Canadian Cattle Association

Mission & Goals

The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) is the national voice of Canada’s 60,000 beef farms and feedlots. Founded by producers and led by a producer-elected board of directors, CCA works to address issues that concern Canada’s beef producers. The CCA works to secure and maintain access for the Canadian beef industry that is as favourable or better than the access enjoyed by other beef exporting countries. The CCA also works to prevent exposure to unfair competition or dumping in the Canadian market, maintain access to vital imported production inputs and eliminate programs, measures and subsidies around the world that distort trade. The CCA uses a science-based approach to trade and requests that all trading partners also adhere to the guidelines established by global authorities, including the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), and the World Trade Orga (...)