Canola in Ottawa

Canola, united on the Hill

Four men in suits smile for the photo in a lobby.

At Lobby Day 2024, CCGA and the CCC met with parliamentarians to ask for support on key trade issues, rail interswitching and Bill C-234.

At Lobby Day, Lawrence MacAulay (second from right), Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, with Canadian Canola Growers Association president and CEO Rick White (left), CCGA board chair and Alberta farmer Roger Chevraux (second from left) and Canola Council of Canada president and CEO Chris Davison (right).

Canola in Ottawa

Lobbying for trade

The Canola Council of Canada and Canadian Canola Growers Association will co-host a canola lobby day on November 5. Open and predictable trade is, again, a hot topic.

Canola in Ottawa

Our call for an interswitching extension

A grain mill with rail cars and grain in front of it.

Interswitching gives shippers on a single rail line access to service from the next closest railway. The Flip the Switch coalition, which includes the Canola Council of Canada and Canadian Canola Growers Association, wants a 30-month extension of the existing pilot.

Canola in Ottawa

COP28 in Dubai, IOPD in Argentina

In December, the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) was in Dubai to represent the canola value chain at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) – the global climate change conference organized by the United Nations. As the host country for COP28, the United Arab Emirates emphasized food systems as one of its priorities and...

Canola in Ottawa

Canola on the Hill 2023

On November 7, 2023, Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) and the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) went to Parliament Hill to meet with parliamentarians and senior staff to advocate on behalf of Canada’s 43,000 canola farmers and the entire canola value chain. CCGA and CCC concluded a full day of meetings with a joint parliamentary reception.