| AFAHWSF |
Alberta Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Strategic Framework |
| ALMA |
Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency |
| AAAS |
Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies |
| AAFC |
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
| AAEA |
Alberta Agricultural Economics Association |
| AEPA |
Agri-Environmental Partnership of Alberta |
| AAFRD |
Alberta Agricultural, Food and Rural Development |
| AAHN |
Alberta Animal Health Network |
| AARI |
Alberta Agricultural Research Institute |
| ACFA |
Alberta Cattle Feeders Association |
| ACIDF |
Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund |
| ACP |
Alberta Chicken Producers |
| ACTS |
Alberta Conservation & Tillage Society |
| ADM |
Assistant Deputy Minister |
| AEFP |
Alberta Environmental Farm Plan |
| AESA |
Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture Council |
| AFAC |
Alberta Farm Animal Care Association |
| AFPA |
Alberta Food Processors Association |
| AFSC |
Agricultural Financial Services Corporation |
| AGM |
Annual General Meeting |
| AHFMR |
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research |
| AHIA |
Alberta Health Industry Alliance |
| AHRLI |
Alberta Health Research & Learning Institute |
| AITG |
Agri-Industry Trade Group |
| AMS |
Aggregate Measurement of Support (WTO) |
| ANAC |
Animal Nutrition Association of Canada (formerly Canadian Feed Industry Association) |
| AOCP |
Association of Ontario Chicken Producers |
| AOPA |
Agriculture Operations Practices Act |
| APF |
Agriculture Policy Framework |
| APMA |
Agricultural Products Marketing Act |
| APRC |
Alberta Poultry Research Council |
| AQP |
Alberta Quality Pork |
| ARTIC |
AOPA Regulation Technical Input Committee |
| ASWPC |
Alberta Soft Wheat Producers Commission |
| AVAC |
Agriculture Value-Added Corporation |
| AVSN |
Alberta Veterinary Surveillance Network |
| ABAC |
Avian Biosecurity Advisory Council |
| BCCMB |
British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board |
| BCHA |
British Columbia Hatchery Association |
| BMP |
Beneficial Management Practices |
| BOM |
Broiler Marketings |
| BRM |
Business Risk Management |
| CAFTA |
Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance |
| CAHC |
Canadian Animal Health Coalition |
| CAIS |
Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization Program |
| CAP |
Classroom Agriculture Program |
| CARC |
Canadian Agri-Food Research Council |
| CARD |
Canadian Adaptation & Rural Development Program |
| CARI |
Canadian Association of Regulated Importers |
| CARS |
Corrective Action Report(s) |
| CASA |
Clean Air Strategic Alliance |
| CBC |
Canadian Broiler Council |
| CBHEMA |
Canadian Broiler Hatching Egg Marketing Agency |
| CCGD |
Canadian Council Of Grocery Distributors |
| CCMA |
Canadian Chicken Marketing Agency (CFC's original name) |
| CDC |
Canadian Dairy Commission |
| CEMA |
Canadian Egg Marketing Agency |
| CFA |
Canadian Federation of Agriculture |
| CFC |
Chicken Farmers of Canada |
| CFHS |
Canadian Federation of Humane Societies |
| CFIA |
Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
| CFIG |
Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers |
| CFNS |
Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia |
| CFO |
Chicken Farmers of Ontario |
| CFS |
Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan |
| CGSB |
Committee for the Voluntary Labeling of Foods Obtained or Not Obtained through Genetic Engineering |
| CHEP |
Canadian Hatching Egg Producers |
| CITT |
Canadian International Trade Tribunal |
| COFFS |
Canadian On-Farm Food Safety |
| COM |
Cornish Marketings |
| COP |
Cost of Production |
| COPA |
Comité des Organizations Professional's Agricola's (European Farmers' Organization) |
| CPEPC |
Canadian Poultry & Egg Processors Council |
| CPFSE |
Canadian Partnership for Food Safety Education |
| CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
| CPRC |
Canadian Poultry Research Council |
| CRFA |
Canadian Restaurant & Food Services Association |
| CSCFSC |
Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition |
| CTMA |
Canadian Turkey Marketing Association |
| DFC |
Dairy Farmers of Canada |
| DGs |
Director's General |
| DHI |
Dairy Herd Improvements |
| DRAIT |
Department of Foreign Affairs International Trade |
| ECS |
Electronic Communication System |
| EFP |
Environmental Farm Plans |
| EGPM |
Environmental Good Practice Manual |
| EIA |
Enviroment Impact Assessment |
| END |
Exotic Newcastle Disease |
| ERP |
Emergency Response Plan |
| FADEN |
Foreign Animal Disease Eradication Network |
| FADES |
Foreign Animal Disease Eradication Support |
| FCPMC |
Food & Consumer Products Manufacturers of Canada |
| FOIP |
Freedom of Information Privacy Act |
| FROFFSAP |
Free Range On-Farm Food Safety Assurance Program |
| FPA |
Federal/Provincial Agreement |
| FPPAC |
Further Poultry Processors Association of Canada |
| FPVQ |
Fédération des Producteurs de Volailles du Québec |
| FSEP |
Food Safety Enhancement Program |
| GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade |
| GMP |
Good Manufacturing Practices |
| HACCP |
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point |
| HISC |
HACCP Implementation Steering Committee |
| HRI |
Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Trade |
| HS |
Harmonized System (Harmonized Commodity Description & Coding System) |
| IBH |
Inclusion Body Hepatitis |
| ICAR |
Inventory of Canadian Agri-Food Research |
| ICL |
Import Control List |
| IFAP |
International Federation of Agricultural Producers |
| IFASA |
Institute for Food & Agricultural Sciences - Alberta |
| ILT |
Infectious Laryngotracheitis |
| ILWG |
Intensive Livestock Working Group |
| IMP |
Interprovincial Movement |
| INTEGRA |
Integrated Agriculture |
| IP |
Identity Preservation |
| ITCan |
International Trade Canada |
| LDA |
Liquidated Damages Assessment Agreement |
| LMEP |
Livestock Medicine Education Programs |
| LUF |
Land Use Framework |
| MAC |
Minimum Access Commitment |
| MCP |
Manitoba Chicken Producers |
| MDC |
Market Development Committee |
| MFN |
Most-Favored-Nation treatment |
| Mkg |
Million of kilograms |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPIP |
Modernized Poultry Inspection Program |
| MSM |
Mechanically Separated Meat |
| NAA |
National Allocation Agreement |
| NAASA |
National Association of Agri-Food Supervisory Agencies |
| NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NAPA |
National Allocation & Pricing Agreement |
| NBCMB |
New Brunswick Chicken Marketing Board |
| NCC |
National Chicken Council (formerly the National Broiler Council) (U.S.) |
| NCMB |
Newfoundland Chicken Marketing Board |
| NCPGA |
National Contract Poultry Growers Association (U.S.) |
| NFACC |
National Farm Animal Care Council |
| NFPC |
National Farm Products Council |
| NIN |
National Institute of Nutrition |
| Non-ICL |
Non-Import Control List (i.e. goods that are not on the ICL) |
| NRCB |
Natural Resources Conservation Board |
| OA |
Operating Agreement |
| OFAC |
Ontario Farm Animal Council |
| OFFSAP |
On-Farm Food Safety Assurance Program |
| PETA |
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals |
| PCRC |
Poultry Code Revision Committee |
| PHCE |
Poultry Health Centre of Excellence |
| PIC |
Poultry Industry Council |
| PID |
Premise Identification |
| PMIAC |
Poultry Meat Information Advisory Council |
| PMRC |
Poultry Meat Research Council |
| PNWER |
Pacific Northwest Economic Region |
| POTC |
Poultry Operations Technical Committee (a committee of CPEPC) |
| PSE |
Producer Subsidy Equivalent |
| PSIW |
Poultry Services Industry Workshop |
| RBAC |
Research Branch Advisory Committee |
| REDA |
Regional Economic Development Authorities |
| ROM |
Roaster Marketings |
| SAGIT |
Sectoral Advisory Groups on International Trade |
| SARS |
Sever Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| SDM |
Specifically Defined Mixture |
| SDT |
Special & Differential Treatment |
| SIM |
Security & Information Management |
| SM-4 |
Supply Management (Chicken, Egg, Hatching Egg & Turkey) |
| SM-5 |
Supply Management (Chicken, Egg, Hatching Egg, Milk & Turkey) |
| SPCAR |
The Standing Policy Committee on Agriculture & Rural Development |
| SPS |
Sanitary & Phytosanitary Measures (WTO) |
| SSG |
Special Safeguards Provisions (WTO) |
| STE |
State Trade Enterprise |
| TAG |
Technical Advisory Group (Part of NRCB) |
| TE |
Tariff Equivalent |
| THAWC |
The Trading House Association of Western Canada |
| TOSC |
The Trade Opportunities Strategy Committee |
| TQAC |
Tariff Rate Quota Advisory Committee |
| TRQ |
Tariff Rate Quotas |
| UGG |
United Grain Growers |
| UPA |
Union of Agriculture Producers |
| USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
| USTR |
United States Trade Representative |
| VIDO |
Vaccine & Infectious Disease Organization |
| WGTA |
Western Grain Transportation Act |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
