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June 11th, 2018Committee meeting

Barbara Jordan

Government Operations committee  The funding is sunsetting; therefore, we are not planning. We have to go through an approval process before we can plan for that money. We have just gone through the approval process, and that will be reflected in our main estimates going forward.

June 11th, 2018Committee meeting

Barbara Jordan

Government Operations committee  We will put it in the plan once we have the approval. There's a timing issue at play here—

June 11th, 2018Committee meeting

Barbara Jordan

Government Operations committee  Yes. It's a timing issue with the approval and the winding up of the plan. That timing did not work out. Next year it will be in our plan. It will be reflected.

June 11th, 2018Committee meeting

Barbara Jordan

Government Operations committee  We are reaching out to stakeholders. We are producing a lot of plain language materials and online tools that stakeholders will have access to. We have set up a database of information for our stakeholders. We have rolled out a service called Ask CFIA, so that stakeholders can call in and ask questions and be well-informed of the new regulations.

June 11th, 2018Committee meeting

Barbara Jordan

Government Operations committee  On market access issues, once free trade agreements are signed, a process kicks in so that we can work with individual countries and negotiate terms for trading plant products, and animal health and food products. We work with stakeholders and set priorities for market access issues, and assess which markets are most important to our stakeholders.

June 11th, 2018Committee meeting

Barbara Jordan

Government Operations committee  It has been vetted through Treasury Board.

June 11th, 2018Committee meeting

Barbara Jordan

Government Operations committee  I'd have to double-check that for you.

June 11th, 2018Committee meeting

Barbara Jordan

Government Operations committee  We have two initiatives that are being continued. These are initiatives that were sunsetting at the end of 2017-18. One is regarding securing market access for Canadian agriculture and seafood products. Under that initiative, we have a number of FTEs responsible for advancing and resolving market access issues.

June 11th, 2018Committee meeting

Barbara Jordan