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August 10, 2023
CFA Pleased at Launch of the Temporary Foreign Worker Recognized Employer Program, Reducing Administrative Burden for Trusted Employers in Agriculture
OTTAWA, ON - August 10th, 2023 - CFA welcomes today's announcement of the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Recognized Employer Program, a three-year pilot that will first be made available to agricultural workers this September before its wider... Read More
June 8, 2023
The Canadian Agri-food Sustainability Initiative Celebrates the Progress Achieved through its First Iteration
June 8th, 2023, Ottawa – The Canadian Agri-Food Sustainability Initiative (CASI) is celebrating the achievement of an important milestone in its work: the release of the final report for the first iteration of the project. The report highlights... Read More
May 19, 2023
What we Heard Report – Agricultural Labour Strategy
May 19th, Ottawa, ON - The Canadian Federation of Agriculture and its partners The Canadian Agricultural Human Resources Council (CAHRC) and Food and Beverage Canada (FBC) are pleased to see Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) What We... Read More
March 29, 2023
Canadian Federation of Agriculture Reaction to 2023 Federal Budget
March 29th, Ottawa, ON - The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) welcomes a number of announcements in the 2023 Federal Budget, with investments made in transportation logistics, animal health emergency preparedness, and an increase in... Read More
March 8, 2023
CFA 2023 Annual General Meeting Recap
OTTAWA, MARCH 8th, 2022 — This week’s annual meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) brought together farm and food leaders from across Canada under the theme Building a Resilient Future for Canadian Agriculture. “Throughout... Read More
February 17, 2023
CFA Pleased to see New Investments to Tackle Chronic Labour Issues in Canada’s Food Supply Chain
February 17th, 2023, OTTAWA – The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) was pleased to see the announcement earlier this week by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau of investment in two critical projects that will... Read More
February 9, 2023
Food Freedom Day is February 9, 2023
February 9, 2023 - OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has calculated that by Thursday, February 9th, 2023, a Canadian household of average income will have earned enough to pay for their entire year’s grocery bill. Each year,... Read More
February 8, 2023
CFA Supports Bill C-282
February 8, 2023, OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is in support of Bill C-282, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management). This Bill, presented by MP Luc Thériault of the... Read More