Land Acknowledgement
Our Land Acknowledgement Statement
The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) acknowledges that we work on the traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation. We are grateful for the longstanding presence of the Anishinaabe people on these lands, and we recognize their cultural, historical, and ongoing connections to this territory. We also acknowledge the diverse Indigenous Peoples and Nations who have stewarded the lands where Canadian fruits and vegetables flourish. Their stewardship and care have sustained the lands, waters, and resources for countless generations.
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Canadian produce industry urges parliamentarians to consider important labour and health issues
On November 22 and 23, industry leaders representing the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) and the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) met with nearly 60 Parliamentarians and civil servants in Ottawa to discuss key issues currently affecting the Canadian...
Minister of International Trade shares CHC’s concern over French ban that puts Canadian cherry exports at risk
Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, shares the Canadian Horticultural Council’s (CHC’s) concern over France’s ban of products from countries where dimethoate is registered as a pesticide. Dimethoate is used for control of sucking and chewing...
PMRA proposes continued sale of acephate products
Following an evaluation of available scientific information, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has determined that properly labelled products containing acephate do not pose unacceptable risk to human health nor to the environment. As such, the...
Nouvelles du Comité de la serriculture du CCH
Réunion d’AAC, de l’ACIA et du SAM sur le secteur de l’agriculture biologique Le 9 septembre 2016, des membres du CCH ont rencontré des représentants d’Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada (AAC), de l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments (ACIA), du Secrétariat...
Le CCH anime une tournée d’information sur la phytoprotection à l’intention d’importants fonctionnaires
Le 17 août, Keith Kuhl et Rebecca Lee, respectivement président et directrice générale du CCH, ont animé une tournée d’information sur la phytoprotection dans des exploitations québécoises de production horticole à l’intention d’employés de l’Agence de réglementation...
Confirmation de la présence de la mouche de la cerise en Ontario
L’ACIA (Patricia McAllister) a informé le CCH que la présence de la mouche de la cerise (Rhagoletis cerasi) a été détectée en Ontario. Ce ravageur ne s’était pas encore introduit en Amérique du Nord. Les cerisiers et les chèvrefeuilles envahissants (espèces Lonicera)...