Policy: 2025

NFU Comments – Regulatory Reform in Ag Sector
NFU Comments – Regulatory Reform in Ag Sector

The National Farmers Union (NFU) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the House of Commons Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee study of Government’s Regulatory Reform Initiative in Agriculture and Agri-Food Sector.

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Plant Breeders Rights – NFU response to Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement
Plant Breeders Rights – NFU response to Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement

The NFU has submitted the following to the public consultation process under the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 32: Regulations Amending the Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations. This document

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NFU response to CFIA consultation on Proposals to modernize Canada’s seed regulatory framework
NFU response to CFIA consultation on Proposals to modernize Canada’s seed regulatory framework

Introduction The National Farmers Union (NFU) is pleased to provide input to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s consultation on Future-proofing Canada’s Seeds Regulations for a stronger tomorrow – Proposals to

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NFU Pre-Budget Consultation Submission
NFU Pre-Budget Consultation Submission

Background, explanatory, and contextual information for the recommendations We live in an increasingly destabilized world. Established norms around trade and international relations have been up-ended. The United States has initiated

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Response to China’s canola tariff should advance food sovereignty and economic sovereignty
Response to China’s canola tariff should advance food sovereignty and economic sovereignty
China’s new anti-dumping tariff – what does it mean?

China announced a temporary 75.8% tariff on Canadian canola sold as a commodity (that is bulk canola seed) to start on August 14, as a result of the anti-dumping investigation

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