CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL APICULTURISTS L’ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES PROFESSIONELS DE L’APICULTURE Proceedings 2019/20 Hilton Garden Inn, Ottawa, Ontario January 21st, 2020 CONTENTS AGENDA .................................................................................................................................................................4 MINUTES ................................................................................................................................................................5 Members Present ..................................................................................................................................................5 Welcome and Introductions ..................................................................................................................................5 Approval of Agenda ...............................................................................................................................................5 President’s Report 2018 ........................................................................................................................................5 CHC Report .............................................................................................................................................................7 Minutes of 2018 Meeting ......................................................................................................................................7 Financial Report for 2019.......................................................................................................................................8 AAFC National Statistical Trends in Honey, Beekeeping and Pollination ........................................................... 12 CFIA Update ........................................................................................................................................................ 12 PMRA Update...................................................................................................................................................... 13 Committee Reports ............................................................................................................................................. 14 New Disease Publication Report ......................................................................................................................... 14 National Survey Report ....................................................................................................................................... 15 Importation and Bee Movement Report ............................................................................................................ 29 IPM Report .......................................................................................................................................................... 35 Awards Report .................................................................................................................................................... 38 CBRF Report ........................................................................................................................................................ 40 Non-Apis Report.................................................................................................................................................. 40 Publication Sales Report ..................................................................................................................................... 42 Research Report .................................................................................................................................................. 44 Communication Report ....................................................................................................................................... 45 Africanized Bee Report ....................................................................................................................................... 46 Archives Report ................................................................................................................................................... 49 Tech Transfer Team Report ................................................................................................................................ 51 USA Apiculture Report (AIA) ............................................................................................................................... 54 AAPA Update Report........................................................................................................................................... 55 Provincial Reports ............................................................................................................................................... 56 Elections .............................................................................................................................................................. 58 2 Proposed Budget 2020........................................................................................................................................ 58 Committee Selection .......................................................................................................................................... 63 Appendix 1: CHC Report ..................................................................................................................................... 65 Appendix 2: AAFC Beekeeping and Honey – Production and Trade National Overview .................................... 69 Appendix 3: PMRA Update ................................................................................................................................. 76 Appendix 4: CAPA – Core Winter Loss Survey Questions (2019) ........................................................................ 82 Appendix 5: Research Report ............................................................................................................................. 86 Appendix 6: USA Apiculture Report (AIA) ......................................................................................................... 113 Appendix 7: Provincial Reports ......................................................................................................................... 117 British Columbia ........................................................................................................................ 117 Alberta ...................................................................................................................................... 118 Manitoba ................................................................................................................................... 119 Ontario ...................................................................................................................................... 120 Quebec ...................................................................................................................................... 121 New Brunswick .......................................................................................................................... 123 Nova Scotia................................................................................................................................ 124 Prince Edward Island .................................................................................................................. 126 Newfoundland and Labrador ...................................................................................................... 127 Appendix 8: CAPA Bylaws ................................................................................................................................. 129 Appendix 9: CAPA Membership list .................................................................................................................. 132 Appendix 10: 2019/20 AGM Photo ................................................................................................................... 136 3 AGENDA Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists 2019/20 Business Meeting Hilton Garden Inn, Ottawa, ON Leomont Room, January 21st, 2020 $165 Registration Fee for CAPA Members includes breakfast & lunch (January 21st) st Tuesday January 21 (7:00 A.M. – 5:15 P.M.) – Breakfast, coffee break and lunch provided Welcome and Introductions - Shelley Hoover Agenda - Shelley Hoover President’s Report - Shelley Hoover CHC Report - Stan Reist Minutes of 2018 AGM, London Meeting - Renata Borba Financial Report for 2019 - Martine Bernier National Statistical Trends in Honey - Stephen Page CFIA Update - Connie Rajzman PMRA Update - Connie Hart Editorial Disease Publication Report - Steve Pernal Winter Loss Survey Report - Gabrielle Claing Importation Report - Paul Kozak IPM (Chemical) Report - Paul Kozak Awards Report - Rob Currie CBRF Report - Valérie Fournier Non-Apis Report - Paul van Westendorp Publication Sales Report - Stephen Pernal Research Report - Valérie Fournier Communication Report - Melanie Kempers Africanized Bee Report - Ernesto Guzman Archives Report - Rob Currie Tech Transfer Team Report - Nicolas Tremblay AAPA Update - Judy Wu-Smart AIA Update - Kim Skyrm Provincial Reports - Provincial Apiculturists Elections - Medhat Nasr Proposed Budget 2020 - Budget Committee Committee Selection - New President 4 Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists 2019/20 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