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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 improvements that strengthen Canada’s food supply. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant dis...

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 Disability Inclusion and Member of Parliament for Delta, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough and Member...

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 for rapid testing amid COVID-19 outbreak at meat-packing facility Back to video “Slow government r...

  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 industry continue to step up to ensure Canadians have high-quality food on their plates," the minist...

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 rapid testing amid COVID-19 outbreak at meat-packing facility Back to video “Slow government resp...