Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced the names of the youth who will form the new Canadian Agricultural Youth Council. The 25 young people were chosen from more than 800 applications received, representing a diverse mix of subsectors from across the agriculture and agri-food sector, as well as from every province and the North. The … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced that approximately 800 new positions are expected to be created through the Youth Employment and Skills Program for the 2020/2021 program year. The enhanced program, which launched on May 26, 2020, is now fully subscribed and the application intake is closed. The full release is available online. Call 613-462-4327.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen announced the governments of Canada and Manitoba announced a new $3 million cost-shared Canadian Agricultural Partnership program to support projects that will help agricultural processors mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The full release is available online. Call 343-549-2326.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen announced the governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing up to $240,000 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership and $370,000 in provincial funding through Manitoba’s Northern Healthy Food Initiative to support northern food security projects. The full release is available online. Call 343-549-2326.
Farmers on Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands will have more support to adapt to climate change following the development of the Vancouver Island Adaptation Strategies plan. The plan identifies 11 strategies for increasing the resilience of producers in the region. The governments of Canada and B.C. will provide $300,000 in funding through the Canadian … Read more
The governments of Canada and Ontario are providing the best support possible to help farmers manage challenges beyond their control by enhancing AgriInsurance coverage for the 2020 growing season to include labour shortages due to COVID-19. Ontario’s agriculture industry, specifically farms growing fruits and vegetables like tomatoes, melons and peaches, are labour intensive and highly … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Quebec provincial ministers announced that the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec will join forces to financially support Quebec fish farmers in the exceptional context created by COVID-19. Quebec fish farmers are an important cog in the wheel of food production. The closure of restaurants and … Read more
More opportunities are coming for B.C.’s Indigenous entrepreneurs interested in developing food and agriculture businesses and supporting local food security in their communities. A new stream of support is being added to the B.C. Indigenous Agriculture Development Program to help Indigenous entrepreneurs with up to $8,000 in specialized planning and coaching services to develop and … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of $353,432 under the Dairy Processing Investment Fund to La Fromagerie Nouvelle France, a local cheese processor in Racine, Québec following a celebration of the ten year anniversary of the Fromagerie on June 23, 2020. This investment will allow Fromagerie Nouvelle France to transfer their processing operations … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) spoke with the European Union’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski. They emphasized the strength of the Canada-EU relationship, especially in agricultural trade. They reiterated the need to work collaboratively to ensure a well-functioning integrated supply chain in food and food products between Europe and Canada, which is … Read more
