Fortifying Canada’s agricultural supply chains: a path forward

The agriculture sector has always adapted to challenges, but today’s complex, interconnected problems require collaborative solutions across government, industry, and research institutions.
Evolution of Canadian agriculture and need for sustainable solutions

With the right investments in research, innovation, and farmer education, Canada can lead the global transition toward a more sustainable and resilient agricultural future.
Trade anxiety creates ‘unprecedented’ risk to agriculture, requires bold advocacy, says sector experts

Tariffs and the threat of tariffs from the U.S. and China could have devastating effects on Canada’s agriculture sector, say agriculture industry insiders.
Are we really supporting our agricultural industry in the face of changing geopolitics and climate?

Improving the resilience of the agricultural industry in Canada is a must. We are already losing farmlands due to urbanization and other developments, and farmers because of the stress of uncertainty and low economic value that they get from their labour.
Canada should use trade uncertainty as catalyst to grow agriculture sector

There have long been signs that our reliance on the U.S. was becoming a risk. The ongoing trade dispute is a wake-up call—business cannot continue as usual.
Growing stronger: strengthening Canada’s agriculture in the face of climate and global challenges

Agriculture is an important contributor to Canada’s economy and way of life, and it is imperative that we innovate to safeguard the stability and success of our food system even as serious and complex threats continue to mount.
We need agricultural intelligence to protect against the threat of avian influenza

As of early March, 30 poultry operations in Canada were dealing with avian influenza outbreaks: 16 in B.C., 10 in Ontario, and one each in Alberta, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Trade war with U.S. an opportunity to clean up Canada’s approach to toxic pesticides

When it comes to ensuring pesticide regulations reflect the latest science, Canada is painfully behind the times.
Manufacturing sector and others lobbying hard for federal government support during 30-day tariff pause

Investments are frozen and long-term planning decisions are largely on hold in the manufacturing sector ‘as everybody tries to figure out where this is going to go,’ said a vice-president of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters.
Canada holds a valuable bargaining chip in trade talks with Trump

Scrapping supply management would allow Trump to deliver more access to the Canadian market for the farmers that overwhelmingly supported him.