Federal Provincial Secretariat

Federal Provincial Agricultural Trade Policy Committee (FPATPC)

Role and Mandate

Led by co-equal provincial and a federal co-chairs, the Federal Provincial Agricultural Trade Policy Committee was established in 1984. It facilitates federal provincial and interprovincial exchange, and provincial contributions to the federal government on agricultural trade policy issues, including bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations and agreements. The FPATPC consists of senior federal and provincial officials responsible for trade policy in their respective jurisdictions whose role is to:

• monitor and facilitate the implementation of the agricultural component of Canada's trade agreements.
• address specific agricultural trade problems and their possible resolution, including barriers to Canadian exports of agricultural and food products,
• address access considerations in regard to the domestic market; and
• work to resolve interprovincial trade barriers which have policy implications in accordance with Chapter 9 of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

The FPATPC reports and makes recommendations to the federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Agriculture.

In addition, provincial Committee members liaise with the National Association of States Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) and provide support to Canadian Provincial Ministers of Agriculture with regard to meetings and other activities of the States-Provinces Agricultural ACCORD involving Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Please contact the FP Secretariat for copies of reports and agendas.

Blair Coomber
Federal Co-Chair
Director General
Bilateral Relations and Technical Trade Policy Directorate
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Floor 3, Room 248
1341 Baseline Rd, Tower 5
Ottawa ON K1A 0C5
Tel: (613) 773-1600
Fax: (613) 773-1616
Email: blair.coomber@agr.gc.ca

Shirley Stuible
Provincial Co-Chair
Director, Policy and Planning
New Brunswick Agriculture and Aquaculture
850 Lincoln Road
Fredericton,  New Brunswick
E3B 9H8
Canada
Tel: (506) 453-3451
Fax: (506) 453-5210
Email: Shirley.Stuible@gnb.ca

Traudy Tremblay
Executive Secretary
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Federal/Provincial Secretariat
1341 Baseline Road, Tower 5
Floor 3, Room 342 
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C5
Tel: (613) 773-1606
Fax: (613) 773-1616
Email: traudy.tremblay@agr.gc.ca