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Recent News and Activities:
June 30, 2009: Today's the day! Canada's Organic Products Regulations and new "Canada Organic" logo (see below) come into effect after years of sector consultation and preparation. OTA in Canada would like to say Thank You to the Government of Canada for hearing our calls for effective regulation of the organic sector in Canada.
June 24, 2009: The final version of the Organic Products Regulations were published in the Canada Gazette (Part II) and a new "Biologique Canada Organic" logo was unveiled.
June 2009: OTA in Canada and IOIA will offer a one- and two-day workshop on the new Canadian standards and regulations during All Things Organic™ on June 15-16, 2009. More information and registration can be found here.
April 2009: Reminder to members: Comments on Canada's Organic Products Regulations must be sent to Michel Saumur, Canada Organic Office c/o OPR.RPB@inspection.gc.ca by Wednesday, April 29. Read OTA in Canada's comments here. Download the OPR from our Canadian standards and regulations page, here.
March 2009: Everyone’s talking equivalency! Read the OTA press release on recent progress toward an agreement. See the March/April issue of Organic Processing Magazine for an overview of Canada’s regulation and standards, and a call for a Canada-US equivalency agreement. Meanwhile, The Packer newspaper interviewed OTA’s Matthew Holmes on this critical issue for the organic business community in their March 23rd issue.
March 2009: OTA in Canada's processor workshops were a great success, and we are looking into the possibility of offering more sessions later this spring. These workshops were held in partnership with COG and IOIA and the support of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
February 2009: The amended Organic Products Regulations (OPR) have been published in Canada Gazette (Part I). Read OTA's press release here. Download the OPR from our Canadian standards and regulations page, here.
January 2009: OTA in Canada has published a list of the approved certifiers and accreditors under the Canada Organic Regime.
December 2008: OTA in Canada conducted two surveys on behalf of the Organic Value Chain Roundtable to poll the Canadian organic sector on the preferred organic logo. Option "5", a circle featuring a red maple leaf and the wording "Canada Organic Regime", was chosed in a run-off vote.
November 2008: The Canada Organic Office has released a draft Stream of Commerce policy for comment. Review the document on our Canadian organic standards & regulations page.
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