Press Release Department: Federal - Agriculture and Agri-Food

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) issued the following statement on the successful conclusion of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: “It will give the Canadian agricultural industry preferential access to all CPTPP countries and will provide new market access opportunities for a wide range of Canadian … Read more

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler announced that the Manitoba government has officially signed a multilateral agreement with the Government of Canada to implement a new five-year agricultural policy called the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The federal and provincial governments will invest a total of $176 million through the Partnership in strategic programming focused … Read more

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister, Lyle Stewart, announced $7.7 million in funding for 30 crop-related research projects through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund. In addition, the governments are committing $6.25 million in operating funds to the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan over five years through the Agriculture Development Fund. The full … Read more

A pilot project that matches new farmers looking to get their start in B.C. agriculture with available fertile farmland in the Metro Vancouver area will kick off in 2018, thanks to a $25,000 investment from the governments of Canada and British Columbia. The project is led by the Young Agrarians, in partnership with Farm Folk … Read more

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced the appointment of Marthanne Robson as a part-time member of the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal. The appointment is for a three-year term, effective immediately. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.

In July 2017, federal, provincial and territorial ministers of agriculture agreed to undertake a review of BRM programs to assess program effectiveness and their impact on growth and innovation. An external Expert Panel consisting of producers, academics and experts has been established to provide feedback and guidance on the review. The Panel members will support … Read more

Liberal MP Richard Hébert (Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) and Laurent Lessard, Quebec Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announced the governments of Canada and Quebec are offering up to $13 million through the 2017 Canada-Quebec Hail Assistance Initiative, offered under the AgriRecovery program as part of the Growing Forward 2. This assistance is allocated to the affected regions of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, … Read more

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) concluded a two-day visit to Mexico City. He toured the Alimentaria food and beverage trade show with Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto and Mexican Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, José Calzada. MacAulay held his fifth official meeting with Calzada and delivered remarks at a keynote … Read more

Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr (Kelowna–Lake Country, B.C.) congratulated Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers at their 2017 National Recognition event in Penticton, B.C. Fuhr highlighted the creation of 320 new jobs in the agriculture and agri-food sector through youth employment initiatives funded under Budget 2017. He also highlighted the recent announcement of a $1 billion investment in federal initiatives under the Canadian … Read more

 Liberal MP Bill Casey (Cumberland-Colchester, N.S.) announced an investment of $1 million for the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture. The investment will support the development of a dynamic risk assessment tool for the province’s agricultural sector starting with grape growers, and the wine sector. Casey also highlighted Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay‘s (Cardigan, PEI) recent announcement of initiatives and priorities … Read more