The Chair of Flowers Canada Inc., Tom Mulleder, and the President of Flowers Canada Growers, Andrew Kuyvenhoven met with Stephen Page from MISB and other officials from different Departments in AAFC and CFIA in Ottawa on July 15th, 2009. The meeting was organized in order to present a 5 year strategic plan outlining the needs of the floriculture sector in Canada, and to discuss how the sector can work in partnership with AAFC and CFIA in order to achieve the continued success of the sector. A research strategy was also discussed so that floriculture producers in Canada can take advantage of new programs being offered by AAFC under the Growing Forward Program.