Insights and Stories of D.C. Fraser

Foreign workers to lose some travel exemptions in March

Feb. 12, 2021 at 8:57 pm CST

Temporary foreign workers (TFWs) travelling to Canada won’t need to quarantine in a government-supervised hotel when they get here – for now — but by mid-March, Ottawa will put more stringent measures in place. Starting Feb. 22, non-essential travellers and essential workers arriving in Canada will be tested for COVID-19 […]

CFA seeks continued ag support in next federal budget

Feb. 12, 2021 at 4:23 am CST

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Canada consulting at home toward Indonesia trade deal

Jan. 14, 2021 at 7:38 pm CST

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No BRM breakthrough reached at ministers’ meeting

Nov. 27, 2020 at 7:57 pm CST

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AgriStability in Bibeau’s sights as ministers’ meeting booked

Nov. 6, 2020 at 1:17 am CST

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Feds back pork producers with new levy on imports

Nov. 5, 2020 at 8:37 pm CST

A new agency will use funds from a new levy on imported pork to pay for research and promotion for the Canadian pork sector. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie Claude Bibeau on Thursday officially announced the creation of the Canadian Pork Promotion and Research Agency (PRA). The Farm Products Council of […]

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Big Two railways release plans for winter

Oct. 26, 2020 at 9:20 pm CDT

Canada’s major railways have filed their winter contingency plans, as they are now required by law to do. Since updates to the Canada Transportation Act in 2018, Canada’s major rail companies have been required to publish winter plans and can be forced to pay up if they fail to deliver […]

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Dairy farmers press feds on compensation promises, again

Oct. 26, 2020 at 8:27 pm CDT

Canada’s dairy farmers are again calling on the federal government to make good on its promise to compensate producers, after giving up market share of the supply-managed industry to more foreign competitors through trade pacts. The Liberal government, most recently in its Sept. 23 speech from the throne, has told […]

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Federal program to protect farms, workers from COVID-19 underway

Oct. 5, 2020 at 3:24 pm CDT

Applications are now open for a federally-administered $35 million emergency on-farm support fund to help limit the impacts of COVID-19 on farms and on-farm workers. Aimed at farm workplaces and employee living quarters, the fund is being managed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), but cost-shared with participating producers at […]

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Federal irrigation pledge seen flowing mainly to Prairies

Oct. 1, 2020 at 7:47 pm CDT

Prairie provinces will receive the bulk of Ottawa’s $1.5 billion commitment to support irrigation projects, according to federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday launched a three-year, $10 billion infrastructure plan aimed at five different sectors, including agriculture. The $1.5 billion is expected to result in […]

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Insights and Stories of D.C. Fraser

Foreign workers to lose some travel exemptions in March

CFA seeks continued ag support in next federal budget

Canada consulting at home toward Indonesia trade deal

No BRM breakthrough reached at ministers’ meeting

AgriStability in Bibeau’s sights as ministers’ meeting booked

Feds back pork producers with new levy on imports

Big Two railways release plans for winter

Dairy farmers press feds on compensation promises, again

Federal program to protect farms, workers from COVID-19 underway

Federal irrigation pledge seen flowing mainly to Prairies

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