Government of Canada Provides $ 20M to Safeguard Canada’s Food Supply by Supporting Critical Food Inspection Services

This investment will allow the CFIA to hire, train and equip additional staff (including recently retired CFIA inspectors and veterinarians) to conduct critical inspection activities, reassign staff from within the Agency to focus on critical services, and work closer with industry and trading partners to minimize supply disruptions during this crisis.

Government of Canada and Province of New Brunswick Support Lobster Research and Oyster Aquaculture

August 27, 2019 Fisheries and Oceans Canada

The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade, and Member of Parliament for Beauséjour, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister for Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and the Province of New Brunswick (NB) announced funding support to 21 projects through the Atlantic Fisheries Fund.

Government of Canada Invests in Dairy Co-Operative to Modernize Equipment and Help Grow Markets

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, visited Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd. (Gay Lea Foods) to announce an investment of up to $16.9 million through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) and through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Dairy Processing Investment Fund (DPIF).