All committees that recommend varieties for registration must be officially recognized by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food for this purpose.
Atlantic Recommending Committee for Cereal Crops (ARCCC)
Caitlin Congdon, Secretary
Field Crops Specialist, Perennia Food and Agriculture
23 Aberdeen St
Kentville, NS B4N 2N1
Telephone: 902-698-9473
Email: ccongdon@perennia.ca
Responsible for the following crop kinds:
- barley (six-row and two-row)
- oat (grain type)
- wheat (common)
- wheat (durum)
- wheat (spelt)
- canola
Ontario Cereal Crops Committee (OCCC)
Melinda Drummond, Secretary
Ontario Cereal Crops Committee
883280 Highway 65E
New Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0
Telephone: 1-833-381-0939, extension 203
Email: drummond@uoguelph.ca
Website: GoCereals.ca
Responsible for the following crop kinds:
- barley (six-row and two-row)
- oat (grain type)
- wheat (common)
- wheat (durum)
- wheat (spelt)
- triticale (grain type)
- buckwheat
- rye (grain type)
Ontario Canola Recommending Committee (OCRC)
Martin Harry, Secretary
374151 Foldens Line RR#5
Ingersoll, Ontario
N5C 3J8
Telephone: 519 423-6435
Cell: 519 657-6456
Email: mharry@xplornet.com
Website: Ontario Soybean and Canola Committee
Responsible for the following crop kinds: canola (oilseed rape and rapeseed)
Ontario Pulse Crop Committee (OPCC)
Emily Morneau, Secretary
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
2585 County Rd 20
Harrow, ON N0R 1G0
Telephone: 519-325-8279
Email: emily.morneau@agr.ga.ca
Website: GoBeans.ca
Responsible for the following crop kinds:
- bean, faba (small seeded)
- bean, field
- lentil (grain type)
- pea, field (commodity type)
Ontario Recommending Committee for Flue-Cured Tobacco (ORCFCT)
Dr. Godfried Amankwa, Chair
Ontario Tobacco Evaluation Committee
The Canadian Tobacco Research Foundation
P.O. Box 322, 500 Highway 3, Unit 3
Tillsonburg, ON N4G 4H5
Telephone: 519-842-8997 extension 600
Fax: 519-842-8539
Email: godfried.amankwa@ctrf1.com
Responsible for the following crop kinds: tobacco (flue-cured)
Prairie Recommending Committee for Oat and Barley (PRCOB)
Dr. Marta Izydorczyk, Chair
Grain Research Laboratory
Canadian Grain Commission
1404-303 Main St
Winnipeg, MB R3C 3G8
Phone: (204) 983-1300
Email: marta.izydorczyk@grainscanada.gc.ca
Web site: Prairie Grain Development Committee – Oat and Barley
Responsible for the following crop kinds:
- barley, (two-row and six-row)
- oat (grain type)
Prairie Recommending Committee for Oilseeds (PRCO)
Dr. Gene Arganosa, Secretary
Department of Plant Sciences
51 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8
Telephone: 306-966-4970
Email: gene.arganosa@usask.ca
Website: Prairie Grain Development Committee – Oilseeds
Responsible for the following crop kinds:
- flax
- mustard (brown, yellow and oriental)
Prairie Recommending Committee for Pulses and Special Crops (PRCPSC)
Parthiba Balasubramanian, Ph.D., Chair
Dry Bean Breeder, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Lethbridge Research and Development Centre
P.O. Box 3000, 5403 – 1 Avenue South
Lethbridge, AB T1J 4B1
Telephone: (403) 317-2275
Email: parthiba.balasubramanian@agr.gc.ca
Website: Prairie Grain Development Committee – Pulse and Special Crops
Responsible for the following crop kinds:
- buckwheat
- bean faba (small seeded)
- bean (field)
- lentil (grain type)
- pea (field)
Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT)
Dana Maxwell, Chair
President and CEO
Ag-Quest Inc.
Box 144
Minto, MB R0K 1M0
Telephone: (204) 776-5561
Cellular: (204) 305-0224
Fax: (204) 776-2250
Email: dana.maxwell@agquest.com
Website: Prairie Grain Development Committee – Wheat, Rye and Triticale
Responsible for the following crop kinds:
- wheat (common)
- wheat (durum)
- wheat (spelt)
- rye
- triticale
Quebec Recommending Committee for Cereal (QRCC)
Mylène Desautels, Chair
5175, boulevard Laurier Est
Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2R 2B4
Telephone: 450-799-3225 #09234
Email: mylene.desautels@synagri.ca
Responsible for the following crop kinds:
- oat (grain type)
- wheat (common)
- wheat (durum)
- barley (six-row and two-row)
- wheat (spelt)
- rye (grain type)
- triticale (grain type)
- buckwheat
Quebec Recommending Committee for Oilseed and Protein Crops (QRCOPC)
Hicham Fram, Chair
Quebec Oilseed Recommending Committee (RGCQ)
83 Rue des Trembes
Lévis, QC G6J 1C1
Telephone: 514-771-3831
Email: hfram@sgceresco.com
Responsible for the following crop kinds:
- pea (field)
- bean (field)
- flax
- canola
Western Canada Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee (WCCRRC)
Dr. Jemanesh Haile, P.Ag.
Co-operative Testing Manager, WCCRRC
Canola Council of Canada
410 Downey Road, Box #6, Lab #12
Saskatoon, SK S7N4N1
Cell: 306-280-7177
Email: hailej@canolacouncil.org
Responsible for the following crop kinds:
- canola (oilseed rape and rapeseed)
- canola-quality mustard