All documents can be provided by request by reaching out to comms.officer@canadian-farmers.ca
April 24, 2026
Submission to the Committee’s study of Bill C-241, An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting.
CFA's submission emphasized the need to explicitly integrate agriculture into a proposed national flood and drought forecasting strategy. Extreme weather events—such as the 2021 drought in Western Canada and flooding in British Columbia—have significantly affected farm production, infrastructure, and farmer well-being. Improved, coordinated forecasting is essential for helping producers... Read More
January 30, 2026
CFA Submission to Consultation on Proposed Special Review Decision of Dicamba
CFA raised strong concerns in response to PMRA’s proposed special review decision on dicamba. The proposal includes cancelling post‑emergence dicamba use in dicamba‑tolerant soybeans, cancelling dicamba use in seed production, reducing allowable application height in corn, and modifying buffer zones. CFA warns these changes would have significant impacts on weed management, production... Read More
August 28, 2025
Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Fall 2025 Budget
- Environmental Issues and Climate Change
- Finance
- International Trade
- Labour
- Legislation
- Regulatory Issues
- Supply Chain issues
The Fall 2025 pre-budget submission outlines a strategic vision for strengthening Canadian agriculture amid rising economic and environmental pressures. CFA emphasizes the sector’s vital role in contributing $150 billion to GDP and supporting 2.3 million jobs. The submission highlights challenges such as rising input costs, labour shortages, climate-related disruptions, and global trade... Read More
August 7, 2025
Regulation of Strychnine – Letter to the Ministers of Health and Agriculture
The recent surge in gopher populations—driven by prolonged drought and consecutive years of unchecked spread—is causing significant economic losses, environmental degradation, and operational disruptions for producers. In some Prairie regions, gopher infestations have led to significant reductions in crop, hay, and pasture yield. Their extensive burrowing damages irrigation systems,... Read More
April 3, 2025
Input for Canada’s 7th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has contributed to biodiversity conservation through policy work and stakeholder engagement. Key initiatives include the Canadian Agri-Food Sustainability Initiative (CASI), which developed an online platform for sustainability programming, and participation in the government’s Sustainable Agriculture Strategy (SAS) advisory committee. CFA is also... Read More
January 6, 2025
Submission on the Proposed new National Potato Wart Response Plan
CFA submitted its comments on the proposed new National Potato Wart Response Plan. At a high-level, CFA recommended the following: CFIA requires adequate funding and human resources for implementation of the plan. CFA supports increased funding and research into resistant potato varieties. Update the CFIA compensation regulations, as they have not been revised since 2003. It should address the... Read More
October 10, 2024
Letter to AAFC Deputy Minister Lawrence Hanson and ECCC Deputy Minister Jean-François Tremblay on the Priorities for COP29
The CFA recommends the workshops to draw upon farm-level experiences, in addition to identifying strategies and best practices that increase the farmers’ resilience, reduce GHG emissions, and sequester carbon at scale. CFA would also like to be engaged with ECCC when building Canada’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Canada’s 2035 Emissions Reduction Plan. The programs, and... Read More
October 7, 2024
Comments on the Introduction of Potato Wart ‘Viability Confirmation’ status and ‘Field of Concern’ Classification
CFA does not support the continued use of a single positive sample as the threshold for an index field. Spore detection should be confirmed in two separate samples within the same field before the field is classified as an index field. The CFA supports the addition of a viability assessment for spores detected in potato fields when no visible tuber symptoms are observed. The CFA supports the new... Read More