Policy
2013
May 3, 2013
The NFU welcomes the opportunity to comment on the amendments to the Canada Grain Act flowing from the elimination of inward inspection by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), the end of mandatory weigh overs at primary and terminal elevators, and the end of Grain Appeals Tribunal as well as other...
May 3, 2013
The National Farmers Union (NFU) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the proposal by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to amend the Seeds Regulations. Specifically, the CFIA seeks to allow variety registrants to cancel the registration of seed varieties on request, to move all...
Mar 18, 2013
The National Farmers Union has submitted feedback to the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) Consultation on its Proposed Regulatory Approach for Unconventional Oil and Gas Development.
The use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing in the oil and gas industry already had a...
2012
Dec 3, 2012
Download the PDF version of this submission.
National Farmers Union – Ontario
5420 Hwy 6 N., R.R. 5 Guelph, ON N1H 6J2
1-888-832-9638 office@nfuontario.ca
Darryl Lyons, Team Lead
Provincial Policy Statement Review
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Provincial...
Aug 21, 2012
The following brief outlines the National Farmers Union analysis of the suite of Business Risk Management programs, also known as agriculture safety net programs, being negotiated under the Growing Forward 2 federal-provincial policy framework, and makes recommendations to make these programs work...
Jul 28, 2012
To supplement the comments made during the roundtable meeting on July 24, the National Farmers
Union – Ontario is submitting written comments related to Business Risk Management under Growing Forward 2.
Read the report.
Jul 27, 2012
Ontario NFU Submission to OMAFRA on Proposed Local Food Act
Members of the NFU have been at the forefront of the local food movement for several decades. With this strong grassroots involvement in the local food movement, the NFU is an outspoken leader in advocating for and developing programs to...
Jul 27, 2012
Members of the NFU have been at the forefront of the local food movement for several decades. With this strong grassroots involvement in the local food movement, the NFU is an outspoken leader in advocating for and developing programs to support local food as a means to strengthen farmers'...
May 17, 2012
Presentation by the National Farmers Union, as a member of Food Secure Canada,
to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade
on the Proposed Comprehensive and High-Level Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan,
Ottawa, Ontario, May 17, 2012.
* Note: To see the brief complete...
May 17, 2012
The National Farmers Union (NFU) welcomes this opportunity to present its views on the proposed Comprehensive and High-Level Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Japan to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade.
Family farmers are committed to a food system that provides...
May 11, 2012
Submission of the National Farmers Union of Canada to the Special Rapporteur On The Right To Food, Mr. Olivier De Schutter, Mission to Canada, May 2012
The NFU welcomes the opportunity to provide information to Mr. Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, in support of his...
Mar 22, 2012
The National Farmers Union (NFU) welcomes the opportunity to respond to proposed changes to the Canada Grain Act that would affect the Canadian Grain Commission and ultimately grain producers. The NFU is Canada’s largest democratic national voluntary direct membership organization. It is...
Mar 22, 2012
The National Farmers Union (NFU) welcomes the opportunity to respond to proposed changes to the Canada Grain Act that would affect the Canadian Grain Commission and ultimately grain producers. The NFU is Canada’s largest democratic national voluntary direct membership organization. It is...
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What is the NFU?
The National Farmers Union is a direct-membership voluntary organization made up of Canadian farm families who share common goals. It is the only farm organization incorporated through an Act of Parliament.
NFU members believe that the problems facing farmers are common problems, and that farmers producing diverse products must work together to advance effective solutions. The NFU works toward the development of economic and social policies that will maintain the family farm as the primary food-producing unit in Canada.