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Ottawa says $6.1 million from the Emergency Processing Fund (EPF) has gone towards supporting 34 projects at food processing companies in southwestern

The Government of Canada has announced up to $6.1 million through the Emergency Processing Fund for 34 food processing companies in southwestern Ontario. Recipients are using this funding to make adjustments to enable social distancing, purchase reuseable personal protective equipment, implement biosecurity measures, install handwashing stations and protective barriers and develop employee training. “Known as one of Canada’s richest farm belts, southwestern Ontario is an agricultural powerh...

From: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian food producers and processors have stepped up to deliver quality food for Canadians and people around the world. From the outset, the Government of Canada has helped food processors invest in safety measures and maintain their capacity to keep up with demand. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian food producers and processors have stepped up to deliver quality food for Canadians and people around the world. F...

Share this article WINDSOR, ON, April 9, 2021 /CNW/ - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian food producers and processors have stepped up to deliver quality food for Canadians and people around the world. From the outset, the Government of Canada has helped food processors invest in safety measures and maintain their capacity to keep up with demand. Today, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Parliam...

Article content Southwestern Ontario food processors will benefit from up to $6.1 million in federal aid, including as much as $1.2 million for Lakeside Produce in Leamington, MP Irek Kusmierczyk (L— Windsor-Tecumseh) announced Friday. Kusmierczyk was joined by Neil Ellis, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau, during a virtual event highlighting federal support through the Emergency Processing Fund for 34 food processing companies in southwe...

Date Time Share From: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to Canada’s food system, while demonstrating the need for more diversified food processing capacity. As a result, Canadian livestock producers and meat processors have taken on unexpected and exceptional activities to manage health and safety during the pandemic. The Government of Canada is helping meat processors invest in safety measures to protect their workers and in facility i...

Share this article Share this article DELTA, BC, March 5, 2021 /CNW/ - Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian food producers and processors have stepped up to deliver quality food for Canadians. From the outset, the Government of Canada has helped food processors invest in safety measures and maintain their capacity to keep up with demand. Today, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and...

Article content The president of a union local representing workers at a Saskatoon chicken processing plant renewed calls for more to be done about a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. Saskatchewan NDP labour critic Carla Beck demanded on Tuesday that the province deploy some of its stockpile of rapid tests to Prairie Pride Natural Foods Inc., where an outbreak was declared Feb. 19. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Opposition, union leader call f...

  WINNIPEG -- Five Manitoba meat processing plants are among 24 plants across the country that are receiving funding from the federal government. On Tuesday, the federal Liberals announced $7.8 million in supports for the meat processing plants through the Emergency Processing Fund. "The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on many challenges for the food processing industry, in particular for meat processing plants of all sizes," said Marie-Claude Bibeau. "The hard-working women and men in this ...

Article content The president of a union local representing workers at a Saskatoon chicken processing plant renewed calls for more to be done about a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. Saskatchewan NDP labour critic Carla Beck demanded on Tuesday that the province deploy some of its stockpile of rapid tests to Prairie Pride Natural Foods Inc., where an outbreak was declared Feb. 19. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Opposition, union leader call for ...