Annual General Meeting 2022

Join the Organic Council of Ontario’s Annual General Meeting on March 31st, 2022!

At the event we will: 

• Review the Organic Market Report
• Discuss future Grow Ontario Organic Partnerships and Proposed Governance
• Discuss the State of Organics Report
• Announce Election Results
• Review OCO’s work in 2021

Agenda

Here is a tentative schedule for our annual general meeting. Note: This agenda is a draft and subject to change.

9:00am Arrival

9:05am Welcome from OCO’s President and Chair, Rob Wallbridge

9:10am Election Process 

9:15am Ontario Market Report and Other Data

10:00am State of Organics Report 

10:30am Break-Out Rooms (Mingle and Chat)

11:00am Climate-Friendly Policy Recommendations, Brent Preston – Farmers For Climate Solutions

11:30am OCO 2021 Activities Report and 2022 Goals

11:45am Grow Ontario Organic Partnerships and Proposed Governance 

12:00pm Business AGM

12:30pm Closing Remarks and Thank You to Outgoing Board Members

Voting

REMINDER: If you would like to vote, you must be a member in good standing. To see membership options, visit our website.

In 2022, we have 9 positions open for (re)election including: (2) producer (1) certified value chain (1) supporter (5) and director-at-large. The online voting period is from March 7-30th, 2022.

Rules for Voting:

1. You must be a member in good standing OR hold an organic certificate to vote.

2. You can only cast your vote for potential board directors in the category in which you belong (ie: producers can vote for producers)