Lisa Hawkins

Regulatory review and workplans impacting agriculture and agri-food. Labour and Foreign Worker Programs Tariffs, tariff-rate quotas (TRQs), remission and their administration in Canada. Clean Fuels Regulations, their administration and implications for Canadian grain, oilseeds, their products and markets. Temporary Foreign Worker Program and its administration in Canada. Programs available to the food industry under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership and policy design of Next Agriculture Policy Framework. Programs available to the food industry under federal funds. Policies or programs impacting workforce in federally regulated sectors. Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth & Climate Change policy approach and its administration. Livestock Market Interruption Strategy – impact of development of a national animal health and welfare strategy as it relates to an animal disease outbreak scenario in Canada. Impact of the changes to the traceability regulations in Canada. Government of Canada COVID-19 Response and engagement with industry. Government of Canada approach to mitigating supply chain constraints for industry. Government of Canada approach to infrastructure development and improvements at major ports. Free Trade Agreements negotiations and policy implementation opportunities for Canada agriculture and agri-food sector. CFIA's Inspection Modernization - impact of new inspection requirements for agriculture and agri-food facilities. Aquaculture: Net-pen salmon farming as it relates to licensing and future policy and regulatory framework for BC salmon farming.