Ottawa, ON – November 6, 2026 – The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) are eager to continue to work with the Government of Canada to find new opportunities for growth in the fruit and vegetable sector after the release of the new federal budget. “FVGC has...
Ottawa, ON – November 3, 2026 – Last Friday’s announcement from Agriculture and Agri-food Canada (AAFC) on the launch of the $750-million Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Growth Pathway Program is good news for Canada’s fruit and vegetable sector,...
Ottawa, ON – October 20, 2026 – The Fruit & Vegetable Growers of Canada welcome funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The funding was awarded through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership’s AgriMarketing Program in support of the Canadian...
During a busy two-day lobbying session on October 6 and 7, FVGC staff and the four Advocacy Working Group Chairs (Beth Connery – Labour, Chris Duyvelshoff – Crop Protection, Catherine Lessard – BRM, and Jason Whitcher – Trade and...
OTTAWA, ON – The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) welcome today’s announcement from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) on the upcoming launch of the $1 billion Food-Link Fund, a cornerstone of the federal government’s $3.2 billion National Food...
OTTAWA, ON – The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) have hired Matthew Perry as Manager, Policy and Communications, effective Sept. 14. In this role, Perry will develop policy in close collaboration with members and oversee communications to support a...
