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November 27, 2020
Statement from Canadian Federation of Agriculture on FPT deliberations on Improvements to Business Risk Management Programs
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... Read More
November 9, 2020
Rural Broadband implementation a fundamental step in unleashing agriculture’s potential
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... Read More
October 1, 2020
CFA Encouraged with Recognition of Agriculture in Infrastructure Bank Funding Announcement
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... Read More
September 24, 2020
CFA Reaction to 2020 Throne Speech
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... Read More
August 6, 2020
Joint Statement – Arbitrary Fees Imposed by Large Grocery Retailers Will Cost Canadian Consumers and Impact Canada’s Food Security
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... Read More
July 31, 2020
CFA Statement on new Measures to Protect Temporary Foreign Workers
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... Read More
June 24, 2020
CFA Statement on Farm Worker Deaths from COVID-19
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... Read More
May 5, 2020
Rising Prices and Food Shortages Inevitable Without Increased Government Backing For Canada’s Farmers
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... Read More