Insights and Stories on CFA

Election 2019: Ag groups want the parties to pay attention

Sep. 18, 2019 at 8:07 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Two major national farm organizations want the political parties to pay more attention to agriculture as the federal election continues. However, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and the National Farmers Union (NFU) have somewhat different takes as to what they see as paramount. “It’s really important that […]

Future payouts from dairy fund still up for discussion

Aug. 22, 2019 at 2:14 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

CFA elects new chief

Mar. 3, 2019 at 4:04 pm CST

By GFM Staff

Rural development strategy sought in federal shuffle

Jan. 17, 2019 at 3:43 am CST

By GFM Staff

CN apologizes as farm groups, Ottawa press on rail service

Mar. 7, 2018 at 5:18 pm CST

By Staff

Market shifts, weather push back Food Freedom Day

Feb. 10, 2018 at 4:19 am CST

Food Freedom Day, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s bellwether of affordability for food in Canada, is a day later in 2018. The CFA on Wednesday announced that by its calculations, a Canadian household of average income has earned enough to pay an entire year’s grocery bill on Friday, Feb. 9. […]

By Staff

Ottawa scraps plans for new limits on capital gains

Oct. 19, 2017 at 7:58 pm CDT

The federal finance ministry has backed away from proposed plans for new limits on capital gains exemptions, over concerns of “unintended consequences” for businesses such as farms. Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Thursday announced the federal government “will not be moving forward with measures that would limit access to the […]

By Staff

Farm groups line up against feds’ tax proposal

Sep. 2, 2017 at 10:16 am CDT

National, regional and sector farm groups are forming up with several major business associations on the offensive against a proposal to reform how incorporated businesses are taxed in Canada. The federal finance department tabled a series of proposals July 18, opening them for public comment until Oct. 2 for a […]

By Staff

Federal food policy consultations underway

Jun. 1, 2017 at 8:11 pm CDT

The long-discussed-and-debated notion of a public pan-Canadian food policy has taken a move forward with a new online survey from the federal government. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on Monday announced an initial round of consultations and called on the public to “share their input to help shape a food policy […]

By Staff

Duration limit lifted from foreign worker program

Dec. 20, 2016 at 6:54 pm CST

Canadian farm groups are among the sectors hailing Ottawa’s decision to axe the cumulative duration rule, or “four-in, four-out” policy, which stood to sideline temporary foreign workers from the Canadian market. The federal government announced last Tuesday (Dec. 13) it would lift the restriction, effective immediately. The cumulative duration rule […]

By Staff

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