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CHC Executive Director among panel of experts to review BRM programs
In July 2017, federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) ministers of agriculture agreed to undertake a review of business risk management (BRM) programs to assess program effectiveness and their impact on growth and innovation. CHC Executive Director, Rebecca Lee, has...
Income Sprinkling – Finance Canada update
This fall, CHC has been busy, engaged in Finance Canada’s consultation on changes to the Income Tax Act. The Government has just announced revisions to its “Income Sprinkling” rule. These revisions are in addition to the revisions the government announced back in...
House of Commons Finance Committee recommendations for Budget 2018
On December 8, the House of Commons Committee on Finance tabled its recommendations to the Minister of Finance for Budget 2018, which include several recommendations essential to our industry, from labour needs to a financial deemed PACA-like trust to more resources...
Fall Harvest 2017: Follow up report
The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) and the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) would like to again thank our industry participants and sponsors for contributing to the success of our Fall Harvest 2017 meetings on the Hill. In early November, industry...
Labour awareness campaign meets fundraising target and moves into pre-production
After an intensive six-month fundraising campaign, CHC is happy to announce that it has achieved its fundraising target and is proceeding to pre-production for a “promotional campaign featuring heart-warming and inspiring videos about international farm workers, their...
NAFTA Update (Following round 5, Mexico City)
CHC continues to monitor NAFTA re-negotiations closely and to actively engage with Canadian negotiators and our counterparts in the U.S. and Mexico, to ensure the Canadian horticulture sector can continue to grow. CHC and CPMA travelled to Mexico City for Round 5,...
CHC represents employers at annual SAWP review in Barbados
The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) was recently in Barbados for the 2017 Annual Review Meeting of the Canadian/Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers' Programme (SAWP). According to Murray Porteous, Chair of CHC’s Labour Committee, it was the “most congenial...
Government announces Canadian Agricultural Partnership priorities
Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, recently announced the priorities of the $1 billion federal investment under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, which is set to launch on April 1, 2018. According to the announcement, the...
CHC participates in NAFTA Technical Working Group on Pesticides
CHC recently participated in a meeting of the NAFTA Technical Working Group on Pesticides, which took place in Guanajuato, Mexico. During two days of intensive meetings, delegates from the three NAFTA countries, Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, discussed priority issues:...