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January 24, 2019
New Immigration Opportunity for Canadian Farmers
Ottawa, January 24 - Today it was announced by Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, that the Government of Canada is launching a new pilot program aimed at attracting and retaining skilled... Read More
January 22, 2019
Statement on the new Canada’s Food Guide
Ottawa, January 22nd - Canadian Federation of Agriculture President Ron Bonnett made the following statement in reaction to the new Canada's Food Guide. "The Canadian Federation of Agriculture which represents over 200,000 Canadian farming... Read More
January 14, 2019
CFA pleased with glyphosate re-evaluation
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is pleased to see Health Canada’s recent re-affirmation that glyphosate is neither considered a human cancer risk or a risk to the environment. These finding come after a rigorous scientific review, and are... Read More
December 11, 2018
Statement on the Feast or Famine report
OTTAWA, December 11, 2018 - Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) President Ron Bonnett made the following statement in reaction to the release of the Feast or Famine report on the impacts of climate change and carbon pricing, released on... Read More
November 21, 2018
Good news for farmers in Fall fiscal update
Ottawa, November 21 – The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) was very pleased to hear the Fall fiscal update delivered by Minister of Finance Bill Morneau on November 21st. Many of the recommendations that CFA made in the 2019 Pre-budget... Read More
October 26, 2018
Statement on the ratification of CPTPP
OTTAWA, October 26, 2018 - Canadian Federation of Agriculture President Ron Bonnett made the following statement in reaction to the formal ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) "The Canadian... Read More
October 24, 2018
Farmers seek investments to adapt to proposed carbon pricing
OTTAWA, October 24, 2018 - Draft regulations announced yesterday concerning fuel costs and GHG emissions have addressed some of farmers' concerns, but gaps remain, and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is keen to work with governments to... Read More
October 2, 2018
Farmers are disappointed with the USMCA
OTTAWA, October 2, 2018 -The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is deeply disappointed with the agricultural concessions included in the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). While the government did achieve beneficial results... Read More