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Minister

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and
Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board
The Honourable Gerry Ritz, P.C., M.P.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Sir John Carling Building
930 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0C5
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Secretary of State

Secretary of State
The Honourable Christian Paradis, P.C., M.P.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Sir John Carling Building
930 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0C5
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Information requests

For information on rural issues such as starting a business, rural organizations, health or services for rural youth, contact the:

Canadian Rural Information Service
Tower 7, 6th floor
1341 Baseline Road
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C5
Tel.: 1-888-757-8725
Fax: 1-800-884-9899
E-mail: cris@agr.gc.ca

General enquiries to the Rural Secretariat

The Rural Secretariat is a focal point for the Government of Canada to work in partnership with Canadians in rural and remote areas to build strong, dynamic communities. Located in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, it:
  • provides leadership and coordination for the Canadian Rural Partnership ;
  • facilitates liaison and creation of partnerships around rural issues and priorities; and
  • promotes dialogue between rural stakeholders and the federal government.

For general information on initiatives of the Rural Secretariat contact:

Rural Secretariat
Tower 7, 6th floor
1341 Baseline Road
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C5
Tel.: 1-888-781-2222
Fax: 1-800-884-9899
E-Mail: rs@agr.gc.ca

Regional Advisors

The Rural Secretariat is interested in learning about the information needs of residents from rural and remote regions, your ideas and suggestions for the future of rural Canada and how we can best serve you.

We encourage you to contact us. The Rural Secretariat is headquartered in Ottawa with regional offices across Canada.

ALBERTA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AND NUNAVUT
Elliot Hewitt , Senior Policy Advisor
600, 138 - 4th Avenue, SE
Calgary, Alberta T2G 4Z6
Tel.: 403-292-5644
Fax: 403-292-5668
E-Mail: hewitte@agr.gc.ca

Alberta
Ray Darwent , Regional Advisor
Canada Place
9700 Jasper Avenue, Suite 720
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4G5
Tel.: 780-495-5528
Fax: 780-495-3324
E-Mail: darwentr@agr.gc.ca

Northwest Territories
Josephine Mackenzie , Regional Advisor
P.O. Box 2438
Room 323, 5101-50th Ave
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P7
Tel.: 867-766-8452
Fax: 867-766-8457
E-Mail: mackenziej@inac-ainc.gc.ca

Nunavut
Elliot Hewitt , Senior Policy Advisor
600, 138 - 4th Avenue, SE
Calgary, Alberta T2G 4Z6
Tel.: 403-292-5644
Fax: 403-292-5668
E-Mail: hewitte@agr.gc.ca


BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKON
Renee Umezuki, Senior Policy Advisor
4321 Still Creek Drive, Suite 420
Burnaby, British Columbia V5C 6S7
Tel.: 604-666-3686
Fax: 604-666-7235
E-Mail: umezukir@agr.gc.ca

British Columbia
Brandon Hughes, Regional Advisor
6230 Redfish Road
Nelson, British Columbia V1L 5P6
Tel.: 250-354-3178
Fax: 250-229-4459
E-Mail: hughes.bn@shaw.ca

Yukon
Shannon Albisser , Regional Advisor
400, 300 Main Street
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2B5
Tel.: 867-667-3813
Fax: 867-668-5033
E-Mail: albissers@inac-ainc.gc.ca


MANITOBA/SASKATCHEWAN
Darell Pack , Senior Policy Advisor
500 - 303 Main Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3G7
Tel.: 204-984-6510
Fax: 204-983-8357
E-Mail: packd@agr.gc.ca

Manitoba
Pat Lachance , Regional Advisor
1015 Arlington Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3P 3P6
Tel.: 204-789-7405
Fax: 204-789-7878
E-Mail: pat_lachance@hc-sc.gc.ca

Saskatchewan
Jock Witkowski, Regional Advisor
2nd Floor, 1288 Central Avenue
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan S6V 4V8
Tel.: 306-953-8430
Fax: 306-953-8593
E-Mail: jock.witkowski@servicecanada.gc.ca


ONTARIO
Barry MacCormack , Senior Policy Advisor
174 Stone Road West
Guelph, Ontario N1G 4S9
Tel.: 519-837-5855
Fax: 519-826-2342
E-Mail: maccormackb@agr.gc.ca

Allen McGuire, Regional Advisor
31 St-Paul Street
Alfred, Ontario K0B 1A0
Tel.: 613-679-2218, ext. 309
Fax: 613-679-0004
E-Mail: mcguirea@agr.gc.ca


QUEBEC
Esther Côté , Senior Policy Advisor
Champlain Harbour Station
901 Cap-Diamant Street
Room 350-4
Québec, Quebec G1K 4K1
Tel.: 418-648-3737
Fax: 418-648-7342
E-Mail: cotee@agr.gc.ca

Dominique Richer , A/Regional Advisor
Champlain Harbour Station
901 Cap-Diamant Street
Room 350-4
Québec, Québec G1K 4K1
Tel.: 418-648-3754
Fax: 418-648-7342
E-Mail: richerdo@agr.gc.ca


NEW BRUNSWICK, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, NOVA SCOTIA,
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR

Paula Belliveau , Senior Policy Advisor
1600 Main Street, Suite 210
Moncton, New Brunswick E1E 1G5
Tel.: 506-851-7981
Fax: 506-851-2984
E-Mail: belliveaup@agr.gc.ca

New Brunswick
Yvon Leblanc , Regional Advisor
1600 Main Street, Suite 210
Moncton, New Brunswick E1E 1G5
Tel.: 506-851-2859
Fax: 506-851-2984
E-Mail: leblancy@agr.gc.ca

Prince Edward Island
Robert Maddix , Regional Advisor
134 Kent Street, Suite 560
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7K2
Tel: 902-566-7210
Fax: 902-566-7489
E-Mail: rmaddix@acoa-apeca.gc.ca

Nova Scotia
Keith Cossey, Regional Advisor
1800 Argyle Street, Suite 519
P.O. Box 248
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2N7
Tel.: 902-426-8570
Fax: 902-426-3439
E-Mail: cosseyk@agr.gc.ca

Newfoundland and Labrador
Neil Penny , Regional Advisor
10 Barter's Hill, 5th Floor
St. John, Newfoundland and Labrador
A1C 5X4
Tel.: 709-772-5685
Fax: 709-772-2940
E-Mail: neil_penney@pch.gc.ca


Rural Development Network

Anne-Michelle Bareil,
Chief, Rural Development Network
Strategic Policy and Network Development
1341 Baseline Road, Skyline Building, Tower 7
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0C5
Telephone: 613-759-6753
Fax: 613-715-5544
E-Mail: bareila@agr.gc.ca



About the Web site

For questions or comments of a technical nature regarding this Web site, please contact the Canadian Rural Information Service at cris@agr.gc.ca or phone 1-888-757-8725.

If you have comments about a specific page, please copy the URL (address of the page) in your email message to us. This will help us in responding to your inquiry.

Thank you for your cooperation.


Date Modified: 2007-11-14

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