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Mars 7, 2024
Request to increase funding to the Pest Management Center (PMC)
CFA supports providing an immediate $8 million budget increase, with full annual inflationary increases thereafter, to the Pest Management Centre (PMC) to expand its research on alternative crop protection and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies, addressing the backlog due to prolonged underfunding, and support the center’s... Read More
Mars 6, 2024
Joint Submission on Bill C-355, An Act to prohibit the export by air of horses for slaughter and to make related amendments to certain Acts
A joint submission including CFA, which proposes an amendment to the Bill to improve animal welfare... Read More
Mars 4, 2024
Comments on the Cannabis Act legislative review
CFA asks the Government of Canada to amend Schedule II of the Cannabis Act to exempt industrial hemp, including the whole hemp plant, all primary industrial hemp products (hemp roots, hemp stalks and branches, hempseeds, hemp leaves, and hemp flowers), and processed products derived from industrial hemp primary products from the Cannabis Act and repeal the Industrial Hemp Regulations. CFA also... Read More
Février 28, 2024
Comments on the Regulatory Proposal PRO2024-01, Proposed policy on continuous oversight of pesticides
As a result, while the CFA is generally supportive of the proposed policy on continuous oversight of pesticides, we wish to highlight the following concerns over potential risks in applying the policy: Unintended impact on PMRA’s resources and core mandate; Increased confusion concerning pest management... Read More
Février 15, 2024
Comments on Proposed EU regulation for the protection of animals during transport
Canada’s farmers and ranchers are concerned not with the European Commission’s proposed regulation itself, but with the lack of recognition of the unique accommodations and flexibility required for the humane transport of animals. These animal welfare practices are already well established here in Canada. For example, through the National Farm Animal Care Council, producers, along with animal... Read More
Février 12, 2024
Proposals to amend the Canadian Migratory Birds Regulations
The CFA and its members, particularly those in Eastern Canada, have expressed concerns with the significant crop damages caused by the growing Sandhill Crane population. In particular, the number of breeding pairs estimated by the ECCC-Canadian Wildlife Service’s Eastern Waterfowl Survey shows an average growth rate of 11% per year in Quebec since 1990 and 6% per year in Ontario since 2011. As... Read More
Février 9, 2024
Comments on in Canada’s 2030 Biodiversity Strategy: Milestone Document
Canadian agriculture and agri-food production is already playing an important role in supporting Canada’s biodiversity and contributing to the objectives of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). Through sustainable best management practices such as the maintenance of soil health, integrated pest management, agroforestry and the use of cover crops, Canadian producers are... Read More
Février 1, 2024
Joint Comments on Supply Chain Regulatory Review
CFA provides comments on the Supply Chain Regulatory review concerning: Maximum Revenue Entitlement, Hours of Service Regulations, Extended Interswitching, Canadian Transportation Agency Own Motion Powers, Automatic Demurrage Penalties, Contracting Practices and Commodity-Specific Training for Canadian Border Service... Read More