Liberal MP Vance Badawey (Niagara Centre, Ont.) and Liberal MP Chris Bittle (St. Catharines, Ont.) on behalf of Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of up to $476,908 for the Ontario Tender Fruit Growers and Fresh Grape Growers to improve fruit quality and availability of tender fruit and fresh grape varieties for consumers. This … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of up to $1.6 million under the AgriAssurance Program to Pulse Canada while attending the 2019 Canadian Pulse and Special Crops Convention in Montreal. The funding will allow Pulse Canada to maintain high value markets and position Canada as a preferred supplier of pulse (i.e. dry … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) announced an investment of $120,950 in funding for a dairy processor La Ferme Vallée Verte 1912. The investment, made through the Dairy Processing Investment Fund (DPIF), will help to automate the company’s manufacturing system, including their packaging line for the bottling and labeling … Read more
Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories) on behalf of Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced support for empowering northerners through a “From-the-Land Food Ambassadors” pilot project by the Northern Farm Training Institute in Hay River, NWT. The institute will receive an investment of up to $392,920 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership’s AgriDiversity Program. This northern pilot program will enable … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced that the federal government will make available $1.75 billion over eight years to Canada’s nearly 11,000 dairy farmers. Of this amount, $345 million will be paid in the first year, in the form of direct payments and will benefit all dairy producers in proportion to their quota held. For … Read more
Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, P.E.I.) announced Living Lab-Atlantic, Canada’s first agricultural Living Lab designed to benefit farmers and Islanders by enhancing soil health, water quality and crop productivity on Prince Edward Island. As part of the $10-million investment in the Living Laboratories Initiative, up to $2.4 million will be granted to the East Prince Agri-Environment … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) on behalf of Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of $747,542 in support of dairy processor La Fromagerie Champêtre Inc. The investment, made through the Dairy Processing Investment Fund, will help to produce new specialty cheeses, and improve its product quality … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) visited Hope Blooms Garden and Greenhouse to highlight the $50 million Local Food Infrastructure Fund, designed to reduce food insecurity, support community-based organizations, and strengthen local food production through the recently launched Food Policy for Canada. Bibeau also … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced nearly $2.5 million in federal funding for the purchase and installation of advanced apple processing technologies to enable Ocean Crisp Apple Company Inc. to increase capacity and improve efficiency. Bibeau also announced, on behalf Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), an additional contribution of $500,000 from Atlantic … Read more
The governments of Canada and Ontario have committed up to $10.8 million in cost-share funding to eligible farmers and agri-food businesses to complete more than 740 projects to enhance their businesses. Funded through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, these initiatives support improvements in areas such as enhanced traceability systems, upgrades to animal-handling equipment and strengthened biosecurity measures. The … Read more
