MARKETING RESOURCES

Know Your Grade - Get the most value for your canola - sampling, dockage, grading, and rights & responsibilities

Grain Contracts - A practical guide to navigating grain contracts

Daily Canola Prices - closing futures and regional canola prices

Daily Canola Report Email - subscribe to receive closing futures and regional grain prices

Cash Advance from CCGA - the largest and most experienced Advance Payments Program administrator ​in Canada

Keep it Clean – Resources to produce market-ready crops

FarmSustainability.ca - Team Alberta's web-based, voluntary, self-assessment and action planning resource 

EU Certification - Expand your access to the EU biofuel market

FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

Farm Credit Canada - resources on all aspects of farm business management

Farm Management Canada - resources, information, and tools to support farm business success.

Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council  - CAHRC is a national, non-profit organization focused on addressing human resource issues facing agricultural businesses across Canada.

Crop Budget Calculator - software to predict revenues and margins for Alberta enterprises.

Crop Returns Calculator - evaluate crop enterprise profitability by calculating production costs, breakeven selling prices, gross margins and returns to equity.

CropChoices software -  software to predict revenues and margins for their enterprise, as well as the chance of achieving those levels.

POLICY RESOURCES

Alberta Canola Policy Positions - insight into Alberta Canola's current policy position statements

Team Alberta Crops - Team Alberta Crops represents a working collaboration between eight of Alberta’s crop commissions: Alberta Barley, Alberta Beekeepers Commission, Alberta Canola, Alberta Pulse Growers, Alberta-British Columbia Seed Growers, Alberta Sugar Beet Growers, Alberta Wheat Commission, and the Potato Growers of Alberta

Canadian Canola Growers Association - ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​CCGA undertakes policy development on issues affecting canola farmers.

Grain Growers of Canada - As a farmer- driven association, GGC advocates for the federal government to take decisions that support the competitiveness and profitability of grain growers across Canada.

Canola Council of Canada - The Canola Council speaks for the industry on issues affecting the entire canola value chain by addressing public policy decisions, at home and abroad, that are required to help our sector thrive.

Agriculture Carbon Alliance - The ACA was established to ensure that Canadian farmers’ sustainable practices are recognized through a policy environment that maintains their competitiveness, supports their livelihoods, and leverages their critical role as stewards of the land.

LEARN ABOUT CANOLA OIL & MEAL

Learn Canola - Alberta Canola's school resources for grades K to 12, plus parent resources, fun activities, and the Chase Duffy illustrated books 

Canola Eat Well -  inspiring you in the kitchen and connecting you to the farm with Canada’s oil, canola oil.

CanolaInfo - the source about canola oil for consumers, health professionals, chefs, media, educators - everyone who wants to know more about one of the world's healthiest oils.

canolamazing.com - information on feeding canola meal to dairy, swine, poultry, and aquaculture

ALBERTA CANOLA ANNUAL REPORT 2021-22

Alberta Canola 2021-2022 Annual Report

As the Government of Alberta continues to reduce regulatory red tape, there’s an opportunity for Alberta Canola to help with this.

Marketing Council, the oversight body for the twenty agricultural boards and commissions in Alberta, has directed Alberta Canola to develop bylaws that will help update the Alberta Canola Producers Marketing Plan Regulation. This will improve the overall regulatory process and adaptability in a dynamic agricultural environment.

SIMPLIFYING CHANGE

In July 2020, changes were made to the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act (MAPA) that provides authority to develop bylaws. This means that Alberta Canola can now gain approval easier if there are changes to bylaws instead of facing the task of making changes to Marketing Plan Regulations.

This was an important step for enabling a more streamlined process. Bylaws function as alternate regulatory instruments and rules that support the governance of members and regulation of affairs that help the operation of the organization. In other words, the terms of office, elections of directors, general rights of producers and overall governance of the organization can now be removed from regulation and placed into bylaws.

In the past, Marketing Council required approval from Council and the Minister of Agriculture for regulatory changes. Now, they’ll be able to consider approval of proposed bylaw changes more efficiently as they only need Council review.

TIMELINE & PROCESS

The Bylaws Implementation Project divides the current Marketing Plan Regulation into new draft Bylaws and new draft Marketing Plan Regulation. For simplicity and transparency, this was a cut and paste exercise. Our legal counsel developed our first draft bylaws that our directors reviewed. The chair, vice chair, and Executive Director took a deep dive and highlighted many sections to review with Marketing Council staff. The Executive Director worked on numerous drafts with Marketing Council staff and the legislative drafters to clean up inconsistencies, language, and provide rationale for seven minor changes, which were then again vetted by our legal counsel.

These minor proposed changes were presented at all our fall Grower Engagement Meetings. The result is the final draft bylaws presented to our growers to be approval at our AGM.

November 2022 – Alberta Canola’s Fall Newsletter mailed to all canola growers in Alberta announcing the proposed changes

November & December 2022 – Alberta Canola presented the proposed changes at the Grower Engagement Meetings held in Olds, Fort Saskatchewan, Grande Prairie, and online.

Marketing Council has now approved Alberta Canola’s draft of the Official Bylaws for consultation with producers.

January 10, 2023 – Advanced consultation period of draft bylaws for producers closes

January 17, 2023 – Official Bylaws to be presented for approval at Alberta Canola’s Annual General Meeting

PRODUCER ENGAGEMENT

Producers are encouraged to provide feedback by contacting Alberta Canola’s Executive Director, Karla Bergstrom by email at karla@albertacanola.com or by phone at 780-454-0844 by January 10, 2023.

Producers are encouraged to attend the Alberta Canola Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, January 17 from 3:30-5:00pm.

Attend the AGM in-person in Lethbridge as part of the Alberta Canola Conference

Attend the AGM online

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

Alberta Canola Producers Commission Bylaws Implementation Project Summary

Official Bylaws – Draft