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 seven farms that will host an open house on Sunday, March 29, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Download the farm tour booklet, for more information on each farm.

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.

1. RESOLUTION PROPOSED BY MEMBERS OF JERSEY QUÉBEC

Nomination for national awards

• Considering that we want to develop the Jersey breed;
• Considering that we want to promote the breeding equally for production and type;
• Considering that the awards for Master Breeder and Constructive Breeder are a great way to showcase the breed;
• Considering that the provincial associations play an integral role in promotion;
• Considering that the names of the winners are released late in regards to the provincial AGMs;

With a proposition duly made, seconded and approved, we ask Jersey Canada that the names of all national awards winners be published at the latest at the end of January so they can be celebrated at the provincial level and the national level.

2. RESOLUTION FROM LAWRENCE VALLEY JERSEY CLUB

WHEREAS many errors have recently been made in the determination of major Local, Provincial and

National Jersey awards (ie. Master Breeder, Premier Exhibitor, Premier Breeder, etc); and WHEREAS the tools, technology and volunteers exist to assist with determinations; and

WHEREAS the dedicated Jersey Breeders and Community deserve a Standard of Excellence;

BE IT RESOLVED that Jersey Ontario/Jersey Canada prepare, share and implement the appropriate Standard Operating Procedures to improve accuracy of future award determinations.

Moved by Arlene Ross, seconded by Mike Bols

3. RESOLUTION FROM THE OXFORD JERSEY CLUB

WHEREAS many errors have recently been made in the determination of major Local, Provincial and National Jersey Show awards (ie. Master Breeder, Premier Exhibitor, Premier Breeder, All Canadian, All Ontario, etc); and

WHEREAS the tools, technology and volunteers exist to assist with determinations; and WHEREAS the dedicated Jersey Breeders and Community deserve a Standard of Excellence;

BE IT RESOLVED that Jersey Ontario/Jersey Canada prepare, share and implement the appropriate Standard Operating Procedures to improve accuracy of future award determinations.

Moved by Bryan Weldrick, seconded by George Mason

4. RESOLUTION FROM KAWARTHA JERSEY CLUB

We ask the show committee to clarify and apply the breeder and exhibitor points system as it exists.

Moved by Ben Sargent, seconded by Dave McKeown

5. RESOLUTION FROM ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY JERSEY CLUB

Whereas, Jersey Canada members sometimes receive production awards from cows they no longer own.

Whereas, the standard is at the moment that a Jersey breeder that owns the cow at the beginning of her lactation gets the award.

Whereas, new owners or new breeders of the new purchased cow not always receives the production award while they finished the cow’s lactation.

Be it resolved that the new owner who finished the cow’s lactation should receive the production award.

Moved by Theo Elsof, seconded by Mike Bols

6. RESOLUTION FROM THE JERSEY ONTARIO SHOW COMMITTEE

 Recommend a small committee be put in place to update and create rules for the All Canadian Contest using the 1996 and 2006 rules already established.

Moved by Diane Jarrell Ray, seconded by Jennifer Vander Muelen

8. RESOLUTION FROM THE OXFORD JERSEY CLUB

WHEREAS the current eligibility for Junior Breeder’s Herd and Senior Breeder’s herd at major Local, Provincial and National Jerseys shows states “Group of three (3) animals carrying the same prefix. The exhibitor must solely or jointly own at least one (1) animal in the group; the other two (2) animals

may be owned by other exhibitors.”; and

WHEREAS a breeder may have sold three superior animals; and WHEREAS a breeder may be unable to show at any major shows; and WHEREAS a breeder deserves recognition for his excellence in breeding;

BE IT RESOLVED that Jersey Ontario/Jersey Canada prepare, share and implement the appropriate Standard Operating Procedures to improve accuracy of future award determinations

Moved by Bryan Weldrick, seconded by George Mason

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

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