Government Turns its Back on Committee Report to Save Agricultural Research Centres

22/09/2026 | Union News

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...

A Food Allergen Lab in Quebec is a Lifeline for 3 million Canadians – And the Federal Government is Going to Shut it Down

18/09/2026 | Analysis, Union News

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...

Canada’s food strategy leaves safety behind

29/06/2026 | Union News

On June 11, 2026, the Canadian government published its new National Food Security Strategy. The strategy had been announced in the government’s Spring Economic Update, and the details were finally made available to the public. The strategy contains several measures...

CFIA bargaining: first bargaining days set

23/06/2026 | Union News

[The following article was posted to the PSAC website on June 18, 2026] The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has agreed to meet the Agriculture Union (PSAC-AGR) bargaining team on September 22 and 23 for a first...

Buried in Bill C-30: New Powers Could Exempt Companies from Food Safety Laws, Unions Warn

08/06/2026 | News Release, Union News, Union News

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...

World Food Safety Day – a message from the president

07/06/2026 | Union News

Today, June 7th, is World Food Safety Day. It is a day marked by invisibility. When food systems work well, we don’t notice them. You cook, you eat, and you go on about your day. We don’t think too much about it, until we get sick. What this invisibility hides are the...

new podcast episode on food safety first

20/05/2026 | Union News

The National President and 1st V-P of the Agriculture Union, Milton Dyck and Patrick St-Georges, recently joined the Union of Safety and Justice Employees’ (USJE) podcast “The Union Safety Net”. Milton and Pat were special guests in studio to talk...

As food safety crisis looms, workers launch campaign to protect food inspectors and agricultural science

19/05/2026 | News Release, Union News

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

07/05/2026 | News Release, Union News

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

29/04/2026 | News Release, Union News

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...