Canadian Organic Alliance calls for a dedicated Organic Food and Farming Strategy to help deliver the framework’s objectives.
Canadian Organic Growers is calling on the Government of Canada to reverse the termination of the Organic and Regenerative Research Program at the Swift Current Research and Development Centre and protect the continuity of Canada’s only dedicated long-term federal organic agriculture research program.
“The federal committee on agriculture is slamming the Carney government over its plan to shutter Canada’s only research program for organic and regenerative farming.”
Read the new National Standards of Canada for Organic Agriculture and register for an OFC webinar to learn more about changes to prescribed practices.
Twenty farm and commodity groups are calling on the government to pause cuts to Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) research for two years.
The new Canadian Organic Standards (COS) are scheduled to publish in March 2026.
The Organic and Regenerative Research Program in Swift Current, Sask., led by Myriam Fernandez, was a casualty of the federal agriculture cuts announced in January 2026.
Canadian Organic Growers and the Organic Federation of Canada are alarmed by Agriculture and Agri‑Food Canada’s (AAFC) decision to eliminate researchers and staff, close research facilities, and wind down key research programs working towards new food safety, security, and production growth innovations.
We will be accepting applications to join our Board of Directors until March 10th, 2026. Find out more information about our Board of Directors and how to apply.
COG is seeking a Program Manager for our Growing Up Organic (GUO) program. GUO is an in school, curriculum connected, hands-on program that teaches children and youth about organic agriculture, healthy nutrition, and environmental issues currently based in Ottawa, ON.
Read our article featured in the Organic Farmers Association’s, The Organic Voice magazine in their November 2025 issue.
“Canada already has the regulatory foundation for organic agriculture. The next step is coordinated leadership and investment to turn that foundation into growth—for farmers, processors and rural communities.”