National Food Security Strategy - Agriculture should be treated as a national priority, given its central role in food security, economic growth, and global stability. A national food security strategy should put farmers and food production at its core by improving access to capital, protecting farmland, stabilizing input supplies, accelerating innovation through more efficient regulation, expanding value-added processing, addressing labour shortages, and modernizing transportation and supply chain infrastructure through a whole-of-government approach. Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) – with respect to the upcoming 2026 review of Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement, the priority for Canadian agriculture is a full 16-year renewal without reopening existing provisions, while preserving science-based rules, particularly SPS, biotechnology, and technical barrier provisions, strong dispute settlement, and predictable market access that support farmers, trade, and food security. Dedicated Agriculture and Agri-Food Infrastructure Funding Stream - to establish a dedicated agriculture and agri-food infrastructure stream within federal programming to improve access, coordination, and impact of national infrastructure projects for the agricultural sector. A persistent gap exists for mid-scale, regionally specific projects that fall between innovation programming and large-scale infrastructure programming. Key needs for agriculture include logistics corridors, processing and storage capacity, water and irrigation systems, energy infrastructure, and digital connectivity. Bill C-273, An Act to amend the Feeds Act, the Fertilizers Act, the Seeds Act, the Pest Control Products Act and the Food and Drugs Act - with respect to the need to accelerate access to new tools and technologies by leveraging trusted jurisdictions' risk and science-based decisions to streamline approval timelines and use use mechanisms such as conditional approvals to bring safe, innovative products to market faster for the agricultural sector. Plant and Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Capacity - Calling on the Government of Canada to increase investment in prevention, surveillance, and response capacity for major plant and animal disease threats, including financial preparedness, international zoning agreements, coordinated federal-provincial-industry response plans, and updated regulatory frameworks, which would help producers maintain export market access, and ensure the resilience of Canada's food system. Expanded Eligibility for Farm Rollover Provisions - expanding farm rollover provisions to a broader range of family members, including nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and stepchildren, to reduce tax barriers to intergenerational farm transfers and sustain investment in the sector as Canada's farm population continues to age, while recognizing the multi-family nature of many farming operations in Canada Critical Farm Input Strategy - to establish a coordinated approach to ensuring Canadian farmers have reliable and timely access to essential inputs such as fertilizer, crop protection products, energy, and veterinary tools that are fundamental to food production, yet availability is increasingly vulnerable to supply chain volatility, geopolitical instability, and regulatory barriers. Tariffs on Critical Farm Inputs: Ensure critical farm inputs are not subject to any potential future countermeasures imposed by the Government of Canada in response to U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. These products include, but are not limited to, certain fertilizer products, farm equipment and machinery, seed (including low erucic acid rape or colza seeds) as well as feed ingredients and veterinary products. Labour Disruptions: Launch consultations with industry representatives and implicated stakeholders to explore options to address the root causes of labour disruptions. Modernize labour laws to establish a clear, transparent, and expedited process for resolving
TRANSPORT CANADA and CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY - - In respect to review of Canada Transportation Act, to ensure that crop farmer and shipper needs are addressed in light of chronic grain rail transportation problems in Western Canada STATISTICS CANADA – Information Dissemination, ensuring the Statistics Canada website facilitates access to agricultural information in a user-friendly fashion. STATISTICS CANADA – Crop Production Surveys, ensuring accurate production estimates for the Canadian agriculture industry. STATISTICS CANADA – Census on Agriculture, ensuring accurate data for the Canadian agriculture industry. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada – Express entry programs, encouraging sufficient avenues to permanent residency for experienced, temporary Canadian farm workers. HEALTH CANADA – Pest Control Products Regulations, in respect of ensuring the science-based assessment and registration of pest control products is carried out in a competitive, healthy and environmentally safe manner that offers agricultural producers with economical input choices. HEALTH CANADA – Pest Control Products Act, in respect to reducing environmental and health risks of pest control products while improving the opportunities and environmental and economic sustainability for agricultural producers. HEALTH CANADA - Grower Request Own Use Program, in respect of improving the competitiveness of Canadian agriculture by working to reduce the high cost of some crop protection products in Canada vis a vis other countries. FINANCE CANADA – Income Tax Act, in respect to income, business, and Goods and Services taxation to ensure that the Canadian agricultural industry and Canadian farmers exist in a competitive market and can remain competitive relative to their international competitors. FINANCE CANADA – Income Tax Act, in respect to facilitating intergenerational farm transfers through holding companies, greater flexibility around sibling ownership, and the interpretation of restricted farm losses. FINANCE CANADA - Income, business, and Goods and Services taxation regulations, in respect to ensuring the Canadian agricultural industry and Canadian farmers exist in a competitive market and can remain competitive relative to their international competitors. FINANCE CANADA – Federal Budget, in respect to increased public research funding for climate change adaptation & crop varietal development, promoting investment into future risk mitigation, and facilitating intergenerational farm transfers. Environment and Climate Change Canada – Species at Risk Act or habitat conservation bill or resolution that affects the management of farms, farm revenues or change costs to Canadian farmers. Environment and Climate Change Canada – Invasive species programs and policies that aim to mitigate and reverse the threat posed to working landscapes from invasive species. Environment and Climate Change Canada – Canadian Wildlife Service, in respect to allowing controlled hunts of animal and bird pests which impact agricultural operations. EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CANADA – Temporary Foreign Worker Program, in respect to ensuring adequate access to labour for Canadian farms, encouraging avenues to permanent residency, and better integration of under-represented groups. EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CANADA – Labour Market Agreements and Labour Market Development Agreements, in respect to improving the ability of the Canadian agricultural industry to continually improve the skills of farmers, and have access to skilled, competitive labour. EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CANADA – Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, in respect to ensuring the Canadian agricultural industry has access to skilled, competitive labour. EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CANADA – Employment Insurance Act, in respect to employment insurance for seasonal farm workers. CANADIAN GRAIN COMMISSION – Canada Grains Act regulatio