b'CONTENT FROMCanada Needs a System of Continuous ImprovementThe Seeds Canada Semi-Annual Meeting shone a light on the one major quality members say Canadas seed regulatory system must possess.Marc ZienkiewiczSEEDS CANADA MEMBERSgot a first glimpse into the Seed Regulatory Modernization (SRM) process in November when the organization held its first in-person Semi-Annual Meeting in Ottawa, Ont.Seeds Canada presented its official position on numerous recommendations of the first three SRM task teams, which recently completed their work and have put their recommenda-tions forward to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for consideration in modernizing Canadas seed system.At this point, were only allowed to have those discussions within the members room, but are pretty excited that those reports are starting to come out. So were starting to be able to share some of thosefindings and how they align with our principles with our members, said Seed Canada President Ellen Sparry.Were also hopeful that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is going to be able to release those in a more public way in the new year. I think itll be exciting for everyone to understandCorteva Agriscience technical services manager Dave Harwood whats in them and what the process is going to be. (left) andCanterra Seeds pedigreed seed business unit director Nearly two years after the formation of Seeds Canada, theBrent Derkatch were part of a panel at the 2022 Seeds Canada semi-annual meeting was a chance for members to catch up andSemi-Annual Meeting.reflect on the past four months since the annual meeting was held in July in Winnipeg, Man. Seeds Canada unveiled a number of new initiatives at the semi-annual meeting, including the launch of a new members portal.But, as usual, it was the policy discussion that members and staff were particularly excited about.Topics this year included the Independent Standards Setting Body (ISSB Seed Value Chain) proposal, first unveiled in July at the annual meeting in Winnipeg, and SRM in general. For a relatively new organization that hasnt quite turned two yet (Seeds Canada marked its second anniversary on Feb. 1, 2023), the number of portfolios it has in front of it is significant.The biggest focus has been on SRM and not just looking at the more minor changes we can make to the Seeds Regulations, but figuring out how we set up a system that is future-proof and allows us to have continuous improvement in our regulatory system so that we dont have to keep doing these sorts of large-scale project-type reviews on a regular basis, said Lauren Comin, Seeds Canada regulatory affairs manager.Lorne Hadley is Seeds CanadaEllen Sparry serves as The concept of the ISSB Seed Value Chain is to bring togetherpolicy director. president of Seeds Canada.stakeholders across the value chain, to act as an advisory body to 68/ SEEDWORLD.COMINTERNATIONAL EDITION 2023'