CPMA Submissions to Government Consultations

As part of our ongoing advocacy efforts on behalf of the fresh fruit and vegetable industry, CPMA regularly makes submissions to government consultations. Below is a list of our recently submitted comments.

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Agriculture and Agri-food Canada

• Comments to the Market Access Secretariat regarding the European Union’s Draft regulations concerning the review of several existing MRLs for plant protection products – February 2022
• Comments to the Market Access Secretariat regarding the Republic of Korea’s notification to the WTO on its partial Draft Amendment of the Transboundary Movement, etc. of Living Modified Organisms Act – August 2021
• Canadian Food Industry Collaborative Alliance Recommendations for the collaborative and inclusive development of a Canadian Food Industry Code of Practice – May 2021

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Canadian Food Inspection Agency

• Comments on the North American Plant Protection Organization Draft Strategic Plan 2022-2026 – June 2022
• Comments in response to CFIA’s Proposed guidance for determining whether a plant is subject to Part V of the Seeds Regulations – September 2021
• CFIA-Health Canada consultation on Proposed Joint Policy Statement on Food Labelling Coordination – April 2021
• Consultation on Framing Competitiveness and Innovation for Success – March 2021 

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Environment and Climate Change Canada

• Consultation on Technical Paper on recycled content regulations – March 2022
• Consultation on Proposed Single-Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations – March 2022

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Finance Canada

• Consultations in Advance of the 2022 Budget – February 2022

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Global Affairs Canada

• Consultation on bilateral free trade agreement negotiations with the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom’s request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership – April 2021

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Health Canada

• CPMA Comments to front-of-package nutrition labelling proposal – April 2022
• Consultation on Proposed amendments to Table of Reference Amounts for Food – September 2021
• Consultation on Proposed amendments to Table of Daily Values – September 2021
• Consultation on Proposed new guidance for Novel Food Regulations focused on plant breeding – May 2021

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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

• Comment to the proposed regulations amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations as published in the Canada Gazette, Part I – August 2021

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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

•  Joint submission to consultation on New Access Licensing Framework to Support Rural and Remote Deployment – October 2021

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Parliamentary Committees

House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food

• CPMA brief to Study on the agriculture and agri-food supply chain – February 2022
• Joint brief to Study on the agriculture and agri-food supply chain – February 2022 
• Study on the environmental contribution of agriculture – June 2021

 House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

• CPMA Pre-Budget 2022 Submission – August 2021

House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

•  Study on the state of Canada’s supply chain – March 2022

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Pest Management Regulatory Agency

• Consultation on the targeted review of the Pest Control Products Act – June 2022

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Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada

• Consultation on breaking down interjurisdictional regulatory barriers – June 2022 

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Provincial

• Joint submission to Government of Ontario proposed privacy rules for private sector – September 2021

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International

CODEX Alimentarius

• Comments on Draft guidelines on the use of technology to provide food information – February 2022