Technical Standards & Safety Authority

Agriculture Advisory Council

In support of its strategic objectives to improve safety outcomes and recognizing the need for strategic oversight and management of safety regulations and issues, the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) solicits the advice and input of the key stakeholders from the agriculture sector through an advisory council, which meets on an ad hoc basis.

The purpose of the Agriculture Advisory Council is to provide a forum through which TSSA can consult with this sector relative to its safety strategies, and receive valuable input and advice to help guide TSSA's decision- making and operations.

Membership
The Agriculture Advisory Council is comprised of 13 representatives from the agriculture community. The following TSSA staff support Agriculture Advisory Council activities:

Cathy Turylo is TSSA's Point Person for the Agriculture Advisory Council. A Point Person is fully authorized by TSSA to insure completion of TSSA's commitments to Advisory Council activities. Point People all have specific expertise related to the advisory council sector or are functionally qualified to support advisory council activities. Point People act as TSSA's primary contact related to advisory council activities and are responsible delivering on TSSA's commitments with respect to advisory council activities.

Cathy Turylo can be contacted at:
Tel: (416) 734-3440
Email: cturylo@tssa.org
TSSA's Council Coordinator supports all Advisory Councils through scheduling of meetings, preparation of agendas and meeting minutes and maintenance of all other Council records. The Council Coordinator acts as TSSA's primary administration contact and is responsible for the effectiveness of TSSA's support of Advisory Council initiatives.
Sam Selvaggio may be contacted at:
Tel: 416-734-3413
Email: sselvaggio@tssa.org
The President and CEO of TSSA attends Council meetings, as the role of the advisory councils is to advise her with respect to sector activities.
Advisory councils are attended by other TSSA staff, as required, to report progress on specific initiatives or to discuss specific issues.

The members of the Agriculture Advisory Council and their sector affiliations are as follows:

Members	Sector Affiliation
Andrew Graham	Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA)
Dave Buttenham	Ontario Agri Business Association
Art Smith	Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Grower’s Association (OFVGA)
Dave Armitage	Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)
Peter Jeffery	Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)
Denton Hoffman (Chair)	Ontario Asparagus Growers / Ontario Ginseng Growers
Irwin Smith	Flowers Canada (Ontario) Inc.
Marcel Anseeuw	Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers Marketing Board
Harold Thompson	Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies
Jane Graham	Ontario Food Processors Association
Jim Myslik	Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
Kristen Callow	Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers
John Thurston	Canadian Mushroom Growers Association

Industry Advisory Council Members may be contacted here.

Meeting Schedule

The Agriculture Advisory Council meets on an ad hoc basis.

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