Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario’s equine industry has been facing unprecedented financial hardships. The equine sector in Ontario is very diverse, with significant economic and social contributions. It touches on a…
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OFA welcomes expansion of Canada Emergency Business Account eligibility criteria
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) applauds the federal government for listening and acting on the recommendations brought forward by OFA and other organizations to implement much needed changes to the Canada…
Ontario’s agri-food sector – producing food through a pandemic
Earlier this week, OFA launched a radio campaign on Newstalk 1010 (CFRB AM) promoting the hard work and dedication of Ontario’s agri-food sector through COVID-19. The campaign is targeted at the average…
Recorded webinars to support farm employers during COVID-19
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) partnered with the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) to host two webinars focused on human resource management during this pandemic. The first webinar focused on…
Show your support for Canada’s agri-food industry
We urge all farmers to add their voice to this campaign The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has official launched an MP letter writing campaign urging the federal government to provide immediate…
Ontario municipal property tax deferrals
On March 25, the Ontario government released an economic and fiscal update in lieu of a provincial budget. As part of that update, the province introduced a number of measures intended to…
Ontario releases economic forecast and fiscal update
On March 25, the Ontario government released an economic forecast and fiscal update for the province in lieu of a budget. The province will be introducing a budget no later than November…
Federal government announces cash flow assistance for Canadian farmers and agri-food businesses
On March 23, the federal government announced it was increasing the lending capacity of Farm Credit Canada, a federal crown corporation, by up to $5 billion to help farmers and food processors…
Agricultural events cancelled or postponed
Updated as of April 21, 2020 Agricultural events across the country have been impacted by the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak with many venues, shows, conferences and meetings having to shut down, cancel…
Official statement from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture regarding office closure
Due to the recent coronavirus outbreak, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is joining the many businesses, government offices and institutions that are standing united in a global shared battle against COVID-19…