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Exporting & Importing
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CPTPP trade agreement receives Royal Assent
The last domestic legislative hurdle to enacting the CPTPP trade deal with Pacific rim countries has been cleared. The deal was approved by senate and received Royal Assent the afternoon of Oct. 25. The moves makes Canada one of the…
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Mixed reaction from farm groups to USMCA
Responses from Canada’s farm sectors range from acceptance to anger as concessions and market access granted under the successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) come into clearer view. Dairy: ‘Who needs an enemy?’ The new agreement, announced Sunday…
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Statement by Canada’s Agri-food Exporters on USMCA
October 1, 2018, Ottawa, Ont. – Brian Innes, President of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) today issued the following statement regarding the new United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): “We welcome an agreement to renew NAFTA. Free and fair trade has made…
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Statement by Canada’s Leading Agricultural Exporters on NAFTA Progress
Brian Innes, President of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) issued the following statement on news of progress on NAFTA negotiations last week: On behalf of our members – the hundreds of thousands of farmers, ranchers, food processors and agri-food…
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Growing the global footprint of Canadian food processors
Growth in the global demand for food brings tremendous opportunities for the Canadian agri-food industry, according to Tyler Betcher, Agricultural Economist with Farm Credit Canada (FCC). In a recent report, Betcher says two options are available for Canadian businesses to…
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Wine industry disappointed with Canadian Premiers
OTTAWA—On July 20, 2018, the Canadian Vintners Association (CVA) and its members expressed disappointment with the Council of Federation’s decision to not lift restrictions on the interprovincial shipment of alcohol. The association says it will however work with internal trade…
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November conference to explore inspiring public trust in the food system
Guelph, Ont. Canada’s agri-food sector leaders are invited to gather for the third annual Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI) Public Trust Summit in Gatineau, Quebec Nov. 13 to 14. Earning public trust in food and farming has…
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What’s in your beer? Steam Whistle wants to you know
The box may look a little different, and the label has more information on it than you may be used to seeing on a bottle or can of beer. But make no mistake. Within that bottle remains a pure Canadian…
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$8.4 million investment for Canadian wine and grape research cluster
The Canadian Grapevine Certification Network, a consortium of grape and wine-producing organizations from across the country, has received $8.4 million in funds to improve crop protection, test new wine varieties, and make grape production more environmentally sustainable. Federal Minister…
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Plant proteins from hemp
Manitoba Harvest, the world’s largest manufacturer of hemp food products, is going after a share of the rapidly growing market for plant-based proteins with the launch of Hemp Yeah! through major retailers across Canada this month. With a global…
