Monthly Communication Report

Organization:	Food and Beverage Canada/Aliment et boissons Canada
Associated registration:	932280-363350-21
Communication date:	2025-06-05
Posted date:	2025-06-05

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:	Lawrence Hanson, Deputy Minister Deputy Minister's Office, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Heath  MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food House of Commons Hilary Peirce, Director of Policy Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
List of Details Subject matter Detail Agriculture, Industry, Research and Development Agriculture: Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations. Employment and Training, Immigration, Labour Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour. Economic Development, Industry Industry: The adoption of innovation in the food and beverage sector in the context of the Strategic Innovation Fund. Industry, International Trade International Trade: The provisions of the text of the USMCA as they relate to agriculture and agri-food, including tariff schedules, Tariff Rate Quotas, regulatory cooperation and measures related to non-tariff barriers. Tariff and non-tariff barriers with the United States.
Responsible Officer who filed this communication report:	Kristina Proulx
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