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.
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.
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.
September 2023—
The Canadian Canola Growers Association and Canola Council of Canada have policy and government leads representing farmers and the industry in Ottawa. Here are advocacy updates on the Clean Fuel Regulations and extended interswitching.