In addition to voting members, provincial and territorial governments (ministry or department of agriculture) are invited to become associate members without voting rights and to appoint a representative.

The provincial and territorial government representatives provide information on the various programmes that promote organic agriculture in your region.

Associate members	Representatives	Telephone
British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands	Robert Prins [+]	250-356-1834
Alberta Government-Business Development Specialist – Organics [+]	Keri Sharpe [+]	780-968-6556
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food [+]	Chantal Jacobs [+]	306-798-0945
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives [+]	Marc Boulanger [+]	204-483-2153
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs [+]	Hugh Martin [+]	519-826-4587
Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec [+]
Ministère de l’Agriculture et Aquaculture du NB [+]	Claude Berthélémé [+]	506-453-3046
PEI Department of Agriculture and Forestry [+] sdmackin-non@gov.pe.ca	Susan MacKinnon [+]	902-368-5657
Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture	Claire Hanlon Smith [+]	902-893-4491
NL Department of Agriculture	Jane White [+]	709-686-2702
Yukon Government [+]	Matthew Ball [+]	867-393-7410