Industry Minister Mélanie Joly today announced $50 million for the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) through the Strategic Response Fund (SRF) and Canada’s National Food Security Strategy. CFIN is an industry-led not-for-profit that helps food and beverage companies access the expertise, partners and technologies they need to innovate and grow. Calling it Food 4.0, this... Read More
Category: Agriculture Policy
The Wheat Growers Association has announced a leadership transition, naming Kaitlyn Kitzan as its new executive director following the departure of Darcy Pawlik. Kitzan, who previously served as the association’s board treasurer and secretary, is taking the helm alongside her team at Kitzan Strategic Solutions (KSS). Kitzan will guide strategy and serve as executive director... Read More
The federal government says changes to its Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) aimed at leveling the playing field for Canadian low-carbon fuel producers are still on track, while farm and renewable fuel industry groups want to see a fix as soon as possible. The Carney government first announced its plan to make changes to the CFR... Read More
Equipment manufacturers met with Canadian lawmakers last week to share on-the-ground accounts of how trade friction and tariffs are straining cross-border operations. As Alexandre Mattard-Michaud, director of government relations in Canada for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), explains in this interview, the primary value of the group's 2026 Ottawa Hill Day was giving company... Read More
The Liberal government has introduced a new omnibus bill that aims to slash bureaucratic red tape around 31 different pieces of existing federal legislation. The government says Bill S-7, officially titled the Cutting Red Tape for All Canadians Act, would lead to quicker approvals of agricultural inputs that are already available in other countries, while... Read More
Canadian cultivated farmland values rose by an average of 3.8 per cent in the first half of 2026, according to the mid-year farmland values review by Farm Credit Canada (FCC). This marks a slower pace compared with the first half of 2025, which saw a 6.0 per cent increase. Over the 12 months from July... Read More
Canada’s national aquaculture lobby group is changing its name to align with traditional agriculture. The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) announced Oct. 1 that it has rebranded as Canadian Seafood Farmers/Producteurs Aquacoles Canadiens. Members voted unanimously on the change during the association’s annual general meeting on Sept. 29. The shift comes as Ottawa places increased... Read More
The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald has announced up to $158,180 over two years for the Canadian Wool Council to help strengthen the competitiveness of Canadian wool in markets at home and around the world through the creation of the Canadian Wool Value Chain Project. Matthew J. Rowe, chair of the Canadian Wool... Read More
Canadian-made ethanol is losing out on market share because of cheaper U.S. imports, and that needs to change says the Farms and Fuels Alliance. The Alliance is calling for a minimum 1.4-times credit multiplier for Canadian-made ethanol and that the changes required to make that happen be finalized before the end of 2026. In a... Read More
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) confirmed last week that the Seed Increase Unit (SIU) will operate out of both the Indian Head Research Farm and Saskatoon Research and Development Centre in 2027 as a way to support an orderly transition of the program to Saskatoon in 2028. “The Government of Canada is continually looking for... Read More