The Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency (the Agency), called the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency until 2017, administers the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off.
Synopsis
The agency is funded by a levy on Canadian cattle sales to support research and marketing of beef products.
Its activities are supervised by the
Farm Products Council of Canada
The Farm Products Council of Canada (formerly the National Farm Products Council) is a Canadian government agency established in 1972 that is responsible for promoting efficient and competitive agriculture. It oversees the national Supply managem ...
.
It is governed by a geographically-representative 16-member Board of Directors.
The Agency funds bodies like
Canada Beef Canada Beef is a trade and marketing organization. The organization was formerly known as the Beef Information Centre.
History
In 2008 the BIC teamed up with the Canadian Cattlemen's Association and the Canadian Pork Council to disseminate inform ...
and the
Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC).
The BCRC listed the agency as one of the "Industry Stakeholders Represented at the BCRC Workshops" in the ''Canadian Beef Research and Technology Transfer Strategy 2018 - 2023'' document.
A March 2015 article about the
Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence
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noted the agency had incorporated the Beef Information Centre (BIC) and Canada Beef Export Federation (CBEF) into one big organization and its given that thing the name
Canada Beef Canada Beef is a trade and marketing organization. The organization was formerly known as the Beef Information Centre.
History
In 2008 the BIC teamed up with the Canadian Cattlemen's Association and the Canadian Pork Council to disseminate inform ...
.
The Agency's AGM business is hosted at the annual
Canadian Beef Industry Conference, which was inaugurated in 2016 when both
Rachel Notley and
Justin Trudeau were in power.
The 2018 CBIC was held in
London, Ontario.
[
Cattlemen have paid the levy since April 2012.]Farm Products Agencies Act
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(R.S. 1985, c. F-4) through SOR
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/2002-48.[
]
Leadership
2017
* Linda Allison (British Columbia) chair
2018
* Heinz Reimer (Manitoba) chair.
See also
* Canadian import duties
Canadian import duties is the amount of tax or tariff paid while importing goods into Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency collects the tariff on all imported goods.
Personal
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* List of food industry trade associations
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References
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Food industry trade groups
Beef
Trade associations based in Canada
Cattle
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Agriculture in Canada
Foreign trade of Canada
Commodity checkoff programs