Bill C-18 (Historical)

Agricultural Growth Act

An Act to amend certain Acts relating to agriculture and agri-food

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Gerry Ritz  Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends several Acts in order to implement various measures relating to agriculture.
It amends the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act to amend certain aspects of the plant breeders’ rights granted under that Act, including the duration and scope of those rights and conditions for the protection of those rights. It also provides for exceptions to the application of those rights.
It amends the Feeds Act, the Fertilizers Act, the Seeds Act, the Health of Animals Act and the Plant Protection Act to, among other things,
(a) authorize inspectors to order that certain unlawful imports be removed from Canada or destroyed;
(b) authorize the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to take into account information available from a review conducted by the government of a foreign state when he or she considers certain applications;
(c) authorize the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to issue certificates setting out any information that he or she considers necessary to facilitate certain exports; and
(d) require that a registration or a licence be obtained for conducting certain activities in respect of certain feeds, fertilizers or supplements that have been imported for sale or that are to be exported or to be sent or conveyed from one province to another.
It also amends the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act to, among other things, increase the maximum limits of penalties that may be imposed for certain violations.
It amends the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act to modernize the requirements of the advance payments program, improve its accessibility and enhance its administration and delivery.
Finally, it amends the Farm Debt Mediation Act to clarify the farm debt mediation process and to facilitate the participation of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in the mediation process when that Minister is a guarantor of a farmer’s debt.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

Nov. 24, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Nov. 19, 2014 Passed That Bill C-18, An Act to amend certain Acts relating to agriculture and agri-food, {as amended}, be concurred in at report stage [with a further amendment/with further amendments] .
Nov. 19, 2014 Failed That Bill C-18, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing line 4 on page 7 with the following: “—the right referred to in paragraph 5(1)( g) cannot be modified by regulation and do”
Nov. 19, 2014 Failed That Bill C-18 be amended by deleting Clause 2.
Nov. 19, 2014 Passed That, in relation to Bill C-18, An Act to amend certain Acts relating to agriculture and agri-food, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at report stage of the Bill and one sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at third reading stage of the said Bill; and That, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration at report stage and on the day allotted to the consideration at third reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the stage of the Bill then under consideration shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment.
June 4, 2014 Passed That, in relation to Bill C-18, An Act to amend certain Acts relating to agriculture and agri-food, not more than five further hours shall be allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the Bill; and that, at the expiry of the five hours provided for the consideration at second reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the Bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Oct. 7, 2014

  • William Anderson, Executive Director, Plant Health and Biosecurity Directorate, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  • Anthony Parker, Commissioner, Plant Breeders Rights Office, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  • Rosser Lloyd, Director General, Business Risk Management Programs Directorate, Programs Branch, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
  • Veronica McGuire, Executive Director, Program, Regulatory and Trade Policy, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Oct. 9, 2014

  • Matthew Holmes, Executive Director, Canada Organic Trade Association
  • Dwayne Smith, Board Member, Canada Organic Trade Association
  • Rick White, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Canola Growers Association
  • Mark Brock, Member, Partners in Innovation
  • David Jones, Member, Partners in Innovation
  • Terry Boehm, Chair, Seed and Trade Committee, National Farmers Union
  • Doug Chorney, President, Keystone Agricultural Producers
  • Matt Sawyer, Chair, Alberta Barley Commission
  • Brian Otto, Chairman, Barley Council of Canada Working Group
  • Humphrey Banack, Vice-President, Canadian Federation of Agriculture
  • Cam Dahl, President, Cereals Canada

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Oct. 21, 2014

  • Delaney Ross Burtnack, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers
  • Jaye Atkins, Chief Executive Officer, Agricultural Credit Corporation
  • Susan Antler, Executive Director, Compost Council of Canada
  • Chidi Oguamanam, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, As an Individual
  • Ariane Gagnon-Légaré, Community Organizer, Les AmiEs de la Terre de Québec
  • Dennis Prouse, Vice-President, Government Affairs, CropLife Canada
  • William Van Tassel, First Vice-President, Fédération des producteurs de cultures commerciales du Québec
  • Stephen Yarrow, Vice-President, Biotechnology, CropLife Canada
  • Salah Zoghlami, Advisor, Agronomic and Research, Fédération des producteurs de cultures commerciales du Québec

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Oct. 28, 2014

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Oct. 30, 2014

  • R. Edward Empringham, Senior Project Manager, Canadian Animal Health Coalition
  • Dave Solverson, President, Canadian Cattlemen's Association
  • Reg Schmidt, Special Projects Contractor, Feeder Associations of Alberta Limited
  • Clyde Graham, Acting President, Canadian Fertilizer Institute
  • Ryder Lee, Manager, Federal Provincial Relations, Canadian Cattlemen's Association
  • Chris Andrews, Administrator, Canadian Ornamental Horticulture Alliance
  • Deborah Hart, Seed Coordinator, Potato Growers of Alberta
  • Ashley St Hilaire, Acting Executive Director, Canadian Organic Growers
  • Réjean Bouchard, Assistant Director, Policy and Dairy Production, Dairy Farmers of Canada

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Nov. 4, 2014

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Nov. 4, 2014

  • Nicolas McCandie Glustien, Manager, Legislative Affairs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  • Tony Ritchie, Executive Director, Strategic Policy and International Affairs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  • Rosser Lloyd, Director General, Business Risk Management Programs Directorate, Programs Branch, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
  • David-Andrés Novoa, Procedural Clerk
  • Sara Guild, Acting Manager and Senior Counsel, Agriculture and Food Inspection Legal Services, Department of Justice