Rapeseed Association of Canada

C. G. Youngs and L. R. Wetter in Rapeseed Meal for livestock and Poultry, Rapeseed Association of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Publ. No. 3, 1969, pp. 2-3. 

Hussar, N. (1977). Proc. Symp. Rapeseed Oil, Meal By-Prod. Util., 1977, (J. M. Bell, ed.), Publ. No. 45, pp. 137-154. Rapeseed Association of Canada, Winnipeg. 

In July 1980 the Rapeseed Association of Canada relinquished its charter and letters patent when new letters patent were issued to the Canola Council of Canada by the Government of Canada. 

Rapeseed Association of Canada (1970). "Proceedings of the International Conference on the Science, Technology and Marketing of Rapeseed and Rapeseed Products, St. Adele, Quebec." Rapeseed Association of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 

Much of the historical information used in this chapter may be found in The Story of Rapeseed in Western Canada" (McLeod, 1974). Most of the data used is unpublished data although it may have appeared in abbreviated form in crop reports or in the "Prairie Wide Co-operative Rapeseed Test" from which data is used with permission of the test coordinator. Useful background on the conversion to low erucic acid varieties may also be found in minutes of the "Annual Meetings of the Rapeseed Association of Canada" (Rapeseed Association of Canada, 1971-1975). For information on quality and composition see Chapter 4 or the publication "Canola Oil, Properties, Processes and Food Quality" by Vaisey-Genser and Eskin, 1979. 

G. S. Boulter (61), Rapeseed Association of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6N 2E2... 

McPherson, A. (1978) Rapeseed and Mustardy a Selected Bibliography y Rapeseed Association of Canada, Winnipeg. 

The development of the double low rapeseed placed Canada at the forefront of rapeseed breeding in the world. To distinguish the superior edible products derived from double-low varieties of B. napus and B. campestris, the Western Canadian Oilseed Crushers Association trademarked the term canola in 1978. The word canola stands for Canadian oil, low acid. This trademark was subsequently transferred to the Canola Council of Canada (the name also changing from the Rapeseed Association of Canada) in 1980. The success of canola can be seen from the approximate 7 million tonnes of canola seed produced in Canada each year, of which half is exported with the remainder crushed domestically. In Canada, approximately 90% of canola oil is used for salad and cooking oils while 50% of shortening and margarine oils are produced from canola. 

Vaisey-Genser, M. and Eskin, N.A.M. 1978. Canadian Rapeseed Oil Properties, Processes and Food Quality. Publication No. 54, Rapeseed Association of Canada, Winnipeg, pp. 40. 

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