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ACC FARMER’S FINANCIAL (ACCFF) - Suite #101

ACCFF is a not-for-profit farm organization, founded in 1992 by a coalition of farm organizations, and now is comprised of 16 Ontario producer associations and marketing boards. Since 1992, ACCFF has provided over one billion dollars in operating funds to Ontario producers, and most notably, has grown dramatically in the last few years including the addition of two subsidiary companies, ACC Management Services Inc. and ACC FARMS.
Contact: Heather Ellison, Administrative Assistant
Phone: 519-766-0544 (1-888-278-8807)
Email: info@accfinancial.ca
Website: www.accfarmersfinancial.ca

AGRICULTURAL ADAPTATION COUNCIL (AAC) - Suite #103

The AAC is a non-profit coalition of 67 Ontario agricultural, agri-food and rural organizations. The diverse membership of the AAC represents the agriculture and agri-food industry both regionally and by sector. The AAC sources and provides efficient, flexible and accountable program delivery in partnership with funding sources with a primary focus on the Ontario agriculture and agri-food sector.
Contact: Angela Stiles, Executive Director
Phone: 519-822-7554
Email: astiles@adaptcouncil.org
Website:
www.adaptcouncil.org

AGRICULTURAL GROUPS CONCERNED ABOUT RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT (AGCARE) - Suite #106

AGCare provides science-based information and policy initiatives on environmental issues on behalf of Ontario’s 45,000 field and horticultural crop producers. AGCare shares office space, resources, and staff in the AgriCentre with sister organization, the Ontario Farm Animal Council.
Contact:Jackie Fraser, Executive Director
Phone: 519-837-1326
Email: jfraser@agcare.org
Website: www.agcare.org

THE CENTRE FOR RURAL LEADERSHIP - Suite #105

The Centre for Rural Leadership (TCRL) offers agricultural and rural leadership programming. The organization’s vision is a simple one – “a world of dynamic leaders”; and our mission is strategic – “to develop and support exceptional agricultural and rural leaders by creating life-long learning opportunities and delivering premier educational programs.” Currently, TCRL delivers the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP), one of the longest running leadership development programs in the world. In addition the organization is in the beginning/ initial stages of investigating, developing and delivering other opportunities for agriculture and rural leadership programming.
Contact: Rob Black, Executive Director
Phone:519-826-4204
Email: rblack@ruralleadership.ca
Website: www.ruralleadership.ca

ELEVIEW - Suite #107

Eleview is an ag-focused computer services company. Eleview began as a clearing house for electronic reporting of grain transactions and now provides several Web-based information services and also designs, develops and operates branded services for clients.
Contact: Jim Akister
Phone: 519-821-1473
Email: jim.akister@eleview.ca
Website:
www.eleview.ca

FOUNDATION FOR RURAL LIVING - Suite #109

The Foundation for Rural Living was founded in 1979 as a registered charity. Through growth and development of community investment in the form of philanthropy, citizenship and collaboration they advance the rural non-profit and voluntary sector, build sustainable rural capacity and enhance the quality of life for rural citizens.
Contact:Anita Hayes, Executive Director
Phone: 519-826-4126 x230
Email: anitahayes@frl.on.ca
Website:
www.frl.on.ca

HARVEST CAFÉ

The Harvest Café is located on the main floor of the Ontario AgriCentre Building and offers a delicious assortment of soups and sandwiches, snacks, desserts and catering services, as well as special lunch entrees on Thursdays. Refreshments include smoothies and an assortment of coffees, lattes and teas. Harvest Café patrons can enjoy wireless internet, an outdoor patio and frequent customer cards.
Contact: Sandy Diebel
Phone: 519-994-8935
Email: dbld.sandy@sympatico.ca

VETERINARIANS WITHOUT BORDERS - Suite #110


Helping to improve the livelihoods of communities in need throughout the world is what Veterinarians without Borders/ Vétérinaires sans Frontières - Canada (VWB/VSF) is all about. Founded in Guelph in 2005, VWB/VSF has put Canadian expertise and resources to work in more than 25 projects in parts of the world as near as the Canadian Arctic and as far as Indonesia and Malawi. We are committed to engaging people where they live and working with them to build on their existing strengths to adapt and prosper in the rapidly changing world. From developing a canine population control program in Guatemala, to improving goat production for women and children in HIV/AIDS – affected households in Uganda, to assisting in the development of veterinary curricula in Senegal, VWB/VSF is continually working to help communities develop locally-defined strategies to promote and maintain public and animal health.
Phone:519-823-2324
Email: info@vwb-vsf.ca
Website: www.vwb-vsf.ca

INTERNATIONAL CREDENTIAL ASSESMENT SERVICE OF CANADA (ICAS) - Suite #303

Since 1993, the International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS) has been providing quality credential assessment services to help potential immigrants and new Canadians search for employment and plan further education and to help, employers, education institutions and regulatory bodies to make informed decisions when considering internationally-educated applicants.
Phone:(519) 763-7282
Email: info@icascanada.ca
Website:
www.icascanada.ca

MILLER THOMSON LLP - Suite #301

Miller Thomson LLP enjoys a reputation as one of Canada's most respected national business law firms. Our consistent ability to provide practical, creative and cost-effective advice, combined with an unyielding service commitment to our clients and a strong dedication to our lawyers, staff and the communities in which we practice, gives us a unique position in the Canadian legal industry.

Miller Thomson LLP is one of Canada’s largest national law firms, with more than 500 professionals working from Toronto, Vancouver, Whitehorse, Calgary, Edmonton, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Markham and Montréal. The firm provides a complete range of business law, advocacy and personal legal services to Canadian and international corporations, entrepreneurs, institutions, governments and not-for-profit organizations.

Through strategic growth, Miller Thomson has added enhanced capabilities, depth and resources in many key core and specialty areas of expertise within the firm. Now, more than ever before, we are exceptionally well positioned to assist domestic and international decision makers with all of their Canadian legal needs, everyday.
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Contact: Richard J. Trafford, Managing Partner
Phone: 519-822-4680
Email: rtrafford@millerthomson.com

ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF VETERINARY TECHNICIANS (OAVT) - Suite #104

The OAVT is a professional association that promotes, maintains and regulates the professional standards of Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVT)in Ontario. RVTs work as an integral part of the veterinary medical team, to provide humane quality animal health care.
Phone: 519-836-4910
Email: oavt@oavt.org
Website:
www.oavt.org

ONTARIO BIOAUTO COUNCIL - Suite #205

The Ontario BioAuto Council is a consortium of automotive assembly and automobile manufacturing companies, agriculture, forestry, chemical and plastic manufactures with the vision of making Ontario a global leader in the manufacture of automobile parts and related materials, and chemicals from biological feedstocks by the year 2010.

Contact: Erin Cheney, Director business development
Phone: 519-827-1118
Email: info@bioautocouncil.com
Website:
www.bioautocouncil.com

ONTARIO CANOLA GROWERS ASSOCIATION - Suite #103

The Ontario Canola Growers Association provides support to the provincial canola industry through involvement in research activities, effective communication of canola production information, producer education programs, acting as the grower’s voice to governments and industry, and encouraging future market opportunities suitable to Ontario canola production.
Contact: Brian Wiley, President, or Carrie James, Administrative Manager
Phone: 519-763-1200
Email: info@ontariocanolagrowers.ca
Website:
www.ontariocanolagrowers.ca

ONTARIO CORN PRODUCER’S ASSOCIATION (OCPA) - Suite #201

The OCPA was founded in 1983, and is a non-profit association representing approximately 21,000 Ontario corn producers. The association, funded by a refundable check-off on commercial grain corn sales, is directed by an annually-elected, 16-person board of directors who operate farms and produce corn across Ontario.
Contact:Ryan Brown, General Manager
Phone:519-837-1660
Email: ontcorn@ontariocorn.org
Website:
www.ontariocorn.org

ONTARIO FARM ANIMAL COUNCIL (OFAC) - Suite #106

The OFAC is the voice of animal agriculture.OFAC represents over 40,000 livestock and poultry farmers and associated businesses and organizations on issues such as animal care, food safety and the environment.
Contact:Crystal Mackay, Executive Director
Phone: 519-837-1326
Email: cmackay@ofac.org
Website:
www.ofac.org and www.farmissues.com

ONTARIO FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE (OFA) - Suite #206

The OFA is the voice of Ontario’s farmers. Supported by over 38,000 individual members and 30 affiliated organizations, the OFA represents farm family concerns to governments and the general public.
Contact:Neil Currie, General Manager
Phone: 519-821-8883
Email: neil.currie@ofa.on.ca
Website:
www.ofa.on.ca

ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF AGROLOGISTS (OIA) - Suite #108

The OIA self-regulates Professional Agrologists (P.Ag.). The mandate (Statute, 1960) ensures the P.Ag. is competent, uses current knowledge/technology, and maintains best practice and ethical conduct. The P.Ag. is obligated to protect public interest ensuring confidence in agri-food systems, agri-life sciences, food safety, environment and biotechnology.
Contact: Terry Kingsmill, P. Ag., Registrar (Acting)
Phone: 519-826-4226
Email: DeputyRegistrar@oia.on.ca
Website:
www.oia.on.ca

ONTARIO SOYBEAN GROWERS (OSG) - Suite #201

The Ontario Soybean Growers were established in 1949 to support Ontario’s soybean growers in their efforts to produce a superior agricultural commodity. Representing more than 25,000 soybean growers in Ontario, OSG operates under the Farm Products Marketing Act. OSG works to develop and promote a sound industry business environment that will allow Ontario soybean producers the opportunity for viable and profitable ongoing returns.
Contact: Jeanine Wallace, Communications Coordinator
Phone: 519-767-2773
Email: jwallace@soybean.on.ca
Website:
www.soybean.on.ca

THE ONTARIO WHEAT PRODUCERS' MARKETING BOARD - Suite #201

The Ontario Wheaet Producers' Marketing Board provides strategic leadership initiatives that promote and improve Ontario wheat. The board represents over 16,000 wheat producers in the province of Ontario and the most diverse region of wheat production and utilization in North America.
Contact:Larry Shapton, General Manager
Phone:519-767-6537
Email: general.mail@ontariowheatboard.com
Website:
www.ontariowheatboard.com

RKD WEB STUDIOS - Suite #305/304

Specializing in the Agri-Industry, RKD offers professional Web design, development, marketing, hosting and application/database development. To maximize website value, RKD is also at the leading edge of search engine optimization, search engine marketing, Email marketing and webinars, prodcasting & media production/distribution. RKD builds long-term client relationships while delivering responsive, friendly customer service.
Contact: Rudy Diemer
Phone: 519-767-3267
Email: info@rkd.ca
Website:
www.rkd.ca

McCormick Global Communications
: www.mccormickcompany.com
Formerly Marketing911, McCormick is a marketing services company, in business to produce top quality, innovative work with a high degree of responsiveness and accountability.

Zero In: www.ZeroIn.ca
Zero In specializes in online marketing and search engine optimization, that help businesses improve their search engine rankings, increase traffic to their site, and maximize their internet marketing ROI.

THE ONTARIO RURAL COUNCIL (TORC) - Suite #109

As a catalyst for rural dialogue, collaboration and action, The Ontario Rural Council (TORC) provides a vital venue for the province’s most progressive rural voices. Individually, each member shares a commitment to healthy, vibrant rural communities, businesses and organizations. Collectively, they form a multi-sector approach to addressing complex rural issues, collaborating to develop innovative solutions, and ultimately, strengthening the rural voice in Ontario.
Contact:Michele Walter, Communications & Project Coordinator
Phone: 519-826-4128 (x 322)
Email: mwalter@torc.on.ca
Website: www.torc.on.ca

VETERINARY SKILLS TRAINING AND ENHANCEMENT (VSTEP) - Suite #204

The VSTEP is a joint venture of the College of Veterinarians of Ontario (CVO), the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) and the Ontario Veterinary College of the University of Guelph (OVC).VSTEP is a bridging program for internationally trained veterinarians.
Contact:Dr. Alec Martin, Program Manager
Phone: 519-767-6564
Email: amartin@vstepontario.org
Website:
www.vstepontario.org

WELLMARK INTERNATIONAL - Suite #111

Wellmark International is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of the following brands of products: Starbar® (farm and livestock), Apistan® (apiculture), Apex® (mushrooms), Enstar® II (greenhouse industry), Altosid® (mosquito control for provincial/municipal public health markets), and Vet Kem® and Zodiac®(animal health market).


Contact:Les Goczan, Manager, Canadian Division
Phone: 519-836-3684
Email: lgoczan@central.com
Website: www.wellmarkinternational.com

WORKPLACE SAFETY & INSURANCE BOARD (WSIB) - Suite #203

The WSIB oversees Ontario’s workplace safety education and training system, provides disability benefits, monitors the quality of health care, and assists in the early and safe return to work. Staff in the Guelph office provide services to employers and injured workers in the agriculture sector across Ontario.
Contact: Peter Magee, Manager, Agriculture Sector
Phone: 519-826-4650 or toll-free 1-888-259-4228
Email: peter_magee@wsib.on.ca
Website: www.wsib.on.ca

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