ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Thursday, March 26, 2026

3:00 p.m. - Registration Opens

7:00 p.m. - Hospitality Suite

Friday, March 27, 2026

6:00 a.m - Breakfast Opens

8:00 a.m. City Tour Bus Departs
Visit Senate with Senator Rob Black** and a tour of Ottawa.
** Requires a valid Government issued ID (photo & date of birth) such as a driver’s licence, passport, gun licence, age of majority card.

Lunch (included): Canadian Federation of Agriculture including speakers and discussion with Dairy Farmers of Canada

Canadian Agriculture & Food Museum Tour

4:15 p.m. - Oh Canada Dinner Theatre* ($100/person, free/child under 5) - www.ohcanadaeh.com
Canada’s longest running dinner theatre musical - a comedic celebration of all things Canada.

8:00 p.m. - Return to the hotel with evening hospitality suite

Saturday, March 28, 2026

6:00 a.m - Breakfast Opens

8:15 a.m - Next Generation program
- Youth of Distinction and Travel Bursary Presentations

Speakers:
Jackie Jarrell - owner of Gold Performance Training & Director of Fitness for NHL Officiating

Omid MacDonald - Vodkow/DD Biofuel

10:15 a.m - 5:00 p.m - Jersey Canada AGM

• 12:00 p.m. - President's Luncheon ($45/person, $22/child) with Class Leaders and Hall of Fame awards

5:00 p.m - Cocktails

6:00 p.m - All-Canadians and Jersey Canada Awards Banquet ($65/person, $32/child)
(All Canadians, Jersey Young Achievers, Individual awards, President's Cups, Constructive Breeders, Master Breeder)

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Open House Farm Tours - SELF-Guided

Six farms will host an open house, there will be no organized bus tour. Find details in the self-guided farm tours tab - www.jerseycanada.com/agm

Hilton Garden Inn Ottawa Airport
2400 Alert Road
Ottawa, Ontario K1V 1S1

Book at a standard rate by calling (613) 288-9001. Subject to availability.

NOTE: Breakfast not included in the standard rate unless you request it at an additional cost.

Flying in?

Ottawa International Airport is down the road from the hotel. The hotel has a complimentary shuttle service to and from the airport.

Open House Farm Tours - SELF-GUIDED, there will be no organized bus tour.

There are six farms that will host an open house on Sunday, March 29, 2026. More information on each farm coming soon.

Each farm is linked to a google maps route from the Hilton Garden Inn Ottawa Airport hotel or here is a Google Maps link for a four-farm loop from and back to the hotel in the recommended order:

THERIHOF
The Elshofs
15011 county rd 9
Berwick, ON

CREEK VALLEY
The Loos Family
16690 Grant Road
Avonmore, ON

JAMINK
Jamink Farm
Thomas & Julia Booyink
17141 Willy Allan Rd
St. Andrews West, ON

WALNUTLANE
Ed & Victoria Cooper and Sons
10038 Hanesville Rd
Cardinal, ON

About 2 hours northwest of the hotel:

SPRUCE BRIAR
Andrew & Anne Bromley
Tanner & Johanna Bromley
2326 Bromley Line RR#1
Westmeath, ON

About 1 & 2 hours east of the hotel:

CAVA
Ferme Cavalait
Daniel & Carine Poirier
2630 Concession #1
Lefaivre, ON

OAKRIVER
Ferme Oakriver Inc.
Patricia Fontaine & Bruno Laurin
5700 rang st-Joachim
Mirabel, QC

Resolutions for consideration of the membership at the annual meeting may be forwarded to the Jersey Canada office to arrive no later than Monday, March 16, 2026.  Alternatively, written resolutions may be handed to the Resolutions Chairperson, Danny Morin, before 8:00 am, Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the meeting headquarters.

The Jersey Canada Travel Bursary is a unique travel assistance program for young Jersey breeders.

To help make it easier for out-of-province young people to attend the Jersey Canada AGM we are offering financial assistance for participants across Canada! The AGM takes place March 27-29, 2026 at the Hilton Garden Inn Ottawa Airport, Ottawa, Ontario.

Three (3) $1000 travel bursaries are available for applicants between 18 and 35 years of age, one person from each of the following regions: Jersey West, Jersey Quebec and Jersey Atlantic. 

To apply please download and fill out this FORM and email it to info@jerseycanada.com by February 13th, 2026

*spouses of recipients within the last 5 years are not eligible for the Travel Bursary.

* Bursary recipients are expected to attend the AGM and all event functions, and will be asked to provide a written report for use by Jersey Canada in print and online.

Jackie Jarrell
Former Division 1 & National athlete, owner of Gold Performance Training and Director of Fitness & Training National Hockey League Officiating

Omid MacDonald
Vodkow/DD Biofuel