Publications
Publications by The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) are listed below.
Annual Reports
The Farm Game Comic
Canadian farmers are under an ever-increasing amount of pressure due to changing government regulations and competition from U.S. and Mexican growers. Ironically, the federal government wants to grow Canada’s agricultural exports to $75 billion by 2025. It’s about time the government recognizes the mounting challenges currently facing growers and how difficult this target is going to be to meet. In order to help drive the point home, CHC has created a playful comic with a sombre warning to government: it’s time to start offering more help than hurdles!
Presentations to House of Commons and Senate Standing Committees
- Non‐tariff trade barriers to the sale of agricultural products in relation to fair trade agreements (2017)
- On the implementation of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (2017)
- The potential impact of the effects of climate change on the agriculture, agrifood (2017)
- Bee Health Monitoring in Canada (2016)
- Study: Canada's Preferential Status under the United States Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) (2016)
- Study: Innovation and Competitiveness, Standing Committee on Agriculture (2014)
- Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Effects of it on the Canadian Agriculture Sector (2013)
- Food Safety in Canada’s Horticultural Sector (2009)
Biosecurity Standards and Guides
In collaboration with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA):