While welcoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) financial support for agriculture and agri-food, Canada’s chicken farmers believe the government does not fully understand what they need to mitigate specific impacts caused by COVID-19. Farmers have lowered their production by 12.6 per cent for May and June and by 11 per cent for July and August. “We’re not looking for compensation for our reduced … Read more
Chicken Farmers of Canada, whose office is in the nation’s capital, is making a $20,000 cash donation to the Ottawa Food Bank to assist families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. “These are incredibly challenging times for all Canadians. We wanted to answer the call for help and pledge our support, in a meaningful way, to … Read more
Candidates from the Liberal, Conservative, NDP, and Green parties showed their support for the Canadian chicken sector and supply management this federal election by visiting farms across the country and meeting with farmers. “We appreciate candidates from the federal parties taking time from their busy campaign schedules to learn about the Canadian chicken sector and the … Read more
Chicken farmers in Canada are concerned about the impact of decisions taken at the conclusion of discussions on the new Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) agreement. The agreement includes concessions on market access for chicken products that were granted in the original Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in response to U.S. demands. Given that the U.S. has … Read more
Chicken Farmers of Canada applauds the Government of Canada for the taking a leadership role on the issue of antimicrobial resistance and for announcing plans to strengthen antimicrobial stewardship controls. Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) announced that the Canadian government would be proposing amendments to the Food and Drug regulations to modify the options for … Read more
Chicken Farmers of Canada is proud to announce the signing of a new allocation agreement that will see 55 per cent of future growth allocated based on provincial comparative advantage factors. This landmark agreement has been over six years in the making. Challenges, starts and stops and roadblocks were ever present but, at the end of the day, have … Read more
Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) said they are extremely pleased with the Government of Canada’s announcement of new funding ($2.2 million) for the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC), the organization responsible for reviewing the national Codes of Practice for farm animals. NFACC’s members represent 28 different organizations spanning a broad cross-section of the animal … Read more
Chicken Farmers of Canada announced the election of the 2014 executive committee. The elections followed the annual general meeting and the 15-member board of directors, are made up of farmers and other stakeholders from the chicken industry. More information is available online. Call 613- 566-5926.
Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) has significant concerns with certain provisions within the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) signed by Canada. The EU and Canada recognized early in the negotiating process that there was not a commercial interest in poultry meat or eggs. Despite this, CFC finds the significant and unprecedented market access concessions granted … Read more
Canadians surveyed as part of the Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) 2013 Usage & Attitude Survey (U & A) have once again named chicken as their favourite meat. The survey, conducted every three years, examines consumption and perceptions about general shopping habits, dining patterns and attitudes towards Canadian chicken versus imported product. The group said … Read more
