New Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) Launched
The new Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) was announced in February 2018 and was launched on April 1 2018. CAP is a five-year, $3 billion, federal-provincial-territorial agreement that will replace Growing Forward 2 (GF2). CAP will focus on three key areas: Growing trade and expanding markets – $297 million. Includes AgriMarketing ($121M) and AgriCompetitiveness ($20.5M). Innovative and sustainable growth in the sector […]
New $3B Canadian Agriculture Partnership Announced- Applications Now Open
On February 13th, 2018, federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced six federal programs under the new Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), which is set to launch on April 1, 2018. CAP is a five-year, $3 billion, federal-provincial-territorial agreement that will replace Growing Forward 2 (GF2). GF2 currently includes AgriInnovation, AgriCompetitiveness and AgriMarketing. The new CAP will continue supporting these […]
New CanExport Program to Support Export Market Development
CanExport is a new government funding program announced on January 5, 2016 that will provide $50 million over the next five years in direct funding to Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to support new export market development. Through the CanExport program, companies can receive financial support of 50% up to $99,999 for export marketing […]
Rise in Canadian Manufacturing Sales for May 2013
StatsCan released their monthly survey results for May which examined sales within the Canadian manufacturing industry. Overall, manufacturing sales increased by 0.7% to $48.6 billion in May 2013. The below chart illustrates the monthly change in Canadian manufacturing sales since 2008. Out of 21 industries within the manufacturing sector, 57% of industries noticed an increase […]
Foreign Markets to Feed on Prawns from St. John’s
The Canadian government recently announced that it will partner with the Canadian Association of Prawn Producers to market cold-water prawns to foreign markets such as Russia and China. The partnership is meant to boost Canada’s reputation as a producer of high-quality seafood. To accomplish this, the government will invest $165,000 via the AgriMarketing program to […]
Increase Productivity by Opening Export Markets
Jeremy Leonard opines in the Financial Post that although Canada leads the G7 in GDP and employment growth during the past decade, labour productivity growth is lagging. Labour productivity growth slowed to an average of just 0.7% per year int he past decade, less than half its rate in the 1990s, and below the 2.4% […]