OTTAWA, ON\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0The\u00a0Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) and the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA)\u00a0held their annual joint-advocacy event, Fall Harvest 2025, this week in Ottawa.\u00a0 The event, held every November, brings together produce industry leaders, Parliamentarians and government officials to discuss critical issues impacting the produce supply chain and Canadians\u2019 access to fresh fruits and vegetables.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s edition kicked off on Monday, November 24, with a panel moderated by\u00a0David Coletto of Abacus Data<\/strong>, featuring Members of Parliament\u00a0Dave Epp<\/strong>,\u00a0Yves Perron<\/strong>,\u00a0Gord Johns, and Kody Blois\u00a0<\/strong>(CPMA 2023 Produce Champion), who discussed fresh produce policy priorities on Parliament Hill. Following the panel,\u00a0David Coletto<\/strong>\u00a0provided an overview of Canada\u2019s current political landscape, and\u00a0Steve Verheul<\/strong>,\u00a0Principal, GT & Company Executive Advisors, and Canada’s former chief negotiator of the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA),<\/strong>\u00a0addressed industry members on Canada in the evolving trade environment.<\/p>\n Fall Harvest 2025 included meetings with Parliamentarians and government officials focused on addressing three challenges impacting the produce supply chain:<\/p>\n \u201cCanada\u2019s fresh produce industry is one of the most competitive sectors globally and a significant driver of Canada\u2019s economy,\u201d said\u00a0Steve Bamford, CPMA Chair<\/strong>. \u201cAccording to the Conference Board of Canada, the industry contributed $18.6 billion to Canada\u2019s GDP in 2024 and supported more than 187,400 jobs across the country. As we face growing challenges across the supply chain, collaboration with the Government is essential to implement policies that advance and strengthen our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n FVGC President Marcus Janzen<\/strong>\u00a0stated, \u201cCanadians\u2019 access to food remains vulnerable in the face of ongoing tariff threats, labour shortages and regulatory measures that are trade barriers. Our meetings with Parliamentarians and government officials this week gave us an opportunity to address these key issues and highlight concrete actions that the government can take to view policy through a food lens and prioritize food security across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n As part of the advocacy effort, CPMA and FVGC hosted a reception for Parliamentarians and their staff, attended by over 200 people.<\/p>\n FVGC and CPMA thank\u00a0all sponsors<\/a>, Parliamentarians, and participants for making Fall Harvest 2025 a success. For further information,\u00a0please visit our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n OTTAWA, ON\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0The\u00a0Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) and the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA)\u00a0held their annual joint-advocacy event, Fall Harvest 2025, this week in Ottawa.\u00a0 The event, held every November, brings together produce industry leaders, Parliamentarians and government officials to discuss critical issues impacting the produce supply chain and Canadians\u2019 access to fresh […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n\n