Advocacy and Policy
Advocating for Farmers
Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) advocates for policies that support the growth and success of the grain sector. We focus on issues like fair rail competition, tax fairness, and supply chain reliability. To amplify our impact, we collaborate with key partners across the agriculture sector. Our partnerships help drive positive change on critical issues— including promoting fair trade, efficient supply chains, and farm financial resilience.
Submissions and Appearances
All Issues
| Date | Categories | Title | Content | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2025 | Budget | Written Submission for the Standing Committee on Finance’s Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Upcoming Federal Budget 2025 | View PDF | |
| March 18, 2025 | Transportation | Transportation Requirements Discussion Paper | View PDF | |
| March 18, 2025 | Business Risk Management | Discussion paper on the Stream-Specific Work Permit | View PDF | |
| March 17, 2025 | Trade | U.S. Tariff Consultations | View PDF | |
| February 28, 2025 | Business Risk Management | Public Consultation on the Competition Bureau’s Proposed Guidelines for the New Greenwashing Provisions in the Competiton Act | View PDF | |
| December 13, 2024 | Taxation | Request to delay publishing of the Health Canada proposal to update fees for pest control products in the Canada Gazette, Part I | View PDF | |
| November 1, 2024 | Environment, Taxation | Canada Carbon Rebate for Small Businesses Carbon Fails to Reach Farm Businesses | View PDF | |
| October 31, 2024 | Business Risk Management | Discussion paper on the New Foreign Labour Program for Agriculture and Fish Processing focusing on occupational scope | View PDF | |
| October 31, 2024 | Appearance | Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food | ||
| October 29, 2024 | Transportation | Grade Crossing Regulations’ Urgent Effect on Canadian Farmers | View PDF | |
| October 23, 2024 | Appearance, Trade | Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade | ||
| October 10, 2024 | Appearance, Trade | Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food | ||
| October 9, 2024 | Appearance, Trade | Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy | ||
| October 8, 2024 | Budget, Taxation | Standing Committee on Finance | ||
| September 27, 2024 | Business Risk Management | Public Consultation on the Competition Act’s New Greenwashing Provisions | View PDF | |
| September 18, 2024 | Transportation | Rail Work Stoppages | View PDF | |
| September 6, 2024 | Transportation | Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations | View PDF | |
| September 5, 2024 | Business Risk Management | Discussion paper on the New Foreign Labour Program for Agriculture and Fish Processing focusing on employer-provided accommodations | View PDF | |
| September 3, 2024 | Marketing | Feedback on the Canadian Entrepreneur Incentive | View PDF | |
| September 1, 2024 | Budget | Submission to the House of Commons Finance Committee Study on Changes to Capital Gains and Corresponding Measures Announced in Budget 2024 | View PDF | |
| August 14, 2024 | Other | Joint Agricultural Submission on Right to Repair Consultation | View PDF | |
| August 1, 2024 | Budget | Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Upcoming Federal Budget 2024 | View PDF | |
| June 6, 2024 | Business Risk Management | Acquisition of Viterra Limited by Bunge Limited | View PDF | |
| June 6, 2024 | Budget | Feedback on Budget 2024’s Capital Gains Tax Changes and its Impact on Farmers | View PDF | |
| May 30, 2024 | Environment | Response to Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standard (CSDS) 2, Climate-related Disclosures | View PDF | |
| May 28, 2024 | Environment | Response to Bill S-243 — An Act to enact the Climate-Aligned Finance Act and to make related amendments to other Acts | View PDF | |
| May 27, 2024 | Taxation | Budget 2024 measures related to the Capital Gains Inclusion Rate, Alternative Minimum Tax and Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Incentive | View PDF | |
| May 21, 2024 | Transportation | A referral concerning Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway Company (CPKC) and two bargaining units represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) | View PDF | |
| May 6, 2024 | Environment | Feedback on Proposed Framework for Water Monitoring Programs in Canada | View PDF | |
| April 12, 2024 | Taxation | Feedback Regarding Proposed Fee Updates to Pest Control Products | View PDF | |
| March 15, 2024 | Other | KPMG pre-consultation for the Government of Canada on right to repair | View PDF | |
| March 10, 2024 | Trade | Grain Standards Advisory Committees Feedback | View PDF | |
| February 22, 2024 | Transportation | Response to Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 157, Number 49: Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Canadian Update) | View PDF | |
| February 1, 2024 | Budget | Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2024 Federal Budget | View PDF | |
| January 31, 2024 | Transportation | Supply Chain Regulatory Review Submission | View PDF | |
| January 8, 2024 | Taxation | Underused Housing Tax Proposals in the 2023 Fall Economic Statement | View PDF | |
| December 19, 2023 | Taxation | Harmonizing Farm Tax Forms to Build Canada’s Financial Benchmarking and Reporting Capacity | View PDF | |
| November 22, 2023 | Transportation | Rail Review Submission | View PDF | |
| September 26, 2023 | Appearance, Environment | Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry | ||
| August 1, 2023 | Budget | Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Upcoming Federal Budget 2023 | View PDF |
| Date | Categories | Title | Content | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2025 | Budget | Written Submission for the Standing Committee on Finance’s Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Upcoming Federal Budget 2025 | View PDF | |
| March 18, 2025 | Transportation | Transportation Requirements Discussion Paper | View PDF | |
| March 18, 2025 | Business Risk Management | Discussion paper on the Stream-Specific Work Permit | View PDF | |
| March 17, 2025 | Trade | U.S. Tariff Consultations | View PDF | |
| February 28, 2025 | Business Risk Management | Public Consultation on the Competition Bureau’s Proposed Guidelines for the New Greenwashing Provisions in the Competiton Act | View PDF | |
| December 13, 2024 | Taxation | Request to delay publishing of the Health Canada proposal to update fees for pest control products in the Canada Gazette, Part I | View PDF | |
| November 1, 2024 | Environment, Taxation | Canada Carbon Rebate for Small Businesses Carbon Fails to Reach Farm Businesses | View PDF | |
| October 31, 2024 | Business Risk Management | Discussion paper on the New Foreign Labour Program for Agriculture and Fish Processing focusing on occupational scope | View PDF | |
| October 31, 2024 | Appearance | Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food | ||
| October 29, 2024 | Transportation | Grade Crossing Regulations’ Urgent Effect on Canadian Farmers | View PDF | |
| October 23, 2024 | Appearance, Trade | Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade | ||
| October 10, 2024 | Appearance, Trade | Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food | ||
| October 9, 2024 | Appearance, Trade | Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy | ||
| October 8, 2024 | Budget, Taxation | Standing Committee on Finance | ||
| September 27, 2024 | Business Risk Management | Public Consultation on the Competition Act’s New Greenwashing Provisions | View PDF | |
| September 18, 2024 | Transportation | Rail Work Stoppages | View PDF | |
| September 6, 2024 | Transportation | Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations | View PDF | |
| September 5, 2024 | Business Risk Management | Discussion paper on the New Foreign Labour Program for Agriculture and Fish Processing focusing on employer-provided accommodations | View PDF | |
| September 3, 2024 | Marketing | Feedback on the Canadian Entrepreneur Incentive | View PDF | |
| September 1, 2024 | Budget | Submission to the House of Commons Finance Committee Study on Changes to Capital Gains and Corresponding Measures Announced in Budget 2024 | View PDF | |
| August 14, 2024 | Other | Joint Agricultural Submission on Right to Repair Consultation | View PDF | |
| August 1, 2024 | Budget | Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Upcoming Federal Budget 2024 | View PDF | |
| June 6, 2024 | Business Risk Management | Acquisition of Viterra Limited by Bunge Limited | View PDF | |
| June 6, 2024 | Budget | Feedback on Budget 2024’s Capital Gains Tax Changes and its Impact on Farmers | View PDF | |
| May 30, 2024 | Environment | Response to Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standard (CSDS) 2, Climate-related Disclosures | View PDF | |
| May 28, 2024 | Environment | Response to Bill S-243 — An Act to enact the Climate-Aligned Finance Act and to make related amendments to other Acts | View PDF | |
| May 27, 2024 | Taxation | Budget 2024 measures related to the Capital Gains Inclusion Rate, Alternative Minimum Tax and Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Incentive | View PDF | |
| May 21, 2024 | Transportation | A referral concerning Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway Company (CPKC) and two bargaining units represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) | View PDF | |
| May 6, 2024 | Environment | Feedback on Proposed Framework for Water Monitoring Programs in Canada | View PDF | |
| April 12, 2024 | Taxation | Feedback Regarding Proposed Fee Updates to Pest Control Products | View PDF | |
| March 15, 2024 | Other | KPMG pre-consultation for the Government of Canada on right to repair | View PDF | |
| March 10, 2024 | Trade | Grain Standards Advisory Committees Feedback | View PDF | |
| February 22, 2024 | Transportation | Response to Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 157, Number 49: Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Canadian Update) | View PDF | |
| February 1, 2024 | Budget | Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2024 Federal Budget | View PDF | |
| January 31, 2024 | Transportation | Supply Chain Regulatory Review Submission | View PDF | |
| January 8, 2024 | Taxation | Underused Housing Tax Proposals in the 2023 Fall Economic Statement | View PDF | |
| December 19, 2023 | Taxation | Harmonizing Farm Tax Forms to Build Canada’s Financial Benchmarking and Reporting Capacity | View PDF | |
| November 22, 2023 | Transportation | Rail Review Submission | View PDF | |
| September 26, 2023 | Appearance, Environment | Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry | ||
| August 1, 2023 | Budget | Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Upcoming Federal Budget 2023 | View PDF |