Monachus Consulting

Monachus Consulting

Monachus Consulting provides timely and effective policy and
communications advice to firms and organizations in the
agri-food and related industries (including co-operatives)
and assists them to adapt and advance in a rapidly changing
national and international environment.

Monachus Consulting offers the following services:

* policy analysis and interpretation;
* government relations and monitoring;
* regulatory affairs;
* strategic plannning and facilitation;
and
* communications planning and implementation.

Monachus Consulting's activities are focussed on assisting Canadian farm organizations develop HACCP-based on-farm
food safety initiatives and the organizational mechanisms
required to sustain these initiatives as self-sufficient and
dynamic components of their industries. This work includes the
development of commodity specific programs and the facilitation
of collaborative projects including: the development of an
official recognition framework, the development of training
modules for on-farm food safety auditors, research on common
information technology requirements, the supervision of an
organizational risk management project involving external risk
consultants and liaison with federal and provincial governments.

Monachus Consulting also provides the secretariat service to the Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition. This organization represents national, provincial and local associations representing all segments of the supply chain from input suppliers to final marketers and is industry's voice in the development of an integrated approach to food safety in Canada.

Our offices are conveniently located in central Ottawa
in close proximity to Parliament, federal government offices
and Agriculture and Agri-food Canada.

Monachus Consulting's principal has over thirty years
experience in Ottawa as a senior advisor to individual firms,
national organizations, Ministers and parliamentary committees. He currently chairs the Canadian stakeholder group on ISO 22000 and represents Canada on ISO TC 34 WG 8.

Our clients include the Canadian Agri-Food Marketing Council, the
Canadian Broiler Hatching Egg Marketing Agency, the Canadian Egg
Marketing Agency, the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency, Chicken
Farmers of Canada, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, the
Co-operatives Secretariat, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada, Industry Canada and the Canadian On-Farm
Food Safety Working Group, the Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Company Details

Year Established: 1996

Number of Employees: 1

Company Information

Albert Chambers
Title: President
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
Telephone: (613) 563-1357
Fax: (613) 563-9277
Email: Click Here

Services

Consulting Services

Food Safety/Haccp Development and communications consulting for on-farm food safety progects.