Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

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Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

General Information

Background

The Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (FFMC) was established in 1969 under the authority of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Act. The Act gives the FFMC the exclusive right to interprovincial and export trade in designated products of the freshwater fisheries supplied from the three Prairie Provinces, the Northwest Territories, and part of northern Ontario. The FFMC is a federal crown corporation listed under Schedule III, Part I of the Financial Administration Act.

Responsibilities

The objectives of the Corporation are: to market fish in an orderly manner; to increase returns to fishers; and to promote markets and export trade in fish.

The Act requires the FFMC to purchase all legally caught fish offered for sale by licensed fishers, subject to price and terms and conditions of purchase (including quality provisions). It must conduct its operations on a self‑sustaining financial basis without appropriations by Parliament.

Legislation

Freshwater Fish Marketing Act (1969)

Organization

The FFMC is managed by an eleven member board of directors composed of a Chairman, a President, one director for each participating province/Territories and four other directors. The Chairman and the President are appointed by the Governor‑in‑Council. The remaining directors are appointed by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans with the approval of the Governor‑in‑Council. Directors from a participating province are appointed on the recommendation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council of the participating province.

Information Holdings

Institution-Specific Classes of Records

Fishing Statistics
Description: History case files maintained on 13 fish species. Files include information on species and fish grade, i.e. quality of fish caught; catch weight, etc., all of which is used to determine prices paid to fishers for their catches. Also includes information about the various fishing locations and types of fish caught in these bodies of water
Document Types: Fish values, fish stocks, payments to fishers, lake and river data, etc.
Record Number: FWF FIS 005

Standard Classes of Records

Please see the introduction to this publication for the descriptions of Standard Classes of Records.

Access to Information and Privacy Requests

Accounts and Accounting

Acts and Legislation

Administration

Administration and Management Services

Audits

Budgets

Buildings

Buildings and Properties

Classification of Positions

Cooperation and Liaison

Equipment and Supplies

Finance

Furniture and Furnishings

Hospitality

Human Resources

Lands

Occupational Health and Safety

Office Appliances

Official Languages

Pensions and Insurance

Personnel

Proactive Disclosure

Procurement and Contracting

Recruitment and Staffing

Relocation

Salaries and Wages

Staff Relations

Training and Development

Travel

Utilities

Vehicles

Institution-Specific Personal Information Banks

Fishers' Records
Description: This bank contains data on purchases of fish made by the Corporation from fishers in the areas it serves. The data include the quantity and monetary values of fish purchased from each fisher.
Class of Individuals: Fishers from whom the Corporation has purchased fish.
Purpose: This information is maintained in a database and is used for administrative and statistical purposes and as a basis for distribution of additional payments to fishers as part of the Corporation's responsibilities. This information is used to determine who fished, what the fishers delivered by species and quantity, and what they were paid in order to determine any final payment.
Consistent Uses: This information may be used to contact fishers regarding any program changes or issues.
Retention and Disposal Standards: Information is retained for seven years and is then destroyed.
RDA Number: Under development.
Related Record Number: FWF FWF 005
TBS Registration: 002566
Bank Number: FWF PPU 005

Standard Personal Information Banks

Please see the introduction to this publication for the descriptions of Standard Personal Information Banks.

Access to Information and Privacy Requests

Hospitality

Personnel Security Screening

Relocation

Travel

Additional Information

Please see the introduction to this publication for information on access procedures under the provisions of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

Each request made to the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation under the Access to Information Act, must be accompanied by an application fee of $5.00, cheque or money order made payable to Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation.

For additional information about the programs and activities of Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation, please contact:

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation
1199 Plessis Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2C 3L4

Telephone: 204-983-6600

Reading Room

In accordance with the Access to Information Act, an area on the premises of this institution has been designated as a public reading room. The address is:

1199 Plessis Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

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