Food Freedom Day is February 9th, 2021
February 9, 2021
OTTAWA, February 9, 2021 —The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has calculated that by Tuesday, February 9, 2021, a Canadian household of average income will have earned enough to pay their entire year’s grocery bill. Each year, CFA examines the proportion of income that Canadians spend on food as a way to explore year-over-year ...
Learn MoreCFA Welcomes Minister’s Announcement on Compensation and Investments in the Canadian Dairy, Poultry & Egg Sectors
November 30, 2020
November 30, Ottawa – Quickly on the heels of Minister Bibeau delivering details of how the Government of Canada has tabled proposed improvements in AgriStability, the Minister announced Saturday that the Government has reached an agreement to fulfill its promise to compensate Canada’s supply-managed farmers for the losses in their ...
Learn MoreStatement from Canadian Federation of Agriculture on FPT deliberations on Improvements to Business Risk Management Programs
November 27, 2020
November 27th, Ottawa – CFA and stakeholders across the food supply chain have been urging Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments to return the AgriStability program back to the levels it held in 2013. CFA was pleased to see today that Agriculture and Agri-food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has demonstrated strong leadership ...
Learn MoreRural Broadband implementation a fundamental step in unleashing agriculture’s potential
November 9, 2020
November 11, Ottawa – CFA was very pleased with today’s announcement from the Federal Government of $750 million funding for the Universal Broadband Fund. This is additional funding to the $1 billion announced in the 2019 budget for the same purpose. The government also announced a $600 million agreement to improve connectivity and ...
Learn MoreCFA Encouraged with Recognition of Agriculture in Infrastructure Bank Funding Announcement
October 1, 2020
Ottawa, October 1st – CFA was encouraged to hear that the Federal Government recognizes the growth potential of the agriculture sector in today’s announcement from the Federal Government and the Canada Infrastructure Bank. Specifically, it was announced that $2 billion would be invested into expanding high-speed broadband, and $1.5 ...
Learn MoreCFA Reaction to 2020 Throne Speech
September 24, 2020
September 24th, Ottawa – CFA was pleased to hear agriculture mentioned in the Throne Speech delivered on September 23rd, and will be seeking further details in the coming days and weeks with the government on many of the initiatives mentioned. Some of the initiatives CFA has been promoting that were mentioned in the Throne Speech […]
Learn MoreJoint Statement – Arbitrary Fees Imposed by Large Grocery Retailers Will Cost Canadian Consumers and Impact Canada’s Food Security
August 6, 2020
Joint Statement by Farming and Processing Associations Arbitrary Fees Imposed by Large Grocery Retailers Will Cost Canadian Consumers and Impact Canada’s Food Security (Ottawa) August 6th, 2020 – The latest round of fees introduced by large grocery retailers on their suppliers has attracted coverage in the news media over the past week ...
Learn MoreCFA Statement on new Measures to Protect Temporary Foreign Workers
July 31, 2020
The following is a statement from CFA President Mary Robinson on the recently announced measures to protect Temporary Foreign Workers and address COVID-19 outbreaks on farms: “CFA greatly appreciates the announced funding to boost protections for temporary foreign workers across Canada. These measures will help ensure the safety of farm ...
Learn MoreCFA Statement on Farm Worker Deaths from COVID-19
June 24, 2020
The following is a statement from CFA President Mary Robinson on the recent deaths of three Mexican farm workers from COVID-19. Ottawa, June 24th – We at CFA are extremely sad to learn of the deaths of Bonifacio Eugenio Romero, Rogelio Muñoz Santos, Lopez Chaparro caused by COVID-19. This situation is heart breaking. No one coming to ...
Learn MoreRising Prices and Food Shortages Inevitable Without Increased Government Backing For Canada’s Farmers
May 5, 2020
Leading Industry Association States Today’s Government Commitment of $252M Falls Woefully Short in Addressing Needs of Agri-Food’s Mounting Losses May 5th, 2020 – While the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) welcomed today’s announcement from the federal government for $252 emergency funding, the amount is not enough on its own to ...
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