FVGC News

Keep current with FVGC news as we sow seeds of change in the fresh produce industry.

Meet the International Workers: Felix Guzman Acosta

For Felix, being an international farm worker in Canada has been a life-changing experience for his entire family. He’s been coming to Canada to work for 28 years; the last 14 years have been in Leamington, Ontario. “I’ve worked with a lot of different crops, people...

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New video: Women as valuable team members

We have just published our seventh video in our awareness campaign in celebration of international farm workers. View video Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Video description These women are incredible. The sacrifices they make – travelling away from their families...

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New video: Friends

We have just published our sixth video in our awareness campaign in celebration of international farm workers. View video Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Video description Our international farm workers may be far from home, but there are friends who care about...

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New video: Let’s celebrate international farm workers!

We have just published our fourth video in our awareness campaign in celebration of international farm workers. View video Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Video description Sound on, volume up! If Canada has a heartbeat, that heartbeat is the Canadian farm. And the...

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CanadaGAP holds 2018 Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of CanAgPlus, the not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates the CanadaGAP® Program, was held on Thursday, December 6, 2018 in Ottawa. CanadaGAP program participants elected two new and two returning directors to the CanAgPlus Board....

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