Politics & Science

Expanding and diversifying Canada’s trade with emerging markets such as those in the ASEAN region through trade agreements and increased market access is a priority for the Government of Canada…

Thanks to the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canadian farmers and food processors are seizing opportunities to diversify trade and contributing to meeting the Government of Canada’s…

It will be called the USMCA (The Village People are not likely to sing the official song, but we’re told the new dance moves will be released soon), and while…

Since the new NAFTA, now renamed the USMCA, was signed in principle, the reaction among Canadian Ag industry pundits has been favorable and, with the exception to dairy famers, both…

Unrestricted trade. It’s written into the title of the North American Free Trade Agreement. But as details of the newly renegotiated deal (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement or USMCA) emerge, questions…

With time fast running out, Canadian and U.S. negotiators “made lots of progress” on Sunday on a renewed NAFTA but had still not settled tough issues such as American tariffs…

The agriculture and agri-food sector is vital to Canada’s economy, providing high-quality, nutritious and safe food for Canadians and people around the world and creating good, middle-class jobsaudit that verifies…

The Manitoba government has announced that it is supporting an expansion project at HyLife Foods Ltd. in Neepawa, Manitoba The province is supporting the expansion in Neepawa and a new…

Canada’s hard-working organic farmers play an important role in the agricultural sector, supplying nutritious, sustainable and high-quality products across the country and around the world The market for certified organic…

The pressure on the Liberals to loosen protections around Canada’s dairy sector took new focus on Sunday as the key stumbling block in North American Free Trade Agreement talks came…

A group of young farmers staged a protest outside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s riding office in Montreal today, sending a message to Canadian negotiators to keep fighting for them at…

The Chair of Sask Pork says pork producers have been frustrated by the impact the rhetoric coming out of North American trade negotiations has had on hog prices this summer…

The leaders of the United States and Canada expressed optimism on Wednesday that they could reach new NAFTA deal by a Friday deadline as negotiators prepared to talk through the…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Trump administration of setting its sights on dismantling Canada’s supply management system, and he vowed that Canada won’t buckle on the issue at the…

Canada needs to take its place in China’s burgeoning consumer market. Both governments have been investing considerable effort building on an already robust trading relationship, with two-way trade surpassing $90-billilon…

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork says uncertainty over issues related to trade has increased the importance of the ratification of the Comprehensive Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership by Bruce Cochrane –…

Saudi Arabia’s main state wheat buying agency has told grains exporters it will no longer buy Canadian wheat and barley in its international tenders, European traders said on Tuesday, as…

Businesses across Canada’s foodservice sector are bracing themselves for rising food costs resulting from tense international trade negotiations. According to Restaurants Canada’s most recent quarterly Restaurant Outlook Survey, six out…

Canada is a trading nation and the government is committed to grow and diversify trade by opening new doors in new markets, including in South America. Working with our trading…

Canada has been rebuffed in recent attempts to engage on NAFTA with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer amid talks between the Trump administration and Mexico, according to three people with…