Category: News Release

New Campaign Urges the Federal Government to Defend Canada’s Science-Based Standards in International Meat Industry

       Ottawa, ON – Today, the Canadian Cattle Association, Canadian Meat Council, and National Cattle Feeders’ Association are publicly launching our campaign “Say No to A Bad Deal” to stand up for science-based trade standards. In July, the Government of Canada announced the accession

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Canadian Beef and Pork Industries Strongly Opposed to UK Accession to CPTPP Outcomes for Canadian Meat

Saturday, July 15, 2023 Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Meat Council (CMC), Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), and the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) are deeply disappointed with the agreement announced by the Minister of Trade today to grant the United Kingdom (UK) accession to the Comprehensive and

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CMC discouraged by the access achieved for meat products in latest trade deal

Ottawa, ON –  Yesterday, International Trade Minister Mary Ng announced that Canada has reached a market access agreement that will form the basis for the United Kingdom (UK) to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). This agreement will significantly impact Canada’s access

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Statement: Proposed changes to “Product of USA” labeling regulations would be costly and disruptive to North American supply chains

          Proposed changes to “Product of USA” labeling regulations would be costly and disruptive to North American supply chains Tuesday, March 7 (Ottawa, ON) Yesterday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed changes to its voluntary “Product of the USA” labeling

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Statement: Canadian meat industry pleased to see exemption for ground meats in Health Canada’s final Front-of-Package labelling regulations

June 30, 2022 (Ottawa, ON) Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health announced the finalized Front-of-Package labelling regulations, part of the Government of Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy. In the finalized regulations, ground beef and pork are exempt from the requirement of having a front-of-package warning

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Release: CMC Appoints First-Ever Woman as Chair of the Board of Directors  

Ottawa (ON) June 27, 2022 – As the Canadian Meat Council (CMC) celebrated its 100th anniversary and conference this month in Ottawa; the occasion was also marked by appointing Kerry Towle as Chair of the Board of Directors for the next two years.  “It was long

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Release: Canadian Agriculture and Food Industry Calls for Government Action to Restore Essential Transport and Trade Corridors

February 11, 2022 Ottawa, ON – With the prolonged disruptions at Canada-U.S. border crossings, Canada’s agriculture and food industry is calling for an immediate conclusion of the blockades and for all levels of government to work collaboratively towards action to reinstate integral transport and trade corridors.

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Release: Canada now negligible risk for BSE

May 27, 2021 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) is very pleased to see today’s announcement by the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food that Canada has been officially recognized by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) World Assembly of Delegates

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CMC Welcomes New Chairman

Ottawa (ON) May 4, 2020 – The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) is proud to announce the appointment of Sylvain Fournaise as Chairman of their Board of Directors for the next two years. “I am looking forward to working with the Board and CMC as we are

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Red Meat Industry Donates to Red Cross Efforts in China

March 11, 2020 (Ottawa, ON)  – The Canadian Red Meat Industry has made a $50,000 donation to the Canadian Red Cross to support their work with the Red Cross Society of China and its efforts in responding to the Novel-Corona Virus (COVID-19) outbreak.  “We see daily

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CMC Associate Members Steve Morin Scholarship Fund

The Canadian Meat Council Associate Members Committee administers annual funds, in the name of the Steve Morin Scholarship Fund, that provide scholarship grants to individuals of selected colleges and universities to assist the recipients in completing a graduate education in the field of meat processing or

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Disruption along rail lines affecting meat sector

  Canada exports seventy percent of pork production and fifty percent of beef production February 13, 2020 – OTTAWA The red meat industry is urging government intervention to seek a quick resolution to the disruption in rail service caused by the blockages to rail lines by

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CHINA MARKET RE-OPENS TO CANADIAN MEAT PRODUCTS

November 5, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – After four months of temporary suspension imposed on Canadian pork and beef, China has reopened its doors to Canadian meat products. “We would like to express our appreciation to the Government of Canada for all of their efforts both in

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Announcement of CPI New President and CEO

The Board of Directors of Canada Pork International (CPI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Trevor Sears as the organization’s President and CEO. Sears brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the organization. Employed by Maple Leaf Foods for more than 25 years, most

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Red Meat Industry Seeks Government Action Over China Situation

September 5, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) The cost of the “temporary suspension” of Canadian pork and beef exports to China imposed on June 25 is approaching $100 million and the longer it continues, the greater the risk to Canadian jobs. As we enter the third month of

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