As the world faces a food security crisis, Canada remains committed to being a reliable global partner in addressing global hunger, taking action on climate change, and collaborating with like-minded partners on solutions to lift people out of extreme poverty.
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, will attend the Uniting for Global Food Security Ministerial Conference in Berlin, Germany, on June 24. The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, will participate virtually.
Canada has been advised that China has reinstated access to its market for two Canadian companies that China Customs had suspended from exporting canola seed to China since March 2019.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, today issued the following statement in response to the release of the dispute settlement panel’s report under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) regarding Canada’s administration of its dairy tariff rate quota (TRQ) policies.
Now more than ever, Canadian businesses—and the millions of hard-working Canadians they employ—rely on and benefit from an open, transparent, and rules-based international trade system.
As part of its strong commitment to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, Canada continues to champion the health and rights of women and girls globally.
Today, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, was in Sherbrooke, Quebec, to highlight the $100-million expansion of the CanExport program. This funding program helps Canadian small and medium-sized companies access new export opportunities by diversifying into new markets.
Canada’s canola farmers and exporting companies are key drivers of economic prosperity and growth for the middle class, exporting $11 billion worth of canola to more than 50 countries in 2018.
The Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Carl Burlock, Executive Vice-President & Chief Business Officer of Export Development Canada (EDC), will announce additional support for the Canadian canola producers in Ottawa, Ontario.
"We’re here to update you on the restricted access to China’s market for Canadian canola. We know that maintaining markets for our high-quality canola means more money in the pockets of our farmers and supports good, middle-class jobs for Canadian farm families..."