by Ashley Peyrard | Jan 30, 2017 | News
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing to streamline and update its cost recovery program. Currently, hundreds of sector-specific CFIA fees are in place, which creates complexity and inconsistencies in how fees are calculated. In addition, most of the...
by Ashley Peyrard | Jan 25, 2017 | News
The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) has begun to host research strategy workshops for its commodity sectors. These workshops are essential in developing strategies that will form the backbone of CHC’s proposal under Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Agri-Science...
by Ashley Peyrard | Jan 25, 2017 | News
The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) recently met with key policy advisors to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Canada to discuss important issues relating to Canada’s new carbon pricing policy. CHC informed Environment Canada that the new...
by Ashley Peyrard | Jan 25, 2017 | News
Rebecca Lee of the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) provided an update on CHC activities at the 2017 Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (OFVGA). Rebecca’s presentation included an update on new staff, recent government...
by Ashley Peyrard | Jan 25, 2017 | News
Organizations need to occasionally check what direction they are moving in to make sure they’re still going where they want to go. With this in mind, the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC)’s Board of Directors, Committee Chairs and staff recently participated in a...
by Ashley Peyrard | Jan 24, 2017 | News
The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) is currently preparing a response to PMRA’s proposed re-evaluation decision on imidacloprid and other neonicotinoid use (example products: Admire, Intercept, Genesis, Gaucho). To ensure an effective response, CHC requests...
