International Trade committee  Yes, that's definitely that's how we see it. We see that right now in Japan the seed goes in tariff free, but there's roughly 15% on oil. With the removal of that tariff over five years, we do hope that more of that value-added processing would come back to Canada and that we would move away from being just a primary supplier of a commodity.

International Trade committee  I can take a first crack at that. I think you've heard some of the barriers we're facing right now from the testimony we've had, specifically on crop input products in terms of the different timing of approvals, and some of the problems we're having on the maximum residue limits.

International Trade committee  Perfect. While we don't have a study that says how many jobs would be created through TPP, we do have a study that shows how many jobs are created by the canola sector and its contribution to the Canadian economy. Right now we create about 250,000 jobs in Canada throughout our complete value chain, from input suppliers to sales and marketing.

International Trade committee  We arrived at the $780 million from the analysis done by the Canola Council of Canada, the value chain organization in the canola sector, that we hired as a consultant to do some economic modelling and assumption analysis. They looked at different scenarios under TPP and what the potential gains and potential losses would be.

International Trade committee  I think the provisions contained in the TPP agreement provide a mechanism to share information. They provide a commitment to science-based regulations. They provide more predictability and collaboration as to which data is shared back and forth. The question is whether it addresses all of our market-access issues.

International Trade committee  Yes, what we predict, based on studies we have done, is we could grow our exports up to $780 million annually or one million tonnes extra of oil and meal exports.

International Trade committee  In terms of dollar values, our total exports, I believe, are $8.9 billion. It would be a significant increase on what we have today.

International Trade committee  By increasing the added value of our exports, we're also creating jobs in the processing facilities we have in Canada. We have processing facilities across the Prairies; in Alberta they are based both in rural and urban areas. These processors support their communities at their operating end.

International Trade committee  It is 90%. I did almost trip up on that, but it is 90%.

International Trade committee  Hello. I will start, and then I will pass it over to Greg.

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. It is an honour for us to appear before you to discuss the importance of TPP to canola farmers. My name is Janelle Whitley, and I am with the Canadian Canola Growers Association. CCGA is the national association of canola growers, representing 43,000 canola farmers from Ontario to British Columbia on issues and policies that impact their livelihood.