PolitiKit

Canada Grain Act (CGC) - to seek the modernization of the Canada Grain Act to better represent the interests of producers, be more predictable, cost effective and transparent, and increased funding to the CGC to support the public good function of the CGC such as grain quality assurance, while reaffirming the Canadian Grain Commission's mandate to maintain standards and regulate grain handling in the interests of grain producers.

Advanced Payments Program: Permanently increase the interest-free portion of the Advanced Payments Program to $350,000, streamline administration requirements, and reverse AAFC's recent changes to lending policy requiring administrators to classify all clients as "high risk" for four years regardless of their credit standing.

Agricultural Impact Assessments: Mandate agricultural impact assessments (AIAs) for all federal infrastructure projects, including defence-related projects, and federal land claim decisions that may affect the quality or availability of agricultural land in Canada.

Agricultural Impact Assessments: Mandate agricultural impact assessments (AIAs) for all federal infrastructure projects, including defence-related projects, and federal land claim decisions that may affect the quality or availability of agricultural land in Canada.

Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance: Introduce a permanent Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance across all classes of farm equipment that would allow producers to depreciate 100% of their capital allocated to purchases of farm equipment in the first fiscal year.

Disaster Relief - to ensure that farmers have access to Business Risk Management programs that are adequate and responsive to the effects of extreme weather events across Canada, CFA seeks for the government of Canada to strike a disaster relief task team and summit with the provinces, territories, and farm groups to determine a course of action to support Canadian farmers.

Temporary Foreign Worker Program - to seek support in addressing the chronic labour shortages in the agriculture sector by ensuring the agriculture streams are maintained to support farmers' seasonal and temporary needs, while at the same time supporting pathways to permanent residency for experienced temporary foreign workers.

AGRICULTURE & AGRI-FOOD CANADA – in respect to agricultural safety net legislation, to ensure that Canadian farmers are adequately protected from unforeseen, uncontrollable falls in income due to weather, insects, disease, trade action, market failure or international trade distorting subsidies, business risk management programs.

Canada Grain Act (CGC) - to seek the modernization of the Canada Grain Act to better represent the interests of producers, be more predictable, cost effective and transparent, and increased funding to the CGC to support the public good function of the CGC such as grain quality assurance, while reaffirming the Canadian Grain Commission's mandate to maintain standards and regulate grain handling in the interests of grain producers.

AGRICULTURE & AGRI-FOOD CANADA – in respect to agricultural safety net legislation, to ensure that Canadian farmers are adequately protected from unforeseen, uncontrollable falls in income due to weather, insects, disease, trade action, market failure or international trade distorting subsidies, business risk management programs.

Competitiveness Lens in Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) - to seek support from regulators such as PMRA and CFIA to ensure policies and regulations such as those relating to labelling, packaging, licensing, and certification, consider the economic and competitiveness impacts on Canadian businesses, while maintaining PMRA and CFIA's primary objective to protect the health and safety of Canadians and the Canadian environment.

Temporary Foreign Worker Program - to seek support in addressing the chronic labour shortages in the agriculture sector by ensuring the agriculture streams are maintained to support farmers' seasonal and temporary needs, while at the same time supporting pathways to permanent residency for experienced temporary foreign workers.

Temporary Foreign Worker Program - to seek support in addressing the chronic labour shortages in the agriculture sector by ensuring the agriculture streams are maintained to support farmers' seasonal and temporary needs, while at the same time supporting pathways to permanent residency for experienced temporary foreign workers.

AGRICULTURE & AGRI-FOOD CANADA – in respect to agricultural safety net legislation, to ensure that Canadian farmers are adequately protected from unforeseen, uncontrollable falls in income due to weather, insects, disease, trade action, market failure or international trade distorting subsidies, business risk management programs.

Temporary Foreign Worker Program - to seek support in addressing the chronic labour shortages in the agriculture sector by ensuring the agriculture streams are maintained to support farmers' seasonal and temporary needs, while at the same time supporting pathways to permanent residency for experienced temporary foreign workers.

Disaster Relief - to ensure that farmers have access to Business Risk Management programs that are adequate and responsive to the effects of extreme weather events across Canada, CFA seeks for the government of Canada to strike a disaster relief task team and summit with the provinces, territories, and farm groups to determine a course of action to support Canadian farmers.

Temporary Foreign Worker Program - to seek support in addressing the chronic labour shortages in the agriculture sector by ensuring the agriculture streams are maintained to support farmers' seasonal and temporary needs, while at the same time supporting pathways to permanent residency for experienced temporary foreign workers.

AGRICULTURE & AGRI-FOOD CANADA – in respect to agricultural safety net legislation, to ensure that Canadian farmers are adequately protected from unforeseen, uncontrollable falls in income due to weather, insects, disease, trade action, market failure or international trade distorting subsidies, business risk management programs.

Competitiveness Lens in Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) - to seek support from regulators such as PMRA and CFIA to ensure policies and regulations such as those relating to labelling, packaging, licensing, and certification, consider the economic and competitiveness impacts on Canadian businesses, while maintaining PMRA and CFIA's primary objective to protect the health and safety of Canadians and the Canadian environment.

Disaster Relief - to ensure that farmers have access to Business Risk Management programs that are adequate and responsive to the effects of extreme weather events across Canada, CFA seeks for the government of Canada to strike a disaster relief task team and summit with the provinces, territories, and farm groups to determine a course of action to support Canadian farmers.

Competitiveness Lens in Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) - to seek support from regulators such as PMRA and CFIA to ensure policies and regulations such as those relating to labelling, packaging, licensing, and certification, consider the economic and competitiveness impacts on Canadian businesses, while maintaining PMRA and CFIA's primary objective to protect the health and safety of Canadians and the Canadian environment.

Competitiveness Lens in Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) - to seek support from regulators such as PMRA and CFIA to ensure policies and regulations such as those relating to labelling, packaging, licensing, and certification, consider the economic and competitiveness impacts on Canadian businesses, while maintaining PMRA and CFIA's primary objective to protect the health and safety of Canadians and the Canadian environment.

Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption - to seek an increase to the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption due to the appreciation of farmland values and capital demands for agriculture over recent years, and to address the challenges for young farmers to enter to the sector.