News Releases:
CFIA employees say the Driscoll’s Berry Scandal Reveals Gaps in our own Food Safety System
Ottawa, October 7, 2026 - A union representing inspectors at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is sounding the alarm over vulnerabilities in our food system following allegations that American farming giant Driscoll’s knowingly shipped millions of berries to...
Buried in Bill C-30: New Powers Could Exempt Companies from Food Safety Laws, Unions Warn
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Buried in Bill C-30: New Powers Could Exempt Companies from Food Safety Laws, Unions Warn OTTAWA, June 8, 2026 – Unions representing federal food inspectors, scientists, and regulatory professionals are warning that sweeping new powers...
As food safety crisis looms, workers launch campaign to protect food inspectors and agricultural science
For Immediate Release Ottawa – May 19, 2026 – Food recalls are up 150%, a federal allergy testing lab is on the chopping block, and seven agricultural research farms—some over a century old—are set to close. Today, federal workers in food inspection and agricultural...
Parliamentary Committee Report Confirms Farm Research Centre Closures Threaten Jobs, Agriculture, and Food Security
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, May 7, 2026 — The Agriculture Union says a new report from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri‑Food confirms what agricultural workers and communities across Canada have been saying for months: planned closures...
Spring Update promises food security while government cuts 600 CFIA employees. The math doesn’t add up
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, April 29, 2026 – The Agriculture Union cautiously welcomes the federal government’s announcement of a National Food Security Strategy in the Spring Economic Update. But the strategy appears incoherent: how can the government commit to...
Agriculture Union Applauds Government Announcement to Cancel Plans to Close critical Food Allergy Lab
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa – April 24, 2026 - The Agriculture Union is praising the federal government’s decision to cancel its plans to close the national reference and research centre for food allergens. The union represents 4000 Canadian Food Inspection Agency...
Union News:
This world food day, let’s put food safety first
October 16, 2026 - Today is World Food Day, a date founded by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and celebrated around the world since 1945. The theme of this year’s World Food Day is “Innovate today, nourish tomorrow.” In Canada, it brings to mind the question...
cfia bargaining update: parties exchange proposals
October 14, 2026 - PSAC has officially launched a new round of negotiations with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for more than 4,000 members. The bargaining team met with the employer September 22–23 to exchange bargaining proposals and had productive...
CFIA employees say the Driscoll’s Berry Scandal Reveals Gaps in our own Food Safety System
Ottawa, October 7, 2026 - A union representing inspectors at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is sounding the alarm over vulnerabilities in our food system following allegations that American farming giant Driscoll’s knowingly shipped millions of berries to...
PSAC complaint over CFIA pay equity delay moves forward
The Pay Equity Commissioner has officially began reviewing PSAC's bad-faith complaint against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). We are challenging CFIA’s refusal to post the Pay Equity Plan and its ongoing attempt to secure a one-year extension on a plan...
Agriculture Union celebrates world teachers’ day
Monday, October 5th – Today the Agriculture Union is celebrating World Teachers Day. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of World Teachers Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International...
Agriculture Union Statement for truth and reconciliation day 2026
On September 30th, we pause to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to honour the children who never returned home from residential schools, the Survivors, their families, and the communities who continue to live with the impacts of these...
Government Turns its Back on Committee Report to Save Agricultural Research Centres
Ottawa, September 22, 2026 - The Agriculture Union and the National Farmers Union are deeply dismayed by the federal government’s lack of action on a unanimous committee report, which recommended concrete measures to support food sovereignty, agricultural research and...
A Food Allergen Lab in Quebec is a Lifeline for 3 million Canadians – And the Federal Government is Going to Shut it Down
By Milton Dyck, National President of the Agriculture Union September 18, 2026 Imagine this scenario: you’re hosting an end-of-summer BBQ in your backyard with some of your closest friends and their families. You ask your guests beforehand if anyone has any food...
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