Agricultural Marketing Programs Act — A-3.7 2
Definitions 2 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this Act. administrator means one of the following organizations, if it has the power to sue and be sued in its own name: (a) an organization of producers that is involved in marketing an agricultural product to which Part I applies; (b) an organization, other than a lender, that the Minister, taking into account any criteria prescribed by regulation, determines to be an organization that represents producers who produce, in an area, a significant portion of an agricultural product to which Part I applies; or (c) an organization, including a lender, that the Minister determines to be an organization that would be able to make advances more accessible to producers and that the Minister designates as an administrator. ( agent d’exécution ) advance means an advance payment to an eligible producer for an agricultural product. ( avance ) advance guarantee agreement means an agreement under section 5. ( accord de garantie d’avance ) agricultural product means an animal or a plant or a product, including any food or drink, that is wholly or partly derived from an animal or a plant. ( produit agricole ) Board [Repealed, 2011, c. 25, s. 16] crop [Repealed, 2006, c. 3, s. 1] crop unit [Repealed, 2006, c. 3, s. 1] crop year [Repealed, 2006, c. 3, s. 1] Her Majesty means Her Majesty in right of Canada. ( Sa Majesté ) lender means a financial institution, as defined in section 2 of the Bank Act , or any other legal entity that the Minister of Finance may designate for the purposes of this Act on the application of that entity. ( prêteur ) livestock means cattle, sheep, swine and bison and any other animals that may be designated by regulation. ( bétail ) marketing agency means (a) an association of producers whose object is the marketing, under a cooperative plan, of agricultural products produced by the producers; (b) a person engaged in the processing of agricultural products for marketing under a cooperative plan; or (c) a person authorized by one or more associations or persons mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) to market agricultural products under a single cooperative plan. ( agence de commercialisation ) (d) [Repealed, 2011, c. 25, s. 16] Minister means the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. ( ministre ) permit book [Repealed, 2011, c. 25, s. 16] price guarantee agreement means an agreement under section 28. ( accord de garantie des prix ) producer means a producer of an agricultural product who is (a) a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act ; (b) a corporation that is controlled by one or more of the persons or entities referred to in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d); (c) a cooperative a majority of whose members are Canadian citizens or permanent residents; or (d) a partnership or other association of persons where partners or members who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents are entitled to at least 50% of the profits of the partnership or association. ( producteur ) production period , in respect of an agricultural product, means the period of up to 18 months — or any longer period that is fixed by the Minister — specified in the advance guarantee agreement relating to the agricultural product. ( campagne agricole ) production unit , in respect of an agricultural product, means the production unit specified in the advance guarantee agreement relating to the agricultural product. ( unité de production ) program year , in respect of an advance, means the period that is specified in the advance guarantee agreement and the repayment agreement that relates to the advance. ( année de programme ) repayment agreement means an agreement under subsection 10(2). ( accord de remboursement ) Interpretation (2) For the purpose of paragraph (b) of the definition producer in subsection (1), a corporation is controlled by a person or entity if the corporation is controlled in any manner that