Canola in Ottawa
Lobbying for trade
November 2024—
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.
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Our call for an interswitching extension
September 2024—
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
March 2024—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...
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Canola on the Hill 2023
January 2024—
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.
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Canola in Saskatoon for the Tri-National Accord
November 2023—
The CCC and CCGA participated in the annual Tri-National Accord, which brings together state and provincial agriculture leaders from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to discuss agricultural trade and development issues.