COG opposes the recent federal research cuts, which harm Canada’s food security and food sovereignty by weakening the research systems farmers rely on to adapt, innovate, and remain viable. Learn how you can take action to ensure the closure of the Organic and Regenerative Research Program stays on the federal agenda.
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.
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.”
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.
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.