementation of the new Nutrition Facts Table, front-of-pack nutrition labeling regulations, development of the new Canada's Food Guide. Government action to stengthen the food safety system through new regulations under the Safe Food for Canadians Act. CFIA's labeling modernization initiative and impact on food labeling practices in the food marketplace. Access to funding under Canadian Agricultural Partnership programs Providing input on the scope of the 21st Century Corporations Act, particularly as it relates to the obligations placed on corporations and directors under the Act.

Labour disruptions that impact retail supply chains and the retail industry Safe Food for Canadian Act, formerly Bill S-11, An Act respecting food commodities, including their inspection, their safety, their labelling and advertising, their import, export and interprovincial trade, the establishment of standards for them, the registration or licensing of persons who perform certain activities related to them, the establishment of standards governing establishments where those activities are performed and the registration of establishments where those activities are performed. RCC is interested in working with government to see regulations related to food safety and consumer product safety harmonizes with similar regulations that exist in the united states. RCC is interested in seeing the elimination of import duties that still exist on finished goods. Proposed legislation and policies related to prevention of forced and child labour in Canadian supply chains. Proposed changes to the tax treatment of privately held corporations; concerns with income distribution by family businesses and passive investments. Proposed changes to the tax treatment of privately held corporations International Trade - Request for Tarriff Relief for Retail Goods Formerly Bill C-243 - An Act to Amend the Payment Card Network Act (credit card acceptance fees) Discussion of Retail Council of Canada's priorities and government intentions regarding Federal Digital Charter implementation Bill C-27 Copyright Act - with respect to possible changes introducing levies on blank media, digital rights management technology, parallel imports; changes to "notice and takedown" regulations contained within existing copyright legilsation; lobbying for exceptions for photo finishers. Consumer Product Safety Act with respect to business confidentiality provisions and recall provisions Changes to the payments industry in Canada as described in the proposed Voluntary Code of Conduct for the Debit and Credit Card Industry in Canada issued by Finance Canada. Possible legislation to regulate the payments industry in Canada, either designating the credit card companies under the Canadian Payments Act, or a similar legislative proposal. Implementation of certain provisions of "Transparency, Balance and Choice: Canada’s Credit Card and Debit Card Systems" - Report of the Senate Committee on Banking Trace and Commerce. An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act (Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act) with repect to mandatory reporting requirements An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Safeguarding Canadians’ Personal Information Act) with respect to the mandatory breach notification provisions