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October 29, 2024
Joint Letter to the Minister of Transportation on Grade Crossing Regulations’ Urgent Effect on Canadian Farmers
We recommend that the government support Canadian National Railway (CN)’s proposal to seek a regulatory exemption to Transport Canada’s Grade Crossings Regulations for specific crossings where cost-effective alternative measures could be implemented that would provide the same level of safety.Should Transport Canada not grant these exemptions, we ask that the railways bear the cost of... Read More
October 23, 2024
Feedback towards the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s proposed guidance on labelling and representation of plant-based alternatives to egg products
CFA recommends the following revisions to the proposed guidance:Modify the guidance document to ensure the common name and brand name of plantbased alternatives to egg products prohibit the use of the term “egg.”2Adopt an accurate and transparent approach to common names by implementing a structure that requires plant-based alternatives to egg products to use descriptive naming.Implement... Read More
October 16, 2024
Joint Letter to Minister of Finance on Capital Gains Changes
A joint letter signed by 21 organizations was sent to the Minister of Finance with the following recommendations: We urge the government to simplify the Canadian Entrepreneur’s Incentive and broaden its eligibility to all sectors to support equity, simplicity, and transparency. We urge you to scrap the increase in the inclusion rate to 66.7%, which will affect many business owners who are... 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
September 26, 2024
Comments on Public Consultation of Competition Act’s New Greenwashing Provisions
The CFA wishes to express some concerns regarding the proposed greenwashing provisions, especially as these provisions could have unintended consequences due to insufficient consultation and undefined terminology, which could lead to a potential increase in frivolous lawsuits, that could have a negative impact on the agricultural sector and be increase the workload of the Bureau’s... Read More
September 26, 2024
Letter to Minister on Labour Disruption of Grain Workers Union at bulk grain terminals in Vancouver
We strongly urge you to take immediate steps to ensure the labour disruption between the GWU and the VTEA does not further damage our international reputation and negatively impact Canadians farms and farm families across... Read More
September 18, 2024
Joint Letter Regarding Bill C-275, An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act (biosecurity on farms)
Biosecurity on farms is of great importance to Canadian producers, as well as to Canadians as a whole, as breaches in biosecurity can result in the loss of animals which would impact food security, jeopardize the national food supply, affect international trade relations and the economy, and impact the mental health and wellbeing of producers, their families, and employees. Canadian farmers ask... Read More