- Where do I find information that I need to start
a dairy business?
Your provincial milk marketing board or agency should
also be able to help you out with this. The Canadian Dairy Commission also has
an Information Kit (documents on farming and processing in Canada). Contact
them by telephone: (613) 792-2000 or e-mail: cdc-ccl@agr.gc.ca. For financial
information contact your nearest Farm Credit Corporation office or call
1-888-332-3301, and their web-site is http://www.fcc-sca.ca/.
- How do I obtain milk quota?
The provincial milk boards and agencies manage milk
quotas.
- What are the rules, regulations and guidelines in
place to ensure production of high-quality Canadian dairy products?
This information is available on the CDIC at http://www.dairyinfo.gc.ca/_english/dr/index.html or click on "Dairy Regulations".
The Dairy Farmers of Canada have a Farm Food Safety
Program (Canadian Quality Milk) that lists all the guidelines. Specific dairy
rules and regulations are available on this site at the following address: http://www.dairyinfo.gc.ca/_english/msq/index.html
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency regulates quality at
the processing level through regular on-site inspection, and more information
on their programs can be obtained from them: www.inspection.gc.ca.
- Do you have health and nutrition information for
dairy products?
Although we have such data, it's beyond our mandate.
Your best source for health and nutrition is the Dairy Farmers of Canada and
Health Canada.
- Is the Dairy Market Review on-line now?
The Dairy Market Review has now been replaced with a new joint publication "Statistics of the Canadian Dairy Industry " located in the Publications and Bulletins section of our website. For your convenience the "Statistics of the Canadian Dairy Industry" publication downloadable in Acrobat Acrobat (PDF) format.
- Where can I find trade information on milk
products?
Please contact our Dairy Trade Analyst, Priyanka Vanaik
by telephone (613)759-6267 or e-mail: cdicinfo@agr.gc.ca.
- I am looking for an explanation of the World
Trade Organization's trade access for Canada.
Please contact our Market Development Officer, Jean-François Lefiert by telephone (613) 759-6270 or e-mail: cdicinfo@agr.gc.ca.
- Do you have market information for dairy genetic
material?
Please visit the section "The Farm" on our webstie. For more information, contact our Market Development
Officer, Ward Robinson at (613) 759-6271 or e-mail: cdicinfo@agr.gc.ca.
- Where do I find information on the U.S. and other
countries' dairy sector?
You may try the U.S. Department of Agriculture for
American information at http://www.usda.gov.
The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization is a good source for
international data.
