“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.”
This plan gives the government a clear roadmap to unlock billions in net farm income and help Canadian farmers and processors compete globally while driving growth here at home.
COG’s Regenerative Organic Oats (ROO) program is recruiting new participants!
We’ve launched two course offerings for Winter 2026 – including a brand new course.
Canada’s organic sector calls on government to adopt the plan and unlock the sector’s full potential.
“If the federal government does not rise to the challenge and make these investments, foreign markets could continue to meet the domestic demand at a time when Canada is trying to move away from the United States market.”
We were delighted to join our partners at Organic Alberta for a conversation on their Organically Speaking podcast about our recently released Organic Task Force report.
An article by Small Farm Canada on COG’s newly published Organic Task Force Report.
The Canadian government is proposing a regulatory change that would narrow the Farmers’ Privilege clause which is a direct threat to food security, seed sovereignty and farmer autonomy.
An article by Farms.com on COG’s newly published Organic Task Force Report.
COG’s Director of Policy and Research, Katie Fettes, joined CBC Maritime Noon to discuss our newly published Organic Task Force report.
The final report, Cultivating the Organic Opportunity for Canadian Farmers and Consumers, released today, synthesizes evidence on the impacts of organic farming in Canada, projects the benefits of growth and sets out concrete policy and program recommendations.