Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) visited Malaysia and the Philippines to strengthen regional partnerships and create new opportunities for our hardworking Canadian producers. MacAulay’s trade mission highlighted and built on the strong business and people-to-people ties between Canada and Indo-Pacific partners. Over the course of his visit, he met with government counterparts and industry leaders to … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced funding of approximately $13.5 million to support a new application intake under the Youth Employment and Skills Program. The initiative will provide the agricultural sector with help needed to support approximately 1,200 jobs for youth in the sector. The full release is available online. Contact francis.chechile@agr.gc.ca.
While in Manila, Philippines, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) joined Canadian stakeholders, government partners, and dignitaries to officially open Canada’s Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office and begin a new chapter for Canada’s engagement in the region. This announcement comes at the midway point in MacAulay’s trade mission to two key Indo-Pacific markets: Malaysia and the … Read more
National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced up to $10.6 million to Swine Innovation Porc through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. In addition to the Swine Cluster, Bibeau also announced $1 million through the Greening Government Fund to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to replace the ventilation system and … Read more
The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec have announced $34 million to support farm businesses committed to improving their farming practices. This investment makes it possible to launch the third enrolment period of the Ministerial Initiative for the Rewarding of Agri-Environmental Practices. The full release is available online. Contact francis.chechile@agr.gc.ca. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) issued a statement on Canada’s Agriculture Day: “We’ve launched programs and supported research that will help farmers make their operations more sustainable and keep them on the cutting-edge with new technologies. We’ve built a network of 14 living labs across Canada to bring farmers and scientists together to develop … Read more
Liberal MP Ben Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) announced up to $11,017,979 to Pulse Canada. This funding is provided through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The full release is available online. Contact francis.chechile@agr.gc.ca.
The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing more than $13 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to help free-standing meat processors and abattoirs in the province make upgrades to increase their productivity and efficiency and maintain Ontario’s high food safety standards. The full release is available online. Contact francis.chechile@agr.gc.ca.
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced an investment of up to $89 million for 49 projects across Canada under the Supply Management Processing Investment Fund. Through this funding, dairy, poultry and egg processors are able to purchase and install new automated equipment and technology, allowing them to boost their production capacity and productivity, while also … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced updates to Saskatchewan’s 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program, administered by the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation. A total of 10 additional designated Rural Municipalities are now added to the area eligible for full cost-shared funding of an initial payment up to $150 per head. The application deadline … Read more
