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Agri-Food (Ottawa)

This is Queen Street Analytics' weekly digest of regulatory developments, legislative discussions and other government-related news coming out of Ottawa and the provincial governments. This newsletter channel is subscribed to by many farmers, seed-growers, ranchers and their upstream suppliers and downstream buyers. Once a week, we break down the most important updates in this space in under five minutes.

This Week in Agri-Food — Ottawa (#7, 2026)

This Week in Agri-Food — Ottawa (#7, 2026)

AgriStability expands to pasture costs; Canada secures beef/pork market access in Indonesia; StatsCan reports higher livestock inventories; BC On-Farm Tech fund opens; Wolastoq nutrient reduction investment; dairy/crop stats updated.

Lobbying on Agri-Food - Ottawa (February 2026 edition)

Lobbying on Agri-Food - Ottawa (February 2026 edition)

Canola Council of Canada; Canadian Canola Growers Association were unusually active lobbyists last month.

This Week in Agri-Food — Ottawa (#6, 2026)

This Week in Agri-Food — Ottawa (#6, 2026)

Canadian farm equity hits $833.4B; fruit and vegetable farm-gate value rises 11.3%; national ag strategy debate; grain supply chain coverage; hydroponic farm growth; crop insurance reaffirmed; PEI’s $5B ag investment; upcoming House/Senate soil health meetings.

This Week in Agri-Food — Ottawa (#5, 2026)

This Week in Agri-Food — Ottawa (#5, 2026)

Ottawa launches $75M agri-food market diversification program; Senate committee studies food security and competitiveness; StatsCan posts new data on farm prices and chicken output; Disaster aid for NL farmers; Manitoba pilots satellite-based forage insurance; Ontario secures Diageo investments i...

This Week in Agri-Food — Ottawa (#4, 2026)

This Week in Agri-Food — Ottawa (#4, 2026)

Canadian Senate reviews soil health strategy bill; PacifiCan funds Vancouver Island food warehouse; residual spectrum auction promotes rural ag connectivity; federal reappointment at FPCC; StatsCan reports higher wheat and canola stocks; US federal news omitted.

This Week in Agri-Food — Ottawa (#3, 2026)

This Week in Agri-Food — Ottawa (#3, 2026)

Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit proposed across regions; government allocates funds to mitigate food insecurity and support supply chains; new broadband investments for rural Alberta; Canada-India discuss potash trade; updated StatsCan farm income data released.

This Week in Agri-Food — Ottawa (#2, 2026)

This Week in Agri-Food — Ottawa (#2, 2026)

Gene-edited pigs cleared for food use; satellite-based crop insurance replaces FRIP in Saskatchewan; Canada and Ontario launch $20M agri-food trade initiative; consultations open for next policy framework.