CNLA: About Growers Canada

Growers Canada is focused on the issues that affect nursery growers on a national level. Mitigating the risk associated with pest and disease issues have been the main area of focus for this membership segment.

The following highlights the major projects currently being undertaken by CNLA staff on behalf of their grower members:

Pest and disease issues, including

P. ramorum (Sudden Oak Death)...more
Japanese Beetle (JB)...more
Plum Pox Virus (PPV)...more
Asian Long Horn Beetle (ALHB).more
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)...more

Nursery Certification Programs

P.
ramorum certification. This is a voluntary program designed and implemented by industry with co-operation from the CFIA, to help with grower industry mitigate the risk of becoming infected with P. ramorum and to minimize trade implications associated with this quarantine pest.
Canadian Nursery Certification Program (CNCP) The nursery industry continues to work cooperatively with CFIA in the development of this systems-based phytosanitary certification program. This program is designed to facilitate export trade to the US.
Domestic certification programs. CNLA and CFIA are working cooperatively to develop systems-based phytosanitary certification programs for the benefit of nurseries that ship product within Canada.

Business risk management programs:

CNLA, in partnership with Flowers Canada Growers, are working cooperatively with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to assess risk factors affecting the grower sector, with the objective of finding business risk management options for the nursery and floriculture sectors.

Owen Vanstone, chair of Growers� Canada (Commodity Group) is particularly pleased to announce the launch of a whole new initiative on behalf of Canada�s wholesale nursery sector, namely the RBC Grower of the Year Award. �I�ve long been a fan of the CNLA Awards of Excellence Program and see it as a great venue to recognize the outstanding talent that exists in the landscape, maintenance and retail sectors,� notes Owen. �But as a grower, and especially as the chair of the national commodity group, I�ve also been very aware that there was nothing similar in place for Canada�s wholesale grower industry.�

List of P. ramorum Certified Nurseries

These nurseries have been sampled and tested as per the requirements of the Canadian P. ramorum Certification Program.