Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.), along with Lyne Bessette (Brome–Missisquoi, Que.), highlighted an investment of over $324,000 to hire 34 youth to work on farm businesses in the Eastern Townships, Quebec, through the Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP). The full release is available online. Call 343-549-2326.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced funding of more than $4.5 million for five new projects that will improve plastic waste management and on-farm sustainability, and advance bioplastics research. These green agricultural projects will help Canadian farmers remain leaders in sustainable, climate-smart agriculture. The full release is available online. Call 343-549-2326.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of $185 million over the next 10 years for the new Agricultural Climate Solutions program. The program will proceed in two phases. The first phase, which will launch April 1st, aims to support the development of proposals focused on regional collaboration hubs, also known as “Living Labs”, by offering … Read more
Canada and Ontario are supporting research projects to increase capacity and productivity in the horticultural sector through a more than $330,000 investment in in the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre. Under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership the funding for each project will be used to purchase specialized equipment to improve the research capabilities that will benefit … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Prime Minister’s Special Advisor for the Prairies Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) issued the following statement: “It has been just over 110 days since we made the offer to the provinces to improve AgriStability. We are asking for a clear indication from the three Prairie provinces whether they will … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of up to $1.4 million over two years to improve farm safety. The announcement helps kick off this year’s Canadian Agriculture Safety Week by providing the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association with funding to provide valuable farm safety tools and advice to Canada’s agriculture industry. The full release … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced funding of up to $116,800 for the Canadian Biogas Association (CBA) to accelerate sustainable agricultural development. She also met with Jennifer Green, Executive Director of the CBA, and Rob McKinlay of Harcolm Farms in Woodstock, Ontario, who installed a factory built mini digester system on his 72-head dairy farm. … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.), joined by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) Élisabeth Brière (Sherbrooke, Que.), hosted a virtual meeting with the Breakfast Club of Canada and the Centre d’action bénévole de la MRC de Coaticook. During the meeting, Bibeau … Read more
Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough (Delta, B.C.) and Liberal MP Randeep Sarai (Surrey Centre, Ont.) announced support of up to $16.9 million through the Emergency Processing Fund for 117 food processing companies in British Columbia. The full release is available online. Call 343-549-2326. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Alberta Minister of Agriculture and … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) held her first official bilateral dialogue with the United States Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, in which they reinforced the strength of the Canada-U.S. agricultural trade relationship. Bibeau emphasized the need to work collaboratively on many mutual priorities with a focus on the resiliency of Canada-U.S. food supply chains, climate … Read more
