b'HERE ARE THE TOP 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SEEDS CANADASubject to member approval, our five associations will amalgamate to create1 a single national seed organization.Seeds Canada will streamline5the services offered by our five associations. There will be no fee changesWho are the 5 associations? at first. Canadian Seed Growers Association SEEDSSeeds Canada will bring together theCanadian Seed Trade Association financial resources of the five associations.Canadian Seed Institute It will be funded through a combinationCommercial Seed AnalystsCANADA of client service fees and membership Association of Canada fees. Members of the five amalgamating organizations will pay grandfathered feesCanadian Plant Technology Agency at inception so there will be no changes initially. A permanent and equitable fee 2 structure is expected to be put in place within the first two years of Seeds Canadas operations.All current association members will4be Seeds Canada members on Day 1.Existing members of the amalgamating seed organizations will all become members of Seeds3 Seeds Canada will continue to offer Canada, and the initial fee structure will reflect what members are currently paying. the 36 services that the amalgamating The Seeds Canada membership structure will beorganizations currently provide. offered in three classes:Makeup of the SeedsThese services will all be delivered with a single Business class (entities that derive Canada board will ensurewindow approach to enhance efficiency and make it revenue from activities along the seed all segments of the seedmore convenient for members.sector value chain)value chain from across The services will be separated into two groupings: Affiliate class (entities that do not own anthe country have a voiceasset that supports the seed sector valueat the table. Member-basedClient-based chain, but may be engaged in other seedComposed of 15 directors (movingservices servicesindustry activities) to an elected 11 directors overServices such asFunctions associatedProfessional class (professionals whotime), the board will be made upcommunications,with regulations or provide support and/or quality assuranceof minimum one rep from each ofadvocacy, tradeoperations such as seed services) Seeds Canadas seven regions andpromotion andcrop certification, RSE minimum one rep from each valueprofessionalaccreditation, and other chain segment (developers, seeddevelopmentnon-seed services will trade, growers, testing) programming be available to anyone and will not be tied to For full information on Seeds Canada visitmembershipseedsynergy.net4GERMINATION.CAJULY 2020'