Category: News Release
AGRI-FOOD INDUSTRY GETS IMMIGRATION PILOT
Long-Awaited Labour Pilot Will Address Huge Employment Shortage in Meat Processing Ottawa (ON) July 12, 2019 – Butchers are essential to our food supply and yet, often overlooked. Today, the federal government recognized our butchers and the huge labour shortage in meat processing by officially announcing
MEAT EXPORTS TO CHINA TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Meat Exports to China Temporarily Closed Ottawa (ON) June 25th – The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) has been informed that China will temporarily stop accepting Canadian beef and pork product, effective this evening, due to a falsified export certificate. This document is now under investigation at
AGRI-FOOD IMMIGRATION PILOT ANNOUNCED IN FEDERAL BUDGET
Long-Awaited Labour Pilot will Address Huge Employment Shortage in Meat Processing Ottawa (ON) March 19, 2019 –The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) applauds the Government of Canada for announcing today a three-year Agri-Food Immigration Pilot to bring in full-time, non-seasonal agriculture workers that will include a pathway
CANADA’S NEW FOOD GUIDE: RED MEAT BELONGS ON YOUR PLATE
Make Protein a Quarter of your Plate – Make it Nutritious Lean Red Meat January 22, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – Canada’s new Food Guide, released by Health Canada today, highlights what we’ve known for decades, that a quarter of your plate should be protein. Lean red
SAFE FOOD FOR CANADIANS REGULATION COMES INTO FORCE
January 15, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – Canadian Meat Council (CMC) applauds the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) as today marks the historic coming into force date of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. “The meat industry is one of the most heavily regulated sector in Canada.
