by Ashley Peyrard | Sep 3, 2025 | Actualités
“Federal Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre today called for the scrapping of the federal Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program. While we will not comment on the effectiveness of the TFW as it applies to other industries or sectors of our economy, the importance of...
by Ashley Peyrard | Août 7, 2025 | Actualités
OTTAWA, ON – Massimo Bergamini, Executive Director of the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC), today announced the appointment of Dr. Erik Nielsen to the newly-created role of Director of Policy, Research and Public Affairs. Erik brings over two decades of...
by Ashley Peyrard | Juil 22, 2025 | Actualités
The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC), the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (OFVGA), and the Association des producteurs maraîchers du Québec (APMQ) have been working with iTradeNetwork to schedule a series of webinars for growers. This...
by Ashley Peyrard | Juil 21, 2025 | Actualités
Dear Prime Minister Carney, As leaders in Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector, we welcome your government’s focus on strengthening the economy—including efforts to tackle productivity challenges, ease regulatory pressures, eliminate internal trade barriers,...
by Ashley Peyrard | Juin 19, 2025 | Actualités
Ottawa, ON – Last week, the Canadian Potato Council (CPC), a national working group under the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC), was in Ottawa to meet with key decision-makers and advocate for the future of Canada’s potato sector. The CPC held a productive...
by Ashley Peyrard | Juin 5, 2025 | Actualités
Ottawa, ON – The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) Board of Directors was in Ottawa this week for a series of meetings focused on advancing key priorities for the fruit and vegetable sector. With increasing recognition by the federal government of the...
