Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced a federal investment of up to $11.1 million to the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers’ and Pulse Canada under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, AgriScience Clusters. This investment includes an additional $7.2 million in contributions from industry, for a total investment of over $18 million. The Cluster will focus on: improving productivity of … Read more
The Government of Canada is proud to celebrate the contribution of organic farmers during Organic Week, taking place September 8-16. The Government recently announced an investment of up-to $8.3 million to the help advance productivity in the sector under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, AgriScience Clusters. Federal funding was also invested in the sector for its upcoming review … Read more
While speaking at the Sahtu Secretariat Inc. and Sahtu Dene Council Annual General Meeting in Tulit’a, Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories) congratulated K’asho Got’ine Community Council on a recently completed project valued at $50,100 through the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program. This investment helped the organization lead a community-scale cold-climate agriculture pilot project to assess … Read more
While visiting the Bruce D. Campbell Farm & Food Discovery Centre, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced up to $12.1 million in funding to the Canola Council of Canada under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, AgriScience Clusters. Building on the work of two previous clusters, this research investment includes an additional industry contribution of up to … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI) announced an investment of up to $1.8 million to COWS Inc. under the Dairy Processing Investment Fund, and an additional $800 thousand from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. This funding will enable the cheese processor to expand its … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Minister of Agriculture for British Columbia, Lana Popham, issued the following statement in response to the British Columbia wildfires: “The Governments of Canada and British Columbia are working closely together to ensure the safety of Canadians during this difficult time. In addition to other actions being taken by both … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) and Quebec MNA Norbert Morin announced the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec are providing assistance of up to $50,000 to Fou du Cochon et Scie Inc. in Sainte-Anne-de-La-Pocatière to support it with a major research and innovation project. This financial assistance … Read more
The Climate Change Adaptation Program is providing $6 million in federal and provincial government support over the next five years through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The program builds on previous government supported work and is focussed on building resilience to climate change at the farm level and at the wider regional level. The full release is … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) and Lise Thériault, Quebec Minister Responsible for the Lanaudière Region, announced up to $300,000 in financial assistance for Abattoir Zampini inc. under components 2 and 3 of the Programme d’appui à la compétitivité des abattoirs régionaux. The full release is available online. … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) and Laurent Lessard, Quebec Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announced the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec have launched the Programme Innov’Action agroalimentaire, which will run until 2023. The budget allocated to the program for the 2018–2023 period is $35.2 million, which … Read more
